Dave Zilla Stables – A Simhorseracing.com dynasty

dzilla77 · 11-18-2012, 06:44 PM

After reading kingfc’s dynasty detailed here, I was inspired to start my our racing stable over there. I am a complete newbie when comes to horse racing/betting/breeding but this looks like an interesting simulation and a vibrant community. I joined for my first season (Year 33) in May 2012.

The game gives you a $100K in cash to start and then feeds you another $150K over the next 10 weeks. Each year is 16 weeks and the game allows you to grow into it, giving special tracks and some financial advantages (lower vet costs, no daily horse fees) for first year players. Also, there are many veterans over there willing to help out a newbie.

We’ll pick up at the start of Year 34 and I’ll try to give you a week by week chronicle. We’re running this as a virtual business, so while winning is a goal, managing the finances is more important. We want all our horses to turn a profit. We’ll also try to provide a quarterly financial statement after weeks 4, 8, 12 & 16.

I hope you enjoy.

dzilla77 · 11-18-2012, 06:45 PM

Year 33 Recap
The inaugural year of Dave Zilla racing stables was a success. Our record on the track was 139: 15-20-17 resulting in $259,000 in purses. Highlights on the track included Division Belle getting the stable its first win in Week 1, and Diedre earning the first stakes win in the Week 11 “Pressure Stakes” at Trial park.

We purchased 44 horses throughout the year for a total of $113,503 and sold 5 horses in claiming races for $73,500 in revenue. Operations returned $220,215 in profit and the stable end the year with $421,405 in the bank.

We acquired 2 promising yearlings in the Dare-to-Dream program which we look forward to developing and racing. We also received a free mare lease which resulted in a filly. She will be ready to race in Year 35.

Year 34 Goals and Expectations
Our goals on the track are to get 25 wins and $500,000 in purse earnings. We are also shooting for 5 stakes wins.

We will be employing a few new strategies in Year 34. First, we will be focusing in one or two areas of Thoroughbred racing, probably looking at Turf milers and Dirt milers. The idea is to get to know the pedigrees, the race tracks and the competition. Second, we will be looking for horses to claim in inexpensive claiming races early in the year to generate some additional cash flow. Third we will be searching for opportunities to place horses in “unfilled” races (races without at least 5 horses, the number places that earn purse money) to try to claim some easy money.

We will also expand into some of the other classes of horses, particularly Standardbred Trotters. The breeding operation will be expanded slowly, probably only breeding a couple mares (if we can buy or lease them inexpensively).

Financially, we would like to end the year with $350,000 in operating profit and $600,000 in the bank.

dzilla77 · 11-18-2012, 07:56 PM

Year 34 Week 1 Recap

We entered 13 horses in week 1. We don’t win any races but put 8 on the board for $19,680 in purses. We also claim two older but proven horses for $3,500 each.

Race Record:
13: 0-3-5

Financial summary:
Purses: $19,680
Expenses: $7,320
Bets: $10,000 (pick six – didn’t hit)
Horse purchases: $7,000

Highlights:
Temple Banquet, one of the Dare-to-Dream horses we won, debuts in a dirt sprint, but places 8^th. He’s a miler, so this was poor race placement and we’ll continue training him until the mile races start in week 7. We already know his equipment so, this will just be race preparation training.

Training:
Our foal, who is a yearling now, gallops and is projected to have a productive career. It costs us $6,227 for the stud fee (the mare lease was free) to breed him last year. He will start workouts in week 5.

I’m doing the first several weeks from memory, so they’ll have a little less detail.

dzilla77 · 11-18-2012, 08:35 PM

Year 34 Week 2 Recap

We entered 8 horses in week 2 and pick up our first win of the year. We don’t place any other horses on the board, but we do win $11,800.

Race Record:
8: 1-0-0

Financial summary:
Purses: $11,800
Expenses: $7,130
Horse purchases: $2,300

Highlights:
Alegre broke her maiden in her first race of the year. The 3yo outkicked 10 other horses in 5 furlong turf sprint $20,000 Maiden Special Weight race. She picked up $10,000 for the effort.

We enter Wwe, a claimer, into the “Tx Turf Bred Sprint” stakes race. It only has 5 horses including ours and so our 5^th place finish nets us $1,000.

We also pick up a filler horse for an unfilled stakes race in week 3. This is part of our new strategy to try to claim unclaimed purse money. We’ll see how well it works.

All in all, not a great week, but we are in the black for the week.

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 09:15 AM

Year 34 Week 3 Recap

Week 3 is our best week in terms of earnings in the history of the stable. Thirteen horses were entered picking up 4 wins and $63,160 in purses.

Race Record:
13: 4-2-2

Financial summary:
Purses: $63,160
Expenses: $20,610 (we had an injury, more on this in the highlights)
Horse sales: $5,000 (A Pillow of Winds was claimed)

Highlights:
Yaz entered the “Haunted Stakes” at Last Resort Park. Usually this park is a claiming park, but this race was sponsored by one of the players. This was a 1 miler on dirt with $50,000 in purse money up for grabs. The race was restricted to second year players. Yaz ran up front most of the race, took the lead at the ¾ pole and won by 2 ¾ lengths. He picks up our first stakes win (and a $25,000 check) of the year.

