The sixth week of the TIF Summer Prop Contest focuses again on the action at Saratoga with the Alabama and Saratoga Derby the headliners. Anthony Stabile of the Horse Racing Radio Network and NYRA’s “Talking Horses” is this week’s prop-setter. Stabile is also a contest regular, current sitting in fourth place in the overall standings, and is eligible to play as he does not participate in actual contest scoring. 6m5gh
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Below are the props for this week’s contest. Good luck!
1. HEAD TO HEAD: Which horse will have the better finishing position in the Alabama?
#1 ENVOUTANTE
#6 HARVEY’S LIL GOIL
2. HEAD TO HEAD: Which horse will have the higher final win odds in the Alabama, according to the published Equibase chart?
#3 CRYSTAL BALL
#4 BONNY SOUTH
3. Will the winner of the Alabama have run in a Grade 1 race prior to Saturday’s run?
YES (Envoutante, Crystal Ball, Bonny South)
NO (Spice Is Nice, Swiss Skydiver, Harvey’s Lil Goil, Fire Coral)
4. What will be the margin of victory in the Alabama, according to the final Equibase chart?
1.5 lengths or shorter
Between 1.75 lengths and 3 lengths
Longer than 3 lengths
5. What will be the final time of the Alabama, according to the final Equibase chart?
2:02.00 or faster
2:02.01 or slower
6. Will a Christophe Clement trainee win the Saratoga Derby Invitational?
YES (Decorated Invader, Gufo)
NO (All others)
7. What will be the total $2 payout of the daily double connecting the Saratoga Derby Invitational and the Alabama?
Less than $25
Between $25 and $50
More than $50
8. Using the following points scale (5 – 1st, 3 – 2nd, 1 – 3rd), which trainer will accrue more points on Saturday at Saratoga?
Chad Brown
Christophe Clement
Mike Maker
Todd Pletcher
9. Will the winner of Race 6 have cost more than $200,000 at auction (home-breds count as under)?
YES
NO
10. What will be the number on the saddlecloth of the winner of Race 2?
ODD
EVEN
11. Which pick five will provide a higher payout?
Early Pick 5 (Races 1-5)
Late Pick 5 (Races 7-11)
12. With 17 combined entries across six total races, what will be the total wins accrued for trainers who are of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (Steve Asmussen, Bob Baffert, Mark Casse, Shug McGaughey, Bill Mott) AND Todd Pletcher on Saturday at Saratoga?
Over 2.5 wins
Under 2.5 wins
TIEBREAKER: What will be the $0.50 trifecta payout in the Alabama?