In Spirit Of Others Who Shared Their First Experience At A Nudist Resort I Thought I Would Share Mine... To Begin I Have To Back Up To The Early 70’S, While Spending The Day At Family Friends House, While Us Kids Were Playing, Our Parents Were About 10’ Away And I Heard A Conversation About The “Family Nudist Resort”Our Friends Go To, And Extending An Invitation To My Mom And Dad... I Found The Discussion Quite Interesting At The Age Of 7 Or 8, So This Would Have Been 1974 - 1975... Fast Forward To 1988, I Came Across An Article On The Nudist Lifestyle, The Article Intrigued Me The Same As Listening To The Conversation 13 Years Earlier... As A 20 Year Old In Early Spring 1988 (21 In July) I Was Still Quite Shy In General And Being Naked, Well If I Was Changing I Would Step Out Out Of The Room To Give Myself Privacy... And Getting Naked With Girlfriends Was Frightening, I Stripped Down To Underwear And Quickly Jumped Into Bed Under The Covers Then Removed Underwear, And Covers Stayed Covering Us...
Anyway, The End Of The Article Listed The Best Clothing Optional And Nude Resorts In Each State, So I Looked In Southern California And Chose A Clothing Optional Resort In Topanga Canyon Near Malibu Called Elysium Fields... I Drove From Huntington Beach To Topanga One Weekend, Once I Arrived I Was As Nervous As A Long Tailed Cat In A Room Full Of Rocking Chairs... I Checked In, Walked Up The Grass Area At Top Of Hill Farthest Away From Everyone... I Put My Towel Around My Waist And Removed My Trunks, And Sat On My Other Towel... I People Watched For The Next 20 Minutes To Get A Feel Of Others Being Naked In Public... I Noticed It Was Very Laid Back, No One Cared What Anyone Looked Like, From A Distance Everyone Seemed Very Friendly, Those That Walked By Me Said Hello, I Returned The Hello... After 20 Minutes, I Removed My Towel And Stood On My Feet Nervous And Completely Naked I Made My Way Down The Hill, To The Main Area Where Everyone Was Hanging Out...
As I Walked By, People Smiled, Noticing I Was New, They Welcomed Me, I Figured They Must Be Regulars And Knew Everyone But The New Guy... I Made Several New Friends, And We Talked About Our Lives, Interests ETC... It Soon Became Time To Leave, I Said Goodbye, Thanked Them For Helping Me Become Comfortable... I Suddenly Realized That I Had Been There About 8 Hours, Realizing After About 5 Minutes Of Removing My Towel I Had Forgotten I Was Naked, It Became Second Nature, I Also Noticed People Look You In The Eye When Talking To You, Especially Women, Who Are Used To Guys Staring At Their Boobs At The Textile Beaches, No One Was Staring Or Gawking At All The Naked Bodies... What An Amazing Experience!!! I Returned To The Office Where I Had Noticed Literature, Books And Such, One That Caught My Eye That Morning Was Lee Baxandall’s World Guide To Nude Beaches And Recreation, I Bought It...
When I Got Home I Started Looking At The Book At All The Listings State By State Until I Got To California, I Noticed Southern California Had Many Beaches And Resorts... One That Stood Out Was Glen Eden Sun Club In Corona... I Also Noticed That Glen Eden Is Not Clothing Optional, You Must Be Nude At All Times Weather Permitting... I Was Even More Intrigued, However The Thought Of Being Naked And No Option To Cover Up On One Hand Was Seemed Great, But On The Other Hand Made Me Very Nervous!!!
I Made A Call To Glen Eden To Get Info, I Was Given Info And Told The Guess Who Band Would Be Playing At Glen Eden In A Few Weeks, Wow!!! The Guess Who In Concert, They Are Not 70’S KISS But A Great Classic Rock Band... I Was Told The Manager Would Call Me Back For A Phone Interview... I Stepped Out For A Moment, While I Was Out The Phone Rang And Mom Picked It Up!!! I Came Back To Curiosity Look On Her Face, And Her Saying That A Man From Glen Eden Nudist Resort Called Wanting To Talk To Me... Her Only Question Was, What Makes You Interested In A Nudist Resort As Shy As You Are??? I Quickly Said, The Guess Who Is Playing At An Unknown Place, I Called For Info Not Knowing Where I Was Calling, She Bought It!!!