All Bark raced at Pennsylvania Downs in the first race, a maiden special weight 6 furlong dirt sprint for colt & geldings which are 3yo or up. We tried a new equipment combination on him (a shadow roll and a tongue tie). He led from the start, started to fade at the finish but held off his rivals by 2 lengths to grab $5,000 in prize money.

Blue Jays finally broke through with his first win for the stables. He was purchased last year for $12,500 with expectations that he would win some races. His 3yo campaign was a disappointment but he may have turned the corner in the 4^th race at Junior High a 10 furlong dirt route claimer for 3yo and up. He was near the front for the entire race and outkicked Dostoyevsky for the win by 1.25 lengths.

July Heat entered the 5^th race at Junior High (a track only for second year players) which was a 8.5 furlong turf 3yo claiming race. She finished first of three horses to take home $7,500 in winnings.

Lacey Underall was a filler race pick up to run in the unfilled $100,000 “Northwest Arkansas Mile,” a 1 mile (8 furlong) dirt stakes race for 4yo and up restricted to Arkansas breds. There were only 3 horses entered including her and a third place finish is worth $10,000. She finished 3^rd (read last) and picked up the $10,000 check. However, she had also raced late in week 2 and ended up getting injured. The injury costs us $15,000 and put her our until late November. Good strategy, but poorly executed.

Week 3 was a good week for us. I am a little disappointed that we failed to make money on our strategy with Lacey Underall (due to the injury).

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 09:37 AM

Year 34 Week 4 Recap

Most horses require 3 weeks rest, so we will be running most of the horses we ran in week 1 this week. We entered 15 horses but only won $16,700 in prize money. A little disappointing compared to last week.

We focused a lot of effort on finding some additional horses for our stables. We were given a collection of horses from one of the better Standardbred Trotter breeders and picked up a couple more at auction. We also find some interesting horses running in claiming races and put in a few claims.

Race Record:
15: 1-1-3

Financial summary:
Purses: $16,700
Expenses: $19,850 (we spent $10K to evaluate a new broodmare we were given)
Horse purchases: $18,000

Horse Purchases:
We purchased two Standardbred Trotters at auction for a total of $13,000. Standarbred Trotters are harness racers that run, er trot, 1 mile. This is a fairly competitive breed, but it is also a little easier to figure out the horses as there are only 5 pieces of equipment and one race distance. We also claim 4 turf milers for $5,000 total.

Highlights:
Not much in the way of highlights this week, but Fake Chow (I didn’t name her) picks up a win in a 7 furlong dirt claiming race for fillies & mares 3yo and up. She led wire to wire finishing strongly to win by 1 ¾ lengths to claim $5,000 in purse money.

Captain Supremo, a claimer we got in week 1, finishes 3^rd to start making back the $3,500 he cost us to claim.

Hell or Highwater, another claimer we got in week 1, finishes 3^rd to start making back the $3,500 he cost us to claim.

A disappointing week on the track, but we are excited by our new horse acquisitions.

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 09:57 AM

Dave Zilla Stables Financial Summary
1^st Quarter Year 34

Revenue $116,340
Prize Money $111,340
Horse Sales $ 5,000

Expenses $102,210
Operational $ 54,910
Bets $ 20,000
Horse Purchases $ 27,300

Profit $ 14,130

Racing Record
49: 5-6-10
Win percentage 12%
OTB percentage 42%
Stakes wins 1
2yo wins 0

Horses 51
Racers 44
Yearlings 6
Broodmares 1

A pretty good first quarter of the season. We are running positive cash flow and have some exciting young horse which will race later in the year. We are still working on our strategy to focus our thoroughbred racers on one or two divisions (turf milers and dirt milers). We are starting to expand our stable in the other racing breeds, and hopefully we can notch our first win for the stable later in the year.

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 10:54 AM

Year 34 Week 5 Recap

We entered 15 horses this week, taking home $25,240 in prize money but we are shut out of the win column.

Race Record:
12: 0-0-3

Financial summary:
Purses: $25,240
Expenses: $10,500
Horse purchases: none

Horse Purchases:
None

Highlights:
We enter Alegre in the $70,000 “Texan Stakes,” a 5 furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares 3yo and up. She is competitive in this race and places to take $7,000 in purse money.

Mission Approved is entered in the $100,000 “For A Song” dirt mile sponsored stakes for 4+ yo colts and geldings. This is another instance of filling an unfilled race to get some easy money. We finish 4^th out of 4 horses but take home $7,000.

Sapphira entered the $100,000 “Remember Regale” stakes at 8.5 furlongs on dirt. This sponsored race is restricted to Junior (second year) players and is another attempt to pick up some easy cash in an unfilled stakes race with a large purse. We finish 3^rd out of 4 horses and walk away with $10,000.

We didn’t win any races this week, but we managed to pull in $17,000 by entering unfilled races. We entered Alegre expecting her to be competitive and she didn’t disappoint.

