i'm at work right and i only have time to look at last hex for Pearl of the West . 1) i've already told you that lines don't bound unless they move so J line Gy doesn't bound to Kh. also line is empty. empty lines don't bound to anything. 2) same goes for Kh line doesn't move so how can Kh produce self line ? 3) only indiction that horse will win is that you have a 6 match. you asked "Will Pearl of the West finish in the top 2" and answer was Yes. take care, Bye

Cheers for that! I keep on getting confused with empty dates and if they are empty or not - I have a really weird hexagram with bounding then striking back at the empty which made it un-empty - I hope that made sense :shock: :lol: And then there is the confusion I have with moving and bounding :? I'll get there though....... eventually. LOL! I'm taking a break from Super I Ching today, well, I'm not doing any questions today anyway 8) I think I will just knuckle down and start printing up the rest of the ebook since I don't think Alex is going to deliver :roll: Have a great day!

Have some difficult ones today - I'm not sure if I will have a bet on this race or not..... Date of throw/question: 18/1/2008 Should I bet on Flying Crown to finish in the top 2 of CR1 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: e-IV, Empty: t & c Strip - 23 Feed - 27 G y - G y - B s K t - - J K t - - P sh - - P sh - - G m - - P cn - - R e - - U G y - - P wa X K t - Unstable Double appointed: Gm is the strong star however Gy is closer to the J line. Both are weak in the day. J Line is empty in the day. I don't think I should go with this one. Should I bet on Get It Good to finish in the top 2 of CR1 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: e-IV, Empty: t & c Everlasting - 32 G sh - - U R s - - K w - R yo - J B y P h - G c - - Double appointed: Gc is empty (bounds to month) so Gsh on U is the appointed star. Gsh is strong in day; Helper, Kw, is strong in day; Enemy, By, is week in day - hiding behind bearer Ph, P produces B so the enemy star is healthy, day e has struck Ph loose - will bound again on y or h day. Day e has bound to Rs (healthy) - they become water; h or y will strike and break bound. Ryo on J is healthy in day. Hmm.......... Should I bet on Nad Al Sheba to finish in the top 2 of CR1 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: e-IV, Empty: t & c Look - 20 Stop - 12 G m - P sh - B s R e - B s - P wa X J R w - G m - - G m - - R e - - R e - - K t P wa - - U P wa - - 6 Match Appointed star is Gm - lines 3 and 6 are linked together through Gm in first hex - Gm is weak in day. Helper, Kt, is empty in day; Kt is hiding behind bearer, Pwa (strong, not moving). P kills K - helper is too hurt. Enemy, Bs (healthy), is hiding behind bearer Re. R kills B - confused here, can a hider bound to the bearer? Day e is bounding to Re, quiet line will be active on h day. Top gua is bounding back at each other/in alliance - one line cannot move without the other. Bottom gua isnt moving. Hmmm....... Should I bet on Blacktave to finish in the top 2 of CR1 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: e-IV, Empty: t & c Hide - 33 Chen - 1 P sh - P sh - B s - U B s - R w - R w - B s - P cn - G y R w X J G y - K t P cn X K t - 6 Strike Gy is appointed star: Gy is weak in day; Gy is hiding behind hearer, Rw (strong) - Fire weakens Wood - appointed star is getting hurt. However, G produces R (is the appointed getting hurt?). Helper, Kt, is empty is day - bound to month as well? Kt is hiding behind bearer Pcn (strong) - P kills K so helper hasn't got a chance. Line is empty anyway as there is a Kt is in the 2nd hex. Enemy, Bs, is on the U line and line 3; Bs is healthy in day. Bs bounds with day e - both lines are quiet, will be active on y or h day. J line: Rw is strong in day e; Rw is a moving line and can move on w or wa. G produces R. Water combo: lines 1 and 3 - water element, Kt, is empty (?) Hmm.. Should I bet on United Harmony to finish in the top 2 of CR1 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: e-IV, Empty: t & c Kan - 29 Cover - 4 B t X J K y - R sh O B t - - P s - - R sh - - G w - - U G w - - R cn - R cn - K y - - K y - - 6 Strike Gw is appointed star (U Line) - Gw is strong in day, Line is not moving. Helper, Ky, is weak in day - linked to line 6 through Ky in 2nd hex (line 6 is empty so there is no link?). Line 1 is not moving. Enemy, Bt on J line is empty in day and is bound to month c. No, I don't think I will be betting on this one. Here is where the process of elimination starts, LOL! :lol: Well, I know that Flying Crown and United Harmony are not going to feature in the top 2 as they are empty. So that leaves 4 horses remaining. Hang on, Out Triumph is empty on the J line as well and is bound to the month. That leaves 3 horses ....... ..... Get It Good has the appointed on the U line...... Nad Al Sheba has all sorts of weird things going on...... Blacktave also has weird things going on but also has a 6 strike.... The water combo cannot survive because it is a fire day so that won't help eliminate the 6 strike (?). I don't think I should include Blacktave...... So that leaves Get It Good and Nad Al Sheba for the top 2. Hmm.....