The Following Weekend I Drove To Glen Eden, Checked In At The Office, They Took Me On The Tour, Which I Was Required To Be Naked During The Tour... After The Tour, I Paid My Fee And Became An ASA Member (American Sunbathing Association) AANR... This Time I Was Not Going To Hide In The Back... So I Walked To The Pool And Chose A Chaise Lounge Center On The Pool Deck... Again, The Friendliness And Welcoming From Others Began, Regulars And Some I Soon Discovered Were Residents All Took Notice Of The New Guy And Invited Me To Join Their Conversation!!! Like My Visit To Elysium Fields It Did Not Take Long To Forget I Was Naked, As Well As Everyone Else... I Ventured Into The Pool With A Few Of My New Friends, Enjoying The California Sun On My Body... After A While, I Decided I Wanted To Explore The Property, I Excused Myself And I Walked The Nature Trail And The Longer Hike Up The Mountain To The Top Where I Was Told A Book Is Located To List My Visit...
The View From The Top Was Nice, I Then Ventured My Way Down Continued To Explore, And Made My Way Back To The Pool Deck, Went To The Cafe And Ordered Lunch... The Day Eventually Came To An End, And I Headed Back To Huntington Beach... Another Great Day, And Second Consecutive Weekend As A Nudist And I Was Loving My Newfound Lifestyle... I Started Exploring Other Resorts In The Area Including Camp McConville In Lake Elsinore, Olive Dell In Colton, Tree House Too In Palm Springs, Tree House Fun Ranch In Devore, Black’s Beach In La Jolla, San Onofre State Beach At The South End Of San Clemente Near The Nuclear Power Plant...
Each Was Unique In Their Own Respects, But All Were So Much Fun, I Always Went Back To Glen Eden As It Was Quickly Becoming My Favorite... I Was A Full Fledged Nudist By The End Of The Summer 1988, And Loving It!!! In Closing My First Experiences As A Nudist, I Wanted To Tell The Story Of Another First, That Most New Nudists Fear, And That Is Running Into Someone They Know While At A Nudist Resort...
Starting With Spring Of 1989 I Started Leaving From Work On Friday To Glen Eden And Staying Friday Night - Sunday Night Every Weekend, By Tent Camping... By The Summer Of 1992 I Was A Regular At Glen Eden, One Morning I Woke Up With The Plan Of Going To Glen Eden But Over Cast Weather Was Making Me Rethink This Weekend... I Quickly Changed My Mind Packed And Left For Glen Eden, This Time Would Be One Night Only Due To Late Work Schedule Friday... By The Time I Got To Glen Eden The Sun Had Made A Grand Appearance And The Day Was Great... I Started Off In The Jacuzzi And Was Seated Across From 4 Older Women, 3 Were Talking About How The Overcast Morning Almost Changed Their Mind... I Said, I Was Thinking The Same Thing, Saying I Am From Huntington Beach And Almost Did Not Come, The 4Th Woman Said, My Husband And I Are From Huntington Beach Too, We Have A Second Home On Property Here At Glen Eden...
I Said, My Dad Was A Huntington Beach Fire Captain Until His Death 10 Years Ago, She Quickly Looked At Me With A Smile And Said, Who Is Your Dad??? Her Look Told Me She Knows My Dad And Possibly Me... She Added, My Husband Is A Huntington Beach Fire Captain Too, My Heart Sank!!! I Told Her My Dad’s Name, She Said Are You And Stated My Name??? I Said Yes, She Said, I Haven’t Seen You Since You Were A Toddler... How Is Your Mom, Is She Here??? We Talked, And Caught Up, Then Mentioned Her Husband Should Be Here Soon, I Said, I Was At His Fire Station Visiting The Other Day, I See Your Husband Often... A Few Minutes Goes By And He Shows Up, And The Wife Says, Honey Look Who Is Here!!! He Looks Across At Me, Big Smile, Yet Surprised, And We Talked, He Said, Just The Other Day Several Firemen Were Here, All Were Good Friends Of My Dad, One Being His Best Friend...
I Never Wanted Anyone I Know To See Me, Let Alone Know I Am A Nudist, And It Happened, A Long Time Family Friend, Co Worker Of My Dads, Other Than The Wife, I Saw The Husband Almost Every Week... And It Was Not Humiliating At All, I Really Believed It Would Have Been Embarrassing... Why Would It Be??? We Were There For The Same Reason, Enjoying The Nudist Lifestyle, They Lived Their Part Time, When He Retired They Moved To Glen Eden Full Time... That Night They Introduced Me To A Young Girl They Knew Who Was My Age, We Hit It Off Well And Started Dating...