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 11:26 AM

Year 34 Week 6 Recap

A light racing card this week as we only enter 9 races, but we manage to win 2 of them. We pocket $32,520 for the effort.

Race Record:
9: 2-0-1

Financial summary:
Purses: $32,520
Expenses: $6,375
Horse purchases: None

Horse Purchases:
None

Highlights:
We entered July Heat into the $40,000 “Cool Breeze Stakes” at Junior High. The race is a 8.5 furlong turf route for 3+ yo fillies and mare. July Heat starts off 6^th at the back of the pack but starts to make her move just past the midway point of the race. The call at the ¾ pole is Atlantic Mist (3 ¾), Alley Cat (nk), Kelpie (1) and July Heat. Down the stretch July Heat overtakes them all to win by a length to give the stable its second stakes win of the year (and her second win of the year).

Blue Jays enters a 9 furlong dirt route claimer at Junior High. He breaks poorly and settles out in 3^rd place. By the mid point he has moved up to second, 3 lengths behind Born to Serve and closing. By the ¾ pole Blue Jays has moved in front. Down the stretch he holds off a late rush by Effortless Cape as Born to Serve fades to fourth to capture his second win of the year and $10,000 in prize money.

Our 2 wins account for most of the purse money we won for the week. Not a bad week for only entering 9 races.

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 01:36 PM

Year 34 Week 7 Recap

We’ve got a heavy schedule in week 7 with 22 entries. We pick up 3 wins and $33,640 in purse money.

Race Record:
22: 3-1-3

Financial summary:
Purses: $33,640
Expenses: $11,010
Horse purchases: $89,532

Horse Purchases:
We made a pretty substantial investment this week in Turf milers picking up 5 2 year olds at auction including 2 fillies. Four of the 5 horses have workouts that are in the top 5% and should do well in allowance and ungraded stakes races. In a couple of years the fillies should give us a decent breeding operation. In the meantime, we will be racing them and the boys starting in week 8.

Highlights:
South America, a recently acquired Standardbred Trotter entered the third race at the Maroon Mile. He started out in 10^th and stayed there 9 lengths back through mid race, before starting to make his move. At the 34 pole he had moved into 7^th in a race that had tightened up and then passed the field to nose out Penguin for his first win and a $6,000 purse. Our first foray into trotters is a success.

We entered Fake Chow in a 7f dirt claimer at Price is Right Park. She led wire to wire beating out Crazy Chick by a length to claim $6,000 and her second consecutive win.

San Tropez broke her maiden in dirt miler for 3+ year olds at Junior High to take home $10,000.

dzilla77 · 11-19-2012, 02:25 PM

Year 34 Week 8 Preview

Here are the races we have on the slate for week 8 and some commentary on selected ones:

Alegre Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 5 - 7 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Allowance. Purse $20,000 (20 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
We like to enter races at Junior High as the level of competition is a little lower. Alegre favors a shorter distance, but we expect her to hit the board here.

Alice's Smart Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 6 - 7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Alice’s Smart probably won’t compete well in this race, but it is at Junior and gives her a better chance than most other races.

Gatsby Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 4 - 6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Gatsby is only running against two other horses, so we’re racing with $2K in our pocket already. I think he’ll break his maiden and get us our first 2yo win of the year.

Sabrina Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Adolescent Acres Race 18 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Cambiocorsa Special." 4 year olds. Fillies. NW5 Lifetime. Restricted to CA-Breds. Purse $25,000 (20 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
We’ve $2,500 in our pocket before this race even starts (although I don’t expect to finish better than 3^rd).

Don't Look Crazy Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Aaron Barlow

Ghost in Paradise Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr

Ripp Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Dropping Downs Race 2 - 6 furlongs. All Weather. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Sapphira Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 37 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Signofthetimes Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 48 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

The Heros Return Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 3 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $75,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 10/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Worldsstrongestman Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 60 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr

Donner Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 1 - 300 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. 2 year olds. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr

Hot Jet Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 26 - 300 yards. Dirt. Paint. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $15,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 9/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Speedy Muscles Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Chariot Expo Race 24 - 1 mile. Dirt. Standardbred-Trotter. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
The first race for one of our 2yo trotters. This will give us a good idea of how good a horse Speedy Muscles will be.

Hoping for Rain Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 3 - 6 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 4 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $5,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Mission Approved Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 29 - 1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 13/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr

Wwe Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 39 - 1 1/16 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $500. Purse $5,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr

Command Decision Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 14 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week.

Command the Best Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 2 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 5/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week.

How You Doing Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 28 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $25,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week.

Tricky Tricks Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 1 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week.

dzilla77 · 11-24-2012, 12:20 PM

Year 34 Week 8

We’ve got a heavy schedule in week 8 with 21 entries. We pick up 2 wins and $33,720 in purse money.

Race Record:
21: 2-3-3

Financial summary:
Purses: $33,730
Expenses: $19,074
Horse purchases: $0

Horse Purchases:
No purchases this week.

Highlights:
We got 2 2yo old wins with Gatsby and recently purchased Command the Best and hit the board 8 times.

dzilla77 · 11-24-2012, 12:32 PM

Year 34 Week 8 Results –first half

Here are the races we have on the slate for week 8 and some commentary on selected ones:

Alegre Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 5 - 7 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Allowance. Purse $20,000 (20 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
We like to enter races at Junior High as the level of competition is a little lower. Alegre favors a shorter distance, but we expect her to hit the board here. 6^th place, need to stick to 5 furlongs and possibly go back down in class to an NW2.

