Well Folks...
I'm very excited to announce that UIC will offer a SPONSOR ' S BONUS
for this year's UpInClass Breeders' Cup Benefit. We raised a little money
for the Exceller Fund last year, and if you wouldn't mind taking another shot,
I think we can do even better at Belmont this year!


Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
Saturday, October 29, 2005

Breeders' Cup Distaff ($2 Million)
VO5 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies ($1 Million)
NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile ($1.5 Million)
TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint ($1 Million)
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf ($1 Million)
Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile ($1.5 Million)
John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf ($2 Million)
Breeders' Cup Classic, Powered by Dodge ($4 Million)

BC Website: http://www.ntra.com/bc_index.asp

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN the BC Benefit SPONSOR ' S BONUS ,
simply select a BC Race and commit to leading a team to victory!
Sponsorships are based on a $1 [4] Horse trifecta box. ($24 total)
FOUR Players to a team. Each player selects a runner. The sponsor makes the play.

The hard part will be... turning over that $10,000+ winning wager after you HIT!
Of course, "Gentlemen's Rules" apply... sponsors are bound by their word
to donate the winnings to charity, as we do our part to make a difference in the world.
READ MORE ABOUT THE EXCELLER FUND and check out the "links" page at: http://excellerfund.org/links.htm

The sponsor whose team/teams bring in the most money,
will WIN this year's Sponsor ' s Bonus prize:

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Once again Dell, your capacity for being generous exceeds all expectations. What a great gesture and I suspect there will be no shortage of sponsors anxious to help out such a worthy cause. The "finest horse chat site on the web" just keeps getting better and better!

LL

>>Sponsorships are based on a $1 [4] Horse trifecta box. ($24 total)

Just a thought, but maybe a change on that wagering strategy. I think each team would be good enough to find that likely key winner. With a keying strategy, they'd get 5 horses in the next two slots, at a $20 cost, keying A over BCDEF (5 x 4). Use the other $4 as a bomb winner play/saver or a 3 horse tri box to up the total to $26 or let each individual member pick a $1 straight tri on top of their key.

Just seems a team or two would be likely to catch that winner, so why not give them more "ammo" for those wild and crazy third place finishers, also known as "da bomb".

Z~i~g~g~ý~

Dell,

This is another fun and worthwhile endvour that we have on this board. I will look forward to sponsoring a race later.
Ziggy, I agree with you that there is a better chance for a bomb on the bottom. There are so many ways to play these tri's.
Dell,I think each sponsor with their own 4 player team may be better served to structure their $24 minimum bet as they see fit based on their actual race and or preference.
I have mentioned before that I prefer a $27 tri ABC/ABCD/ABCDE where you still have the more likely horses to win on top and filter down the 4th and 5th choices. I prefer this because I have 3 chances to get the winner and if I do, I still have 3 choices alive for 2nd, and if that comes in it will leave me with 3 chances for 3rd.

Reviewer

Well I agree with Fairly Certain ..... let the teams decide how to structure the bets. Some races might be best served by a 4 horse box, others a key, others going FC's way,

Z~i~g~g~ý~

Don't know if they'll have the dime super, but I've just started being creative with them, & they deserve consideration despite the vig.
One way I'm looking at them is for Turf MSW - taking those bred for it & boxing.

I didn't sponsor last year, but will do so this year.

Put me in for $24. Once again, I would like a crack at the Sprint.

I will be happy to again sponsor last years teams in the 2nd Annual Precisionist Invitational Pick 4,with $32 per team to wager.
Team 1 Pas,Cockpit,Doc,Turffan and Forego
Team 2 Robin,Propro,Gam,Hezethebest and Quick Call
Hooper

Dell,

Count me in again as a sponsor- whichever race works out best for the group.

'shoes

We are again this year blessed with a sponsorship of the entire Breeders Cup card! My friend Bob has committed to $24 for each race, which we can use to either double the team wagering funds, or to afford the opportunity for a second separate team on each race. We have plenty of time to decide.

What a guy!

Absolutely one of the g r e a t e s t Bob's of all time!!!
HOPE... GALLANT... and RJ: Three of the best in my book.
Pas, let's pick a Friday Night for a get together at Whittingham's Pub.

I agree that sponsors should structure their benefit wagers as they see fit.
The (4) Horse tri box is merely a suggested strategy... If memory serves,
it was turffan who had Better Talk Now, to save the day and allow his team to cash.
I wonder if BTN would have been on top, if the team had played it another way?

ANY wager on behalf of our charity effort is helpful... and Pas is right,
we have a good amount of time before the BC. I imagine we'll have a number
of winning strategies in play, come Breeders' Cup Day.