I realised after I posted the above hexagrams for CR1 that I had written the last horse's name wrong. Instead of United Harmony, the horse is actually called Untamed Harmony :oops: Thankfully, I have done this mistake before when I first started using Super I Ching for horse races. So I put three horses to finish in the top three in my bet - they were Untamed Harmony, Nad Al Sheba and Get It Good. Results from CR1: 1st: Untamed Harmony 2nd: Nad Al Sheba Get It Good finish near on last.

Good morning! :D Well, I was up before the sparrow farted this morning (for non-Aussies, that just means that I was up before sunrise, LOL! :lol: ). I decided last night that there was a race in Perth that I wanted to ask about today. Even though today is an upper level II, I have decided to give it a go - mainly thanks to Xiao for providing me with a hexagram generator that actually has the correct dates. Thank you!! :D Okay, so here the race for today....... Date of throw/question: 26/01/2008 Should I bet on Nairobi to finish in the top 2 of PR3 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: c-II, Empty: sh & h Solution - 40 Lawsuit - 6 G sh X G sh - R s X U R s - K w - K w - K w - - K w - - G cn - J G cn - P t B y - - B y - - Unstable Double Appointed - Line 6 is empty in day c-II! Gcn is the appointed star. Gcn is strong in day, Line is not moving. Helper, Kw, is healthy in day - lines 3 and 4 between J and U are one, Lines are not moving. Enemy, By, is healthy in day, line is not moving. Hider, Pt, (weak), is bound to day c - P Produces B however it is pretty weak. U Line: Rs is dead in day. Rs is a moving line - may move on e or s, however it is still dead in 2nd hexagram. Earth Day and Earth Appointed Star. I like this horse :) Should I bet on Parc D'Amour to finish in the top 2 of PR3 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: c-II, Empty: sh & h Extreme - 43 B wa - - K yo - J G h - B cn - P e R y - U G t - Double Appointed - Line 4, Gh, is emtpy in day c-II! Gt is the appointed star. Gt is weak in day, Gt bounds to day c - w or wa will break bound. Helper, Kyo on J, is dead in day. (Now, Kyo can't bound to Bcn because it is dead? if they can, they become metal and m or sh strike will break. Enemy, Bwa, is strong in day. Bwa has been struck loose by day c - w or wa will bound. Earth Day CONTROLS Water Appointed. Nuh, don't like it. Should I bet on It's Gulleygold to finish in the top 2 of PR3 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: c-II, Empty: sh & h Intercourse - 31 Gen - 52 P wa X U G y - B yo O K t - - K h O P sh - - B s - J B s - G m R w - - R w - - P cn - - P cn - - 6 Strike 6 Strike! Gm is the appointed star. Gm is healthy in day. Gm is hiding behind bearer, Rw - G produces R however fire weakens wood. Gm hider can come out on m or sh (Rw line not moving). Helper, Kh, is empty in day c-II (Psh in 2nd hexagram is empty as well). No Helper! Enemy, Bs on J, is dead in day. Line not moving. Enemy, Byo, is dead in day - line cannot move as Kt in 2nd hex is bound to day. U Line: Pwa is strong in day, Pwa has been struck loose by day c - line can't move until w ow wa strike - G kills P. Earth Day INSULTS Wood Appointed. Nuh, don't like this one either. Should I bet on Casual Life to finish in the top 2 of PR3 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: c-II, Empty: sh & h Humble - 15 Zen - 51 B yo - - P sh - - K h - - J B s - - P c X R w - B s O P cn - - G m R w - - U G y - - P cn X K t - 6 Strike Gm is appointed star. Gm is healthy in day. Gm is hiding behind bearer Rw (healthy) - G produces R however fire bearer weakens wood appointed. Helper, Kh on J, is empty