Alice's Smart Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 6 - 7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Alice’s Smart probably won’t compete well in this race, but it is at Junior High and gives her a better chance than most other races. 7^th place

Gatsby Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 4 - 6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Gatsby is only running against two other horses, so we’re racing with $2K in our pocket already. I think he’ll break his maiden and get us our first 2yo win of the year. Win - $10,000

Sabrina Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Adolescent Acres Race 18 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Cambiocorsa Special." 4 year olds. Fillies. NW5 Lifetime. Restricted to CA-Breds. Purse $25,000 (20 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
We’ve got $2,500 in our pocket before this race even starts (although I don’t expect to finish better than 3^rd). Place - $5,500 a little better than expected.

Don't Look Crazy Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Aaron Barlow
12^th place

Ghost in Paradise Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
5^th place - $130

Ripp Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Dropping Downs Race 2 - 6 furlongs. All Weather. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Show - $1,200, pleasantly surprised as I didn’t think he’d hit the board

Sapphira Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 37 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Place - $1,760, her best run in over a year

Signofthetimes Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 48 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Show - $1,200, claimed for $1,000 3 weeks ago – made my money back in one race!

The Heros Return Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 3 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $75,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 10/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
9^th place

Worldsstrongestman Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 60 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
11^th place

dzilla77 · 11-24-2012, 12:34 PM

Year 34 Week 8 Results – second half

Donner Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 1 - 300 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. 2 year olds. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
9^th place

Hot Jet Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 26 - 300 yards. Dirt. Paint. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $15,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 9/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
9^th place

Speedy Muscles Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Chariot Expo Race 24 - 1 mile. Dirt. Standardbred-Trotter. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
The first race for one of our 2yo trotters. This will give us a good idea of how good a horse Speedy Muscles will be. 7^th place – not a good start to her racing carreer.

Hoping for Rain Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 3 - 6 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 4 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $5,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
5^th place

Mission Approved Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 29 - 1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 13/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
6^th place

Wwe Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 39 - 1 1/16 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $500. Purse $5,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
12^th place

Command Decision Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 14 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. 5^th place - $400 Disappointing run in his debut

Command the Best Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 2 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 5/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Win - $7,500 Broke his maiden winning by 2 lengths. Speed factor of 72 is encouraging and he’s already paid for the auction price.

How You Doing Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 28 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $25,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Show - $2,500 Came from 6^th at the halfway point

Tricky Tricks Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 1 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Place - $3,300 Encouraging run with a SF of 70, placing behind a much better horse. I expect her to break her maiden later this year.

dzilla77 · 11-24-2012, 03:58 PM

Dave Zilla Stables Financial Summary
2nd Quarter Year 34

Code:

                                     Q2                    H1
  Revenue                       $130,130             $246,470
       Prize Money          $125,130             $236,470
       Horse Sales          $      0             $  5,000
       Other Income         $  5,000             $  5,000    
   
  Expenses                       $136,491             $208,701
       Operational          $ 36,959             $ 61,869
       Bets                 $ 10,000             $ 30,000
       Horse Purchases      $ 89,532             $116,832
   
  Profit/(Loss)                   ($  6,361)           $ 37,769
   
   
  Racing Record              64: 7-4-10            113:  13-10-20
  Win percentage                     11%                      12%       
       OTB percentage                33%                      38%
       Stakes wins                    1                       2
       2yo wins                       2                       2
   
   
  Horses               61
       Racers      54
       Yearlings    6
       Broodmares   1

The second quarter of Year 34, the stable started acquiring some 2yo turf milers. They raced in week 8 and have already started earning back their investment. We picked up our first two 2yo wins in the second quarter. We’ll be looking to make a couple more purchases later this year, but we are done spending a lot of money.

dzilla77 · 11-26-2012, 06:15 PM

Year 34 Week 9 Preview

Really light racing schedule this week – only 9 races:

All Bark Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 3 - 7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Claiming. Claiming price $45,000. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr

Blue Jays Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Middleground Park Race 14 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Starter Allowance. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Going for his 3^rd win in a row – the competition might be a bit tough.

Rappid Firre Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $75,000. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 4/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Sanchia Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Aaron's Darlin' Year 34 Week 9 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 4 - 400 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Blues Twin Brother Year 34 Week 9 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 33 - 870 yards. Dirt. Quarter Horse. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

C Blue Year 34 Week 9 (Wed 11pm) Tulsa Park Race 23 - 870 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. "Chew Toy Stakes." 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Stakes. Purse $50,000 Entry Fee $500 (40 points) 5/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr

Command Change Year 34 Week 9 (Fri 11pm) Virginia Gallops Race 5 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
Another of our promising 2yo turf milers debuts.

July Heat Year 34 Week 9 (Fri 11pm) Middleground Park Race 12 - 1 1/8 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Allowance. Purse $15,000 (20 points) 9/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr
July Heat is going for her 3^rd straight win.