I Have Now Been A Nudist For 32 Years, I Feel More Comfortable Naked In Front Of Others Than I Do Clothed... The Reason Is, Nudists Are Not Judgmental, They Accept You For Who You Are, They Do Not Care What You Look Like Naked, Nudists Teach Body Acceptance, Body Positivity, Children Who Are Raised As Nudists Are Taught Early About Body Acceptance, Everyone Is Accepted, Period... The Textile World Run By Society, Is Not Accepting Of Everyone, Body Shaming Starts At A Young Age And Continues Through Adulthood, And Being Naked Is 100% Unacceptable... I Am A Proud Nudist, The Lifestyle Taught Me Self Esteem Which I Thought I Would Never Have, Let Alone Body Acceptance... Live Naked, Live Proud, Accept Everyone... Thank You For Reading My Short Novel!!!

[OC] The 20 managers who spent the most money on players

Please read: I have tried to be as accurate as I could in terms of fee of transfers and number of players. Sometimes the declared transfer fees can be less or more than the actual transfer fee and this is a list I made as accurate as possible.
20. Ronald Koeman (411 millions of euros)
Ronald Koeman has made around 35 transfers in his career as a manager. He managed the following teams:
· Netherlands (1997-1998 as assistant)
· Barcelona (1998-2000 as assistant)
· Vitesse (2000-2001)
· Ajax (2001-2005)
· Benfica (2005-2006)
· PSV (2006-2007)
· Valencia (2007-2008)
· AZ (2009)
· Feyenoord (2011-2014)
· Southampton (2014-2016)
· Everton (2016-2017)
· Netherlands (2018-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea to Everton for a fee of 49.50 millions of euros.
· Yannick Bolasie from Crystal Palace to Everton for a fee of 29 millions of euros.
· Jordan Pickford from Sunderland to Everton for a fee of 28.50 millions of euros
· Michael Keane from Burnley to Everton for a fee of 28.50 millions of euros.
· Davy Klaassen from Ajax to Everton for a fee of 27 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Sadio Mane from Salzburg to Southampton for a fee of 23 millions of euros.
· Virgil van Dijk from Celtic to Southampton for a fee of 16 millions of euros.
19. Andres Villas Boas (423 millions of euros)
Andres Villas Boas made around 40 transfers through his career as manager. He managed the following teams:
· Academica (2009-2010)
· Porto (2010-2011)
· Chelsea (2011-2012)
· Tottenham (2012-2013)
· Zenit (2014-2016)
· Shanghai (2016-2017)
· Marseille (2019-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Oscar from Chelsea to Shanghai for a fee of 60 millions of euros.
· Roberto Soldado from Valencia to Tottenham for a fee of 30 millions of euros.
· Erik Lamela from AS Roma to Tottenham for a fee of 30 millions of euros.
· Juan Mata from Valencia to Chelsea for 27 millions of euros.
· Paulinho from Corinthians to Tottenham for 20 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht to Chelsea for 15 millions of euros.
· Hugo Lloris from Lyon to Tottenham for 13 millions of euros.
· Jan Vertonghen from Ajax to Totttenham for 12.50 millions of euros.
· Thibaut Courtois from Genk to Chelsea for 9 millions of euros.
· Kevin De Bruyne from Genk to Chelsea for 8 millions of euros.
· James Rodriguez from CA Banfield to Porto for 7.5 millions of euros.
· Nicolas Otamendi from Velez Sarsfield to Porto for 4 millions of euros.
18. Rafael Benitez (425 millions of euros)
Rafa Benitez made around 52 transfers through his career. The teams he managed are the following:
· Real Madrid B (1993-1995)
· Real Valladolid (1995-1996)
· Osasuna (1996)
· Extremadura (1997-1999)
· Tenerife (2000-2001)
· Valencia (2001-2004)
· Liverpool (2004-2010)
· Inter (2010)
· Chelsea (2012-2013 as interim)
· Napoli (2013-2015)
· Real Madrid (2015-2016)
· Newcastle United (2016-2019)
· Dalian Professional (2019-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid to Napoli for a fee of 39 millions of euros.
· Mateo Kovacic from Inter to Real Madrid for a fee of 38 millions of euros.
· Danilo from Porto to Real Madrid for a fee of 31.50 millions of euros.
· Glen Johnson from Portsmouth to Liverpool for a fee of 20.50 millions of euros.
· Alberto Aquilani from Roma to Liverpool for 20 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Jose Callejon from Real Madrid to Napoli for a fee of 9.5 millions of euros.