in day - No Helper! Enemy, Bs, is dead in day. Bs is a moving line - can move on e or s. P produces B. Line 4: Pc is strong in day. Pc bounds to day c - wa strike will break and move. R produces P. Earth Day INSULTS Wood Appointed. Nuh, don't like this one either. Should I bet on Prince Of Promise to finish in the top 2 of PR3 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: c-II, Empty: sh & h Abide - 17 G wa - - U R yo - K w P h - G cn - - J B y - - P t - Stable Double Appointed - Gwa has been struck loose by day! Gcn on J is appointed star. Gcn is strong in day, Gcn bounds with Ryo (dead) on line 5 (can it bound if Ryo is dead?) - becomes metal. Earth generates metal. (sh or m will strike and break). Helper, Kw, is healthy in day. Kw is hiding behind bearer Ph (empty - so it can't hurt helper?). Kw can come out on w or wa. Enemy, By, is dead in day. U Line: Gwa has been struck loose by day - w or wa day (?) will bound. Earth Day AND Earth Appointed. Yep, I like this one! :) ETA: Question: Because the U line has been struck loose by the day, does that mean that it won't bound again until w or wa DAY or HOUR? If day, then this horse is fine, however if it is the hour, then w and wa hour are just before the race. Hmmm. Should I bet on Sky Marshall to finish in the top 2 of PR3 today? Year: h, Month: c, Day: c-II, Empty: sh & h Stop - 12 Compare - 8 P sh O U K t - - B s - P sh - R w O B s - - G m - - J G m - - R e - - R e - - K t P wa - - P wa - - 6 Match Stable Gm is appointed star on J line. Gm is healthy in day, Gm not moving (earth insults wood). Helper, Kt, is weak in day. Kt is hiding behind bearer Pwa (strong), Kt bounds to day but it is very weak - earth controls/destroys water -helper can't help! Enemy, Bs, is empty in day. (Psh in 2nd hex) - has to wait for emptiness to fulfil @ m or sh. No emeny? U Line: Is Psh emtpy? Kt in 2nd hex bounds to day c - w or wa strike will break bound, then Psh can move on m or sh. P Kills K. Line 4: Rw is healthy in day. Rw can move on w or wa. R kills B. Earth Day INSULTS Wood Appointed. So, even though there is a 6 Match, I still don't like the horse. I think it will be the leader and set the tempo of the race. Shall probably finish 3 or 4th (hopefully). I pick Nairobi and Prince of Promise to finish in the top 2. However, I don't want to leave Sky Marshall out, because of the 6 Match. I don't think I will be betting alot on this race. Have a good one! Roxy

WOW! Did I muck up today! LOL! :lol: With PR3, all the horses I DIDN'T choose finished in the top 3. Oh well, next time I will pay alot more attention to what I am doing. No need to say anything here, LOL!! I have already guessed where I have gone wrong. :lol:

Makybe_Diva, I think its hard to do a few ques re: the horse racing at one time and because this is a time thing.... I have asked ques on the lottery, but because its a time thing, alot of people already buy the tickets at anytime, so it think difficult. I can see it was difficult to get all answers on your ques.

Hey Wintergreen, It sure is hard :) I haven't done any races this week - actually, I'm seriously thinking of just concenrating on football here in Oz, which starts up in March - YAY! I really like our AFL :D If I just do AFL as far as gambling is concerned, then I don't have to ask so many questions which means I won't be losing so much energy :shock: There are also other things that I want to ask about which are more important than horse racing - it was good to start on horses as they are difficult but I won't be going bak to them until I have learned I Ching alot better :wink: Thanks for your reply, Wishing you all the best, Roxy