11-18-2012, 07:56 PM	#3
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 1 Recap We entered 13 horses in week 1. We don’t win any races but put 8 on the board for $19,680 in purses. We also claim two older but proven horses for $3,500 each. Race Record: 13: 0-3-5 Financial summary: Purses: $19,680 Expenses: $7,320 Bets: $10,000 (pick six – didn’t hit) Horse purchases: $7,000 Highlights: Temple Banquet, one of the Dare-to-Dream horses we won, debuts in a dirt sprint, but places 8^th. He’s a miler, so this was poor race placement and we’ll continue training him until the mile races start in week 7. We already know his equipment so, this will just be race preparation training. Training: Our foal, who is a yearling now, gallops and is projected to have a productive career. It costs us $6,227 for the stud fee (the mare lease was free) to breed him last year. He will start workouts in week 5. I’m doing the first several weeks from memory, so they’ll have a little less detail. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:37 PM.

11-18-2012, 08:35 PM	#4
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 2 Recap We entered 8 horses in week 2 and pick up our first win of the year. We don’t place any other horses on the board, but we do win $11,800. Race Record: 8: 1-0-0 Financial summary: Purses: $11,800 Expenses: $7,130 Horse purchases: $2,300 Highlights: Alegre broke her maiden in her first race of the year. The 3yo outkicked 10 other horses in 5 furlong turf sprint $20,000 Maiden Special Weight race. She picked up $10,000 for the effort. We enter Wwe, a claimer, into the “Tx Turf Bred Sprint” stakes race. It only has 5 horses including ours and so our 5^th place finish nets us $1,000. We also pick up a filler horse for an unfilled stakes race in week 3. This is part of our new strategy to try to claim unclaimed purse money. We’ll see how well it works. All in all, not a great week, but we are in the black for the week. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:38 PM.

11-19-2012, 09:15 AM	#5
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 3 Recap Week 3 is our best week in terms of earnings in the history of the stable. Thirteen horses were entered picking up 4 wins and $63,160 in purses. Race Record: 13: 4-2-2 Financial summary: Purses: $63,160 Expenses: $20,610 (we had an injury, more on this in the highlights) Horse sales: $5,000 (A Pillow of Winds was claimed) Highlights: Yaz entered the “Haunted Stakes” at Last Resort Park. Usually this park is a claiming park, but this race was sponsored by one of the players. This was a 1 miler on dirt with $50,000 in purse money up for grabs. The race was restricted to second year players. Yaz ran up front most of the race, took the lead at the ¾ pole and won by 2 ¾ lengths. He picks up our first stakes win (and a $25,000 check) of the year. All Bark raced at Pennsylvania Downs in the first race, a maiden special weight 6 furlong dirt sprint for colt & geldings which are 3yo or up. We tried a new equipment combination on him (a shadow roll and a tongue tie). He led from the start, started to fade at the finish but held off his rivals by 2 lengths to grab $5,000 in prize money. Blue Jays finally broke through with his first win for the stables. He was purchased last year for $12,500 with expectations that he would win some races. His 3yo campaign was a disappointment but he may have turned the corner in the 4^th race at Junior High a 10 furlong dirt route claimer for 3yo and up. He was near the front for the entire race and outkicked Dostoyevsky for the win by 1.25 lengths. July Heat entered the 5^th race at Junior High (a track only for second year players) which was a 8.5 furlong turf 3yo claiming race. She finished first of three horses to take home $7,500 in winnings. Lacey Underall was a filler race pick up to run in the unfilled $100,000 “Northwest Arkansas Mile,” a 1 mile (8 furlong) dirt stakes race for 4yo and up restricted to Arkansas breds. There were only 3 horses entered including her and a third place finish is worth $10,000. She finished 3^rd (read last) and picked up the $10,000 check. However, she had also raced late in week 2 and ended up getting injured. The injury costs us $15,000 and put her our until late November. Good strategy, but poorly executed. Week 3 was a good week for us. I am a little disappointed that we failed to make money on our strategy with Lacey Underall (due to the injury). Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:39 PM.

11-19-2012, 09:37 AM	#6
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 4 Recap Most horses require 3 weeks rest, so we will be running most of the horses we ran in week 1 this week. We entered 15 horses but only won $16,700 in prize money. A little disappointing compared to last week. We focused a lot of effort on finding some additional horses for our stables. We were given a collection of horses from one of the better Standardbred Trotter breeders and picked up a couple more at auction. We also find some interesting horses running in claiming races and put in a few claims. Race Record: 15: 1-1-3 Financial summary: Purses: $16,700 Expenses: $19,850 (we spent $10K to evaluate a new broodmare we were given) Horse purchases: $18,000 Horse Purchases: We purchased two Standardbred Trotters at auction for a total of $13,000. Standarbred Trotters are harness racers that run, er trot, 1 mile. This is a fairly competitive breed, but it is also a little easier to figure out the horses as there are only 5 pieces of equipment and one race distance. We also claim 4 turf milers for $5,000 total. Highlights: Not much in the way of highlights this week, but Fake Chow (I didn’t name her) picks up a win in a 7 furlong dirt claiming race for fillies & mares 3yo and up. She led wire to wire finishing strongly to win by 1 ¾ lengths to claim $5,000 in purse money. Captain Supremo, a claimer we got in week 1, finishes 3^rd to start making back the $3,500 he cost us to claim. Hell or Highwater, another claimer we got in week 1, finishes 3^rd to start making back the $3,500 he cost us to claim. A disappointing week on the track, but we are excited by our new horse acquisitions. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:39 PM.