· Jorginho from Hellas Verona to Napoli for a fee of 9.5 millions of euros.
· Dries Mertens from PSV Eindhoven to Napoli for a fee of 9.5 millions of euros.
· Kalidou Koulibaly from Genk to Napoli for a fee of 8 millions of euros.
· Marco Asensio from Mallorca to Real Madrid for a fee of 3.5 millions of euros.
· Lucas Vasquez from Espanyol to Real Madrid for a fee of 1 million of euros.
17. Luis Enrique (440 millions of euros)
Luis Enrique made around 34 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Barcelona B (2008-2011)
· Roma (2011-2012)
· Celta Vigo (2013-2014)
· Barcelona (2014-2017)
· Spain (2018-2019)
· Spain (2019-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Luis Suarez from Liverpool to Barcelona for a fee of 82 millions of euros.
· Andre Gomes from Valencia to Barcelona for a fee of 37 millions of euros.
· Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona for a fee of 34 millions of euros.
· Paco Alcacer from Valencia to Barcelona for a fee of 30 millions of euros.
· Samuel Umtiti from Lyon to Barcelona for a fee of 25 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers:
· Ivan Rakitic from Sevilla to Barcelona for 18 millions of euros.
· Marc-Andre ter Stegen from Borussia Monchengladbach to Barcelona for a fee of 12 millions of euros.
· Miralem Pjanic from Lyon to Roma for a fee of 11 millions of euros.
16. Louis van Gaal (445 millions of euros)
Van Gaal has made the fewest transfers in this list at 19 transfers. He managed the following teams:
· Ajax (1991-1997)
· Barcelona (1997-2000)
· Netherlands (2000-2002)
· Barcelona (2002-2003)
· AZ Alkmaar (2005-2009)
· Bayern Munchen (2009-2011)
· Netherlands (2012-2014)
· Manchester United (2014-2016)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid to Manchester United for 75 millions of euros.
· Anthony Martial from Monaco to Manchester United for 60 millions of euros.
· Luke Shaw from Southampton to Manchester United for 37.50 millions of euros.
· Ander Herrera from Bilbao to Manchester United for 36 millions of euros.
· Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton to Manchester United for 35 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Memphis Depay from Lyon to Manchester United for 34 millions of euros.
· Arjen Robben from Real Madrid to Bayern Munchen for 25 millions of euros.
· Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munchen to Manchester United for 9 millions of euros.
· Falcao from Monaco to Manchester United on loan for 7.5 millions of euros.
15. Brendan Rodgers (452 millions of euros)
Brendan Rodgers has made around 56 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Watford (2008-2009)
· Reading (2009)
· Swansea City (2010-2012)
· Liverpool (2012-2015)
· Celtic (2016-2019)
· Leicester City (2019-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Christian Benteke from Aston Villa to Liverpool for 46.50 millions of euros.
· Roberto Firminho from Hoffenheim to Liverpool for 41 millions of euros.
· Adam Lallana from Southampton to Liverpool for 31 millions of euros.
· Dejan Lovren from Southampton to Liverpool for 25.50 millions of euros.
· Lazar Markovic from Benfica to Liverpool for 25 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Philippe Coutinho from Inter to Liverpool for 13 millions of euros.
· Divock Origi from Lille to Liverpool for 13 millions of euros.
· Emre Can from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool for 12 millions of euros.
14. Leonardo Jardim (453 millions of euros)
Leonardo Jardim has made around 60 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Santacruzense (1996-1997 at youth level)
· Portosantense (1998-1999 as assistant)
· Camara de Lobos (1999-2000 as assistant)
· Camacha (2000-2003 as assistant)
· Camacha (2003-2008)
· Chaves (2008-2009)
· Beira-Mar (2009-2011)
· Braga (2011-2012)
· Olympiacos (2012-2013)
· Sporting (2013-2014)
· Monaco (2014-2018)
· Monaco (2019)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Keita Balde from Lazio to Monaco for 30 millions of euros.
· Aleksandr Golovin from CSKA Moscow to Monaco for 30 millions of euros.
· Youri Tielemans from Anderlecht to Monaco for 25 millions of euros.
· Pietro Pellegri from Genoa to Monaco for 21 millions of euros.
· Willem Geubbels from Lyon to Monaco for 20 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Bernardo Silva from Benfica to Monaco for 16 millions of euros.
· Benjamin Mendy from Marseille to Monaco for 13 millions of euros.
· Fabinho from Rio Ave to Monaco for 6 millions of euros.
