The results are in! The 7th Annual Dudes’ Triple Crown Fantasy League Draft is now complete. This year’s league looks as competitive as ever, with several question marks surrounding the top horses in the crop.
Let’s take a look at the official rules of the league, how the draft went down, and the official stables for all ten teams.
The Rules
Scoring:
Horses will earn points for finishing first, second, third, and starting a race. Below is the breakdown of how to earn points:
- Kentucky Derby Prep Season Races, Jeff Ruby Steaks, Lexington Stakes, Japan/European Races, Oaklawn Invitational, Pat Day Mile, and Peter Pan Stakes:
Win: 20 points
Place: 10 points
Show: 5 points
Start in the race: 1 point
Jan 1, 2020: Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct
Jan 4, 2020: Sham Stakes at Santa Anita
Jan 18, 2020: Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds
Jan 24, 2020: Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn
Feb 1, 2020: Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita
Feb 1, 2020: Withers Stakes at Aqueduct
Feb 1, 2020: Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream
Feb 9, 2020: Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay
Feb 15, 2020: El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate
Feb 16, 2020: Hyacinth Stakes at Tokyo (Japan)
Feb 17, 2020: Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn
March 4, 2020: Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes at Kempton (Europe)
March 4, 2020: Patton Stakes at Dundalk (Europe)
March 7, 2020: Jeff Ruby Stakes at Turfway
March 29, 2020: Fukuyru Stakes at Nakayama (Japan)
April 9, 2020: Cardinal Condition Stakes at Chelmsford City (Europe)
April 11, 2020: Lexington Stakes at Keeneland
May 2, 2020: Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs
May 2, 2020: Oaklawn Invitational at Oaklawn
May 9, 2020: Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park
- Kentucky Derby Championship Series:
Win: 50 points
Place: 25 points
Show: 10 points
Start in the race: 5 points
Feb 15, 2020: Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds
Feb 21, 2020; Sunland Derby at Sunalnd
Feb 29, 2020: Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream
March 7, 2020: Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct
March 7, 2020: Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay
March 7, 2020: San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita
March 14, 2020: Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn
March 21, 2020: Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds
March 28, 2020: UAE Derby at Meydan
March 28, 2020: Florida Derby at Gulfstream
April 4, 2020: Wood Memorial at Aqueduct
April 4, 2020: Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland
April 4, 2020: Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita
April 11, 2020: Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn
- Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes:
Win: 100 points
Place: 50 points
Show: 25 points
Start in the race: 10 points
May 2, 2020: Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
May 16, 2020: Preakness Stakes at Pimlico
June 6, 2020: Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
A Triple Crown winner is worth an extra 1,000 bonus points!!
ADDED BONUS FOR THIS YEAR: If a horse WINS any race not on the list starting on January 1, 2020, and ending on Belmont Stakes Day, the horse will earn 5 points. PLEASE NOTE: the horse must WIN. There will be no points for second, third, or starting in a race.
Claiming:
- Players will have the ability to claim horses every Monday. After everyone has had a chance to put in claims on Monday, new claims will be announced on Tuesday. In the event of two or more people trying to claim the same horse, a live video shake will be conducted by the dictator on Twitter, just like what happens when two or more people try to claim a horse out of a race.
- Each claim will cost you points. You can go into the negative, so you don’t have to have points established to make a claim. The claiming point fees are as follows:
– A January claim will cost you 10 points
– A February claim will cost you 20 points
– A March claim will cost you 30 points
– An April claim will cost you 40 points
– A May claim will cost you 50 points
– A June claim will cost you 60 points
Trades:
- Trades are allowed. All trades must involve an equal amount of horses. All teams must always have five members at all times
- All trades must be approved by the dictator in case of shenanigans
- Trades will be announced via email and also on the Blinkers Off Podcast
Draft Results
1. Aaron – Independence Hall
2. Jon/Ryan – Honor A. P.
3. Paul – Thousand Words
4. Brandon – Dennis’ Moment
5. Magic Mike – Tiz the Law
6. Jared – Maxfield
7. Dan – Anneau d’Or
8. Slim – Structor
9. Austin/Evil Steveil – Ancient Warrior
10. Real Dynasty – Green Light Go
11. Real Dynasty – Mr. Monomoy
12. Austin/Evil Steveil – Ajaaweed
13. Slim – Three Technique
14. Dan – Gouverneur Morris
15. Jared – Eight Rings
16. Magic Mike – Bellavia
17. Brandon – High Velocity
18. Paul – Ra’ad
19. Jon/Ryan – Storm the Court
20. Aaron – Azul Coast
21. Aaron – Authentic
22. Jon/Ryan – Basin
23. Paul – Shashashakemeup
24. Brandon – Silver Prospector
25. Magic Mike – Chestertown
26. Jared – Toledo
27. Dan – Shotski
28. Slim – Scabbard
29. Austin/Evil Steveil – Answer In
30. Real Dynasty – Soros
31. Real Dynasty – Silver State
32. Austin/Evil Steveil – American Theorem
33. Slim – Country Grammar
34. Dan – Sonneman
35. Jared – Shoplifted
36. Magic Mike – Enforceable
37. Brandon – Thunder Code
38. Paul – Necker Island
39. Jon/Ryan – Chance It
40. Aaron – Little Menace
41. Aaron – Alex Joon
42. Jon/Ryan – Sole Volante
43. Paul – South Bend
44. Brandon – Glory Road
45. Magic Mike – Tizamagician
46. Jared – American Butterfly
47. Dan – Postively Awesome
48. Slim – Moon over Miami
49. Austin/Evil Steveil – Finnick the Fierce
50. Real Dynasty – (Empire Maker o/o Silver Colors Hip 406 Kee 2018)
Power Rankings
1. Jon White/Ryan Stillman (3/1)
Honor A.P.
Storm the Court
Basin
Chance It
Sole Volante
2. Aaron Halterman (9/2)
Independence Hall
Azul Coast
Authentic
Little Menace
Alex Joon
3. The Magic Mike Show (6/1)
Tiz the Law
Bellavia
Chestertown
Enforceable
Tizamagician
4. Jared Welch (6/1)
Maxfield
Eight Rings
Toledo
Shoplifted
American Butterfly
5. Austin Elsey/Steve “Evil Steveil” Ronchetto (8/1)
Ancient Warrior
Ajaaweed
Answer In
American Theorem
Finnick the Fierce
6. Paul “Free Beers” Withrow (8/1)
Thousand Words
Ra’ad
Shashashakemeup
Necker Island
South Bend
7. Mike “Saratoga Slim” Spector (8/1)
Structor
Three Technique
Scabbord
Country Grammar
Moon Over Miami
8. Brandon “B$” Bauer (10/1)
Dennis’ Moment
High Velocity
Silver Prospector
Thunder Code
Glory Road
9. Real Dynasty (10/1)
Green Light Go
Mr. Monomoy
Soros
Silver State
Unamed Horse (Empire Maker o/o. Silver Colts – Hip 406 at Keeneland Sept 2018)
10. Dan “Wise Dan” Waite (15/1)
Anneau d’Or
Gouverneur Morris
Shotski
Sonnenman
Positively Awesome