Here's a bit of positive News:
Landslide U . S . House of Representatives Vote to End Horse Slaughter
http://www.horse-protection.org/info.php?id=72

I would like to sponsor one myself. I'm hoping I get the F&M Turf. If Divine Proportions shows up (I hope I hope I hope), picking the tri in there will be nothing more than hitting the exacta for second and third!

And we thought Ouija Board was a lock?

Mr Yount,

We would like to enter a team of four if that is allowable.

If so, please e-mail your postal address and we will send you the $24.00 to put our Box Trifecta selection on for us.

We will post the four selections before our selected race .

We will select the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf ($2 Million) as our race.

JJ .

Now there you go tempting WARNING again.
Tell you what, be nice to Paseana... and perhaps she'll give you boys a team.

Aw c'mon pas!

Badactor.

I will sponsor a team in the classic--just need three more players

Count me in as a sponsor! I know I will sponsor at least one race, maybe more as the time draws near. I just need three other willing participants!

Allow me to say that everyone here is amazing to be doing this for charity. I'm sure the Exceller Fund will appreciate the donation again this year.


~Heather

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long! I'm completely honored to be invited back for the Precisionist Invitational Pick 4!

Your generosity is, well, incredibly generous, and here's hoping that both Invitational teams can bring home the goods for our charity.

Precisionist is honored here. We have the heart to play for charity, and, while Precisionist was gifted with incredible talent, there was no heart bigger than his. My eyes sometimes kind of well up when I think of him.

I'm proud to say that I'm Precisionist's second biggest fan!

Pas,glad to have you back playing for charity.Going to give you one more chance to get your picks in on time.LOL.
Hooper

I hope both JJ and Myself don't spend much time in the Stewards Room ... when we are old enough to race a Thoroughbred Racehorse .

Remember folks we are their if someone needs an extra to make up a team .

Stay

Clint.

AND... just wait till ya'll get a look inside the BC Benefit Players Prize Vault!!!

BB Sr. and I will sponsor $24 tri play for the Sprint (Me) and the Mile (BB Sr).

Oh and btw, we're taking volunteers for our respective teams.

-BB

Well Folks.... we're only two weeks away from Breeders' Cup!
Time to start putting your teams together.

We've added a few PLAYER PRIZES to make things interesting!
The TOP (4) scoring BC Benefit Teams get to choose from these prize categories:

(4) HORSE RACING TIES ~



(4) OAK TREE STEINS ~

(4) LUCKY HORSE & JOCKEY THIMBLES ~

(4) HORSE RACING NOTE CARD SETS ~

First choice goes to the team which brings in the most money...
Second choice goes to the team which scores the next highest amount...
and so on, until all prizes have been awarded to the Top 4 scoring teams.

(...i think we can cash at least 4 tickets on BC Day, don't you?)

GOOD LUCK!

Team Schwingle Milt Terf and Team Second Chance would each like to place a wager on the Turf Classic.

Since no one has mentioned it, I'll sponsor the Juvenile. I'm drafting Timmye, Mike and Cockpit if they want in.
Steve

Good Luck guys.

Pity JJ and myself cannot be a part of this great Comp.

Make sure ya all earn some huge pays for a wonderful cause.


Stay .

CO.

the Award Team is in the classic

I'd love to Steve and I want you on mine as well. Dell, I'll sponsor whatever race could use one as of now. Let me know. By the way I'd like to draft the Jman, Steve, and Timmye. Let me know fellas.

Without a doubt...I'm in.

HELP WANTED: I am sponsoring a Juvenile Fillies team and I need 3 players to join me. If you are not already on a team and you want to play, you can help this team figure out a winning ticket for the Exceller Fund. ~Heather

Heather,

I'd love to be on your team and would only ask that you be on mine in return.

Dell, I will sponsor any race-Do you have a preference?

'shoes

Heather, let me know if you would like an Ozzie to come off the reserves bench.

My tips :

Pick: Diamond Omi

Alt: Miss Norman


Cheers

Thank you, 'shoes, for being on my team and inviting me to yours! I will definitely be on your team.

Thank you as well, Mrs. Thomas. It's fabulous to have an Ozzie on my team and thank you for your pick as well.

I should have my pick ready by Wednesday of this week. I have only briefly looked over the entries, but tomorrow, I will be able to look everything over.

Three down, one to go. We still need one more person interested in the fillies.

~Heather

Dell........

I would like to sponsor the Filly & Mare Turf race.

I will need three others to join me.


Heather, I would love to join your team and be the fourth!


Thanks, Quick

Quick,

I'd be happy to join you....and it sounds like Croix Boy is available if called upon. Funny, I just saw the replay of the 1989 Mile with your namesake out front early....here's hoping for a better finish than his!

T-Bolt

Thank you, Quick! I'd be happy to have you on the team!

Either tonight or tomorrow morning I will have a thread started for our picks. Thanks again everyone!

~Heather