11-19-2012, 10:54 AM	#8
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 5 Recap We entered 15 horses this week, taking home $25,240 in prize money but we are shut out of the win column. Race Record: 12: 0-0-3 Financial summary: Purses: $25,240 Expenses: $10,500 Horse purchases: none Horse Purchases: None Highlights: We enter Alegre in the $70,000 “Texan Stakes,” a 5 furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares 3yo and up. She is competitive in this race and places to take $7,000 in purse money. Mission Approved is entered in the $100,000 “For A Song” dirt mile sponsored stakes for 4+ yo colts and geldings. This is another instance of filling an unfilled race to get some easy money. We finish 4^th out of 4 horses but take home $7,000. Sapphira entered the $100,000 “Remember Regale” stakes at 8.5 furlongs on dirt. This sponsored race is restricted to Junior (second year) players and is another attempt to pick up some easy cash in an unfilled stakes race with a large purse. We finish 3^rd out of 4 horses and walk away with $10,000. We didn’t win any races this week, but we managed to pull in $17,000 by entering unfilled races. We entered Alegre expecting her to be competitive and she didn’t disappoint. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:40 PM.

11-18-2012, 06:45 PM	#2
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 33 Recap The inaugural year of Dave Zilla racing stables was a success. Our record on the track was 139: 15-20-17 resulting in $259,000 in purses. Highlights on the track included Division Belle getting the stable its first win in Week 1, and Diedre earning the first stakes win in the Week 11 “Pressure Stakes” at Trial park. We purchased 44 horses throughout the year for a total of $113,503 and sold 5 horses in claiming races for $73,500 in revenue. Operations returned $220,215 in profit and the stable end the year with $421,405 in the bank. We acquired 2 promising yearlings in the Dare-to-Dream program which we look forward to developing and racing. We also received a free mare lease which resulted in a filly. She will be ready to race in Year 35. Year 34 Goals and Expectations Our goals on the track are to get 25 wins and $500,000 in purse earnings. We are also shooting for 5 stakes wins. We will be employing a few new strategies in Year 34. First, we will be focusing in one or two areas of Thoroughbred racing, probably looking at Turf milers and Dirt milers. The idea is to get to know the pedigrees, the race tracks and the competition. Second, we will be looking for horses to claim in inexpensive claiming races early in the year to generate some additional cash flow. Third we will be searching for opportunities to place horses in “unfilled” races (races without at least 5 horses, the number places that earn purse money) to try to claim some easy money. We will also expand into some of the other classes of horses, particularly Standardbred Trotters. The breeding operation will be expanded slowly, probably only breeding a couple mares (if we can buy or lease them inexpensively). Financially, we would like to end the year with $350,000 in operating profit and $600,000 in the bank.

11-19-2012, 09:57 AM	#7
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Dave Zilla Stables Financial Summary 1^st Quarter Year 34 Revenue $116,340 Prize Money $111,340 Horse Sales $ 5,000 Expenses $102,210 Operational $ 54,910 Bets $ 20,000 Horse Purchases $ 27,300 Profit $ 14,130 Racing Record 49: 5-6-10 Win percentage 12% OTB percentage 42% Stakes wins 1 2yo wins 0 Horses 51 Racers 44 Yearlings 6 Broodmares 1 A pretty good first quarter of the season. We are running positive cash flow and have some exciting young horse which will race later in the year. We are still working on our strategy to focus our thoroughbred racers on one or two divisions (turf milers and dirt milers). We are starting to expand our stable in the other racing breeds, and hopefully we can notch our first win for the stable later in the year.

11-19-2012, 11:26 AM	#9
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 6 Recap A light racing card this week as we only enter 9 races, but we manage to win 2 of them. We pocket $32,520 for the effort. Race Record: 9: 2-0-1 Financial summary: Purses: $32,520 Expenses: $6,375 Horse purchases: None Horse Purchases: None Highlights: We entered July Heat into the $40,000 “Cool Breeze Stakes” at Junior High. The race is a 8.5 furlong turf route for 3+ yo fillies and mare. July Heat starts off 6^th at the back of the pack but starts to make her move just past the midway point of the race. The call at the ¾ pole is Atlantic Mist (3 ¾), Alley Cat (nk), Kelpie (1) and July Heat. Down the stretch July Heat overtakes them all to win by a length to give the stable its second stakes win of the year (and her second win of the year). Blue Jays enters a 9 furlong dirt route claimer at Junior High. He breaks poorly and settles out in 3^rd place. By the mid point he has moved up to second, 3 lengths behind Born to Serve and closing. By the ¾ pole Blue Jays has moved in front. Down the stretch he holds off a late rush by Effortless Cape as Born to Serve fades to fourth to capture his second win of the year and $10,000 in prize money. Our 2 wins account for most of the purse money we won for the week. Not a bad week for only entering 9 races. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:40 PM.

