PC-Fecta Derby IX
Heading into the home stretch, we had a three way tie for first place between three Analysts seeking their first PC-Fecta Derby Crown! Could one or more of them outlast the others? And the Winner is…
The Strategist (24 points) with her first PC-Fecta Derby in nine attempts! She rode her Bills for four straight weeks, crushing the field with 17 points in Leg 2 and icing the Crown with 7 points in Leg 4.
Emerging from the middle of the field, Craft Brew (21 points) ran a steady race with points in all four Legs, taking the Offense PC-Fecta (+7) in the Leg 4, sealing Place!
The filly Boo Boo (20 points) also scored in all four Legs, adding just enough points (+3) in the home stretch to finish in Show.
Atwork (18 points) climbs into fourth place. The early leader, KateTDid (17 points), finishes in fifth place. Mo Money (15 points) takes sixth place, edging B-Reezy (14 points) in seventh — the top half of the field.
In the bottom half of the field, Bookie (13 points) makes a late push for eighth, followed by Jimmy V (10 points) in ninth position. Big Tuna (9 points) claims tenth place over Roxy Trot (9 points) in eleventh on third tiebreaker (2.3 pdpg vs. -7.0 pdpg). Sponge Mom (6 points) shooed away the flies to take twelfth position.
At the back of the field, Woody (4 points) outlasts Wise Orangutan (4 points) for thirteenth place based on second tiebreaker (2 v. 1 Correct Home Team Picks. Wreck It Ralph (3 points) noses out Little Tuna (3 points) for fifteenth position. Bug Bug (0 points) had an episode of agoraphobia and chose to remain in the gate!
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