· Allan Saint-Maximin from Saint Etienne to Monaco for 6 millions of euros.
· Tromas Lemar from Caen to Monaco for 4 millions of euros.
· Stephan El Shaarawy from Milan to Monaco on loan for 2 millions of euros.
13. Rudi Garcia (497 millions of euros)
Rudi Garcia has made around 72 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Corbeil-Essonnes (1994-1998)
· Saint-Etienne (2001)
· Dijon (2002-2007)
· Le Mans (2007-2008)
· Lille (2008-2013)
· Roma (2013-2016)
· Marseille (2016-2019)
· Lyon (2019-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Dimitri Payet from West Ham to Marseille for 29.50 millions of euros.
· Kevin Strootman from Roma to Marseille for 25 millions of euros.
· Juan Iturbe from Hellas Verona to Roma for 24.50 millions of euros.
· Duje Caleta-Car from Salzburg to Marseille for 19 millions of euros.
· Gerson from Fluminense to Roma for 18.50 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Kevin Strootman from PSV Eindhoven to Roma for 17.50 millions of euros.
· Radja Nainggolan from Cagliari to Roma for 15 millions.
· Konstantinos Manolas from Olympiacos to Roma for 15 millions of euros.
· Mohamed Salah from Chelsea to Roma for 15 millions of euros.
· Konstantinos Mitroglou from Benfica to Marseille for 15 millions of euros.
· Edin Dzeko from Manchester City to Roma for 11 millions of euros.
· Dimitri Payet from Saint-Etienne to Lille for 9 millions of euros.
· Gervinho from Arsenal to Roma for 8 millions of euros.
· Gervinho from Le Mans to Lille for 6.50 millions of euros.
· Leandro Paredes from Boca Juniors or Roma for 6 millions of euros.
12. Luciano Spalletti (501 millions of euros)
Spaletti has made around 52 transfers through his career as manager. He managed the following teams:
· Empoli (1995-1998)
· Sampdoria (1998-1999)
· Venezia (1999-2000)
· Udinese (2001)
· Ancona (2001-2002)
· Udinese (2002-2005)
· Roma (2005-2009)
· Zenit (2009-2014)
· Roma (2016-2017)
· Inter (2017-2019
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Hulk from Porto to Zenit for 40 millions of euros.
· Axel Witsel from Benfica to Zenit for 40 millions of euros.
· Radja Nainggolan from Roma to Inter for 38 millions of euros.
· Milan Skriniar from Sampdoria to Inter for 34 millions of euros.
· Alessandro Bastoni from Ataltan to Inter for 31.50 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Lautaro Martinez from Racing Club to Inter for 25 millions of euros.
· Matias Vecino from Fiorentina to Inter for 24 millions of euros.
· Stephan El Shaarawy from Milan to Roma for 13 millions of euros.
· Antonio Rudiger from Stuttgart to Roma for 9 millions of euros.
· Alisson from Internacional to Roma for 8 millions of euros.
· Emerson from Santos to Roma for 2 millions of euros.
11. Ernesto Valverde (560 millions of euros)
Valverde has made around 29 transfers through his career. The managed the following teams:
· Bilbao (2001-2002 as assistant)
· Bilbao B (2002-2003)
· Bilbao (2003-2005)
· Espanyol (2006-2008)
· Olympiacos (2008-2009)
· Villarreal (2009-2010)
· Olympiacos (2010-2012)
· Valencia (2012-2013)
· Bilbao (2013-2017)
· Barcelona (2017-2020)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool to Barcelona for 145 millions of euros.
· Ousmane Dembele from Dortmund to Barcelona for 125 millions of euros.
· Malcom from Bordeaux to Barcelona for 41 millions of euros.
· Paulinho from Evergrande to Barcelona for 40 millions of euros.
· Clement Lenglet from Sevilla to Barcelona for 36 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Nelson Semedo from Benfica to Barcelona for 36 millions of euros.
· Arthur from Gremio to Barcelona for 31 millions of euros.
· Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munchen to Barcelona for 18 millions of euros.
10. Jurgen Klopp (624 millions of euros)
Jurgen Klopp has made around 38 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Mainz (2001-2008)
· Dortmund (2008-2015)
· Liverpool (2015-present)
His biggest transfers as of now are:
· Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton to Liverpool for 85 millions of euros.
· Alisson from Roma to Liverpool for 63 millions of euros.
· Naby Keita from Leipzig to Liverpool for 60 millions of euros.
· Fabinho from Monaco to Liverpool for 45 millions of euros.