11-19-2012, 01:36 PM	#10
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 7 Recap We’ve got a heavy schedule in week 7 with 22 entries. We pick up 3 wins and $33,640 in purse money. Race Record: 22: 3-1-3 Financial summary: Purses: $33,640 Expenses: $11,010 Horse purchases: $89,532 Horse Purchases: We made a pretty substantial investment this week in Turf milers picking up 5 2 year olds at auction including 2 fillies. Four of the 5 horses have workouts that are in the top 5% and should do well in allowance and ungraded stakes races. In a couple of years the fillies should give us a decent breeding operation. In the meantime, we will be racing them and the boys starting in week 8. Highlights: South America, a recently acquired Standardbred Trotter entered the third race at the Maroon Mile. He started out in 10^th and stayed there 9 lengths back through mid race, before starting to make his move. At the 34 pole he had moved into 7^th in a race that had tightened up and then passed the field to nose out Penguin for his first win and a $6,000 purse. Our first foray into trotters is a success. We entered Fake Chow in a 7f dirt claimer at Price is Right Park. She led wire to wire beating out Crazy Chick by a length to claim $6,000 and her second consecutive win. San Tropez broke her maiden in dirt miler for 3+ year olds at Junior High to take home $10,000. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-19-2012 at 01:41 PM.

11-19-2012, 02:25 PM	#11
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 8 Preview Here are the races we have on the slate for week 8 and some commentary on selected ones: Alegre Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 5 - 7 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Allowance. Purse $20,000 (20 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr We like to enter races at Junior High as the level of competition is a little lower. Alegre favors a shorter distance, but we expect her to hit the board here. Alice's Smart Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 6 - 7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Alice’s Smart probably won’t compete well in this race, but it is at Junior and gives her a better chance than most other races. Gatsby Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 4 - 6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Gatsby is only running against two other horses, so we’re racing with $2K in our pocket already. I think he’ll break his maiden and get us our first 2yo win of the year. Sabrina Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Adolescent Acres Race 18 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Cambiocorsa Special." 4 year olds. Fillies. NW5 Lifetime. Restricted to CA-Breds. Purse $25,000 (20 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr We’ve $2,500 in our pocket before this race even starts (although I don’t expect to finish better than 3^rd). Don't Look Crazy Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Aaron Barlow Ghost in Paradise Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr Ripp Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Dropping Downs Race 2 - 6 furlongs. All Weather. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Sapphira Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 37 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Signofthetimes Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 48 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The Heros Return Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 3 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $75,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 10/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Worldsstrongestman Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 60 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr Donner Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 1 - 300 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. 2 year olds. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr Hot Jet Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 26 - 300 yards. Dirt. Paint. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $15,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 9/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Speedy Muscles Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Chariot Expo Race 24 - 1 mile. Dirt. Standardbred-Trotter. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The first race for one of our 2yo trotters. This will give us a good idea of how good a horse Speedy Muscles will be. Hoping for Rain Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 3 - 6 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 4 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $5,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Mission Approved Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 29 - 1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 13/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr Wwe Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 39 - 1 1/16 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $500. Purse $5,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr Command Decision Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 14 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Command the Best Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 2 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 5/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. How You Doing Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 28 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $25,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Tricky Tricks Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 1 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week.

11-24-2012, 12:20 PM	#12
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 8 We’ve got a heavy schedule in week 8 with 21 entries. We pick up 2 wins and $33,720 in purse money. Race Record: 21: 2-3-3 Financial summary: Purses: $33,730 Expenses: $19,074 Horse purchases: $0 Horse Purchases: No purchases this week. Highlights: We got 2 2yo old wins with Gatsby and recently purchased Command the Best and hit the board 8 times. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-24-2012 at 12:21 PM.

11-24-2012, 12:32 PM	#13
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 8 Results –first half Here are the races we have on the slate for week 8 and some commentary on selected ones: Alegre Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 5 - 7 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Allowance. Purse $20,000 (20 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr We like to enter races at Junior High as the level of competition is a little lower. Alegre favors a shorter distance, but we expect her to hit the board here. 6^th place, need to stick to 5 furlongs and possibly go back down in class to an NW2. Alice's Smart Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 6 - 7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Alice’s Smart probably won’t compete well in this race, but it is at Junior High and gives her a better chance than most other races. 7^th place Gatsby Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 4 - 6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Gatsby is only running against two other horses, so we’re racing with $2K in our pocket already. I think he’ll break his maiden and get us our first 2yo win of the year. Win - $10,000 Sabrina Year 34 Week 8 (Mon 11pm) Adolescent Acres Race 18 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Cambiocorsa Special." 4 year olds. Fillies. NW5 Lifetime. Restricted to CA-Breds. Purse $25,000 (20 points) 3/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr We’ve got $2,500 in our pocket before this race even starts (although I don’t expect to finish better than 3^rd). Place - $5,500 a little better than expected. Don't Look Crazy Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Aaron Barlow 12^th place Ghost in Paradise Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 52 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming NW3 Lifetime. Claiming price $1,000. Purse $6,500 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr 5^th place - $130 Ripp Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Dropping Downs Race 2 - 6 furlongs. All Weather. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Show - $1,200, pleasantly surprised as I didn’t think he’d hit the board Sapphira Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 37 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Place - $1,760, her best run in over a year Signofthetimes Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 48 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Show - $1,200, claimed for $1,000 3 weeks ago – made my money back in one race! The Heros Return Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 3 - 5 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $75,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 10/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr 9^th place Worldsstrongestman Year 34 Week 8 (Tue 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 60 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $1,500. Purse $8,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr 11^th place Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-24-2012 at 12:33 PM.

