2020 Racing Dudes Fantasy League Rules and Draft Results

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