· Mohamed Salah from Roma to Liverpool for 42 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Sadio Mane from Southampton to Liverpool for 41.50 millions of euros.
· Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal to Liverpool for 38 millions of euros.
· Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar to Dortmund for 27.50 millions of euros.
· Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle to Liverpool for 27.50 millions of euros.
· Ciro Immobile from Torino to Dortmund for 18.50 millions of euros.
· Marco Reus from Borussia Monchengladbach to Dortmund for 17 millions of euros.
· Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City to Liverpool for 15 millions of euros.
· Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Saint-Etienne to Dortmund for 13 millions of euros.
· Sokratis from Werder Bremen to Dortmund for 10 millions of euros.
· Andrew Robertson from Hull City to Liverpool for 9 millions of euros.
· Takumi Minamino from Salzburg to Liverpool for 8.50 millions of euros.
· Shinji Kagawa from Manchester United to Dortmund for 8 millions of euros.
· Ilkay Gundogan from Nuremberg to Dortmund for 5.50 millions of euros.
· Ivan Perisic from Club Brugge to Dortmund for 5.50 millions of euros.
· Robert Lewandowski from Lech Poznan to Dortmund for 5 millions of euros.
· Mats Hummels from Bayern Munchen to Dortmund for 4.20 millions of euros.
9. Antonio Conte (634 millions of euros)
Antonio Conte has made around 56 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Arezzo (2006)
· Arezzo (2007)
· Bari (2007-2009)
· Atalanta (2009-2010)
· Siena (2010-2011)
· Juventus (2011-2014)
· Italy (2014-2016)
· Chelsea (2016-2018)
· Inter (2019-present)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid to Chelsea for 66 millions of euros.
· Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco to Chelsea for 40 millions of euros.
· Michy Batshuayi from Marseille to Chelsea for 39 millions of euros.
· Danny Drinkwater from Leicester to Chelsea for 38 millions of euros.
· N’Golo Kante from Leicester to Chelsea for 36 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· David Luiz from PSG to Chelsea for 35 millions of euros.
· Antonio Rudiger from Roma to Chelsea for 35 millions of euros.
· Davide Zappacosta from Roma to Chelsea for 25 millions of euros.
· Marcos Alonso from Fiorentina to Chelsea for 23 millions of euros.
· Emerson from Roma to Chelsea for 20 millions of euros.
· Olivier Giroud from Arsenal to Chelsea for 17 millions of euros.
· Arturo Vidal from Bayer Leverkusen to Juventus for 12.50 millions of euros.
· Fabio Quagliarella from Napoli to Juventus for 10.50 millions of euros.
· Stephan Lichtsteiner from Lazio to Juventus for 10 millions of euros.
· Carlos Tevez from Manchester City to Juventus for 9 millions of euros.
8. Roberto Mancini (639 millions of euros)
Mancini made around 57 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Fiorentina (2001-2002)
· Lazio (2002-2004)
· Inter (2004-2008)
· Manchester City (2009-2013)
· Galatasaray (2013-2014)
· Inter (2014-2016)
· Zenit (2017-2018)
· Italy (2018-present)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid to Manchester City for 40 millions of euros.
· Edin Dzeko from Wolfsburg to Manchester City for 37 millions of euros.
· Geoffrey Kondogbia from Monaco to Inter for 36 millions of euros.
· Yaya Toure from Barcelona to Manchester City for 30 millions of euros.
· Mario Balotelli from Inter to Manchester City for 29.50 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· David Silva from Valencia to Manchester City for 29 millions of euros.
· Samir Nasri from Arsenal to Manchester City for 27.50 millions of euros.
· Aleksandar Kolarov from Lazio to Manchester City for 24 millions of euros.
· James Milner from Aston Villa to Manchester City for 22 millions of euros.
· Ivan Perisic from Wolfsburg to Inter for 19 millions of euros.
· Xherdan Shaqiri from Bayern to Inter for 15 millions of euros.
· Jerome Boateng from Hamburg to Manchester City 12.50 millions of euros.
7. Unai Emery (644 millions of euros)
Unai Emery made around 55 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Lorca Deportiva (2004-2006)
· Almeria (2006-2008)
· Valencia (2008-2012)
· Spartak Moscow (2012)
· Sevilla (2013-2016)
· PSG (2016-2018)
· Arsenal (2018-2019)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Neymar from Barcelona to PSG for 222 millions of euros.
· Julian Draxler from Woflsburg to PSG for 36 millions of euros.
· Goncalo Guedes from Benfica to PSG for