11-24-2012, 12:34 PM	#14
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 8 Results – second half Donner Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 1 - 300 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. 2 year olds. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr 9^th place Hot Jet Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 26 - 300 yards. Dirt. Paint. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $15,000. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 9/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr 9^th place Speedy Muscles Year 34 Week 8 (Wed 11pm) Chariot Expo Race 24 - 1 mile. Dirt. Standardbred-Trotter. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 11/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The first race for one of our 2yo trotters. This will give us a good idea of how good a horse Speedy Muscles will be. 7^th place – not a good start to her racing carreer. Hoping for Rain Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 3 - 6 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 4 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming. Claiming price $5,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 6/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr 5^th place Mission Approved Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Penny Pincher Park Race 29 - 1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Claiming. Claiming price $8,000. Purse $12,000 (10 points) 13/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr 6^th place Wwe Year 34 Week 8 (Thu 4pm) Last Resort Park Race 39 - 1 1/16 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $500. Purse $5,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr 12^th place Command Decision Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 14 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. 5^th place - $400 Disappointing run in his debut Command the Best Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 2 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 5/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Win - $7,500 Broke his maiden winning by 2 lengths. Speed factor of 72 is encouraging and he’s already paid for the auction price. How You Doing Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Futurity Park Race 28 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $25,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Show - $2,500 Came from 6^th at the halfway point Tricky Tricks Year 34 Week 8 (Fri 11pm) Golden Bridge Park Race 1 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr The debut of one of our promising 2yo turf milers that we won at auction last week. Place - $3,300 Encouraging run with a SF of 70, placing behind a much better horse. I expect her to break her maiden later this year.

11-24-2012, 03:58 PM	#15
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Dave Zilla Stables Financial Summary 2nd Quarter Year 34 Code: Q2 H1 Revenue $130,130 $246,470 Prize Money $125,130 $236,470 Horse Sales $ 0 $ 5,000 Other Income $ 5,000 $ 5,000 Expenses $136,491 $208,701 Operational $ 36,959 $ 61,869 Bets $ 10,000 $ 30,000 Horse Purchases $ 89,532 $116,832 Profit/(Loss) ($ 6,361) $ 37,769 Racing Record 64: 7-4-10 113: 13-10-20 Win percentage 11% 12% OTB percentage 33% 38% Stakes wins 1 2 2yo wins 2 2 Horses 61 Racers 54 Yearlings 6 Broodmares 1 The second quarter of Year 34, the stable started acquiring some 2yo turf milers. They raced in week 8 and have already started earning back their investment. We picked up our first two 2yo wins in the second quarter. We’ll be looking to make a couple more purchases later this year, but we are done spending a lot of money. Last edited by dzilla77 : 11-24-2012 at 03:59 PM.

11-26-2012, 06:15 PM	#16
dzilla77 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2011	Year 34 Week 9 Preview Really light racing schedule this week – only 9 races: All Bark Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 3 - 7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 3 year olds and up. Claiming. Claiming price $45,000. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 12/12 entries - Race Full Jockey: Mark Starr Blue Jays Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Middleground Park Race 14 - 1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Colts and Geldings. Starter Allowance. Purse $15,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Going for his 3^rd win in a row – the competition might be a bit tough. Rappid Firre Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Claiming. Claiming price $75,000. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 4/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Sanchia Year 34 Week 9 (Mon 11pm) Junior High Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. Junior Players Only. 2 year olds. Fillies. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Aaron's Darlin' Year 34 Week 9 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 4 - 400 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Blues Twin Brother Year 34 Week 9 (Wed 11pm) Dakota Downs Race 33 - 870 yards. Dirt. Quarter Horse. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $10,000 (10 points) 7/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr C Blue Year 34 Week 9 (Wed 11pm) Tulsa Park Race 23 - 870 yards. Dirt. Appaloosa. "Chew Toy Stakes." 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Stakes. Purse $50,000 Entry Fee $500 (40 points) 5/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Command Change Year 34 Week 9 (Fri 11pm) Virginia Gallops Race 5 - 1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. 2 year olds. Colts and Geldings. Maiden Special Weight. Purse $20,000 (10 points) 8/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr Another of our promising 2yo turf milers debuts. July Heat Year 34 Week 9 (Fri 11pm) Middleground Park Race 12 - 1 1/8 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. 3 year olds and up. Fillies and Mares. Allowance. Purse $15,000 (20 points) 9/12 entries Jockey: Mark Starr July Heat is going for her 3^rd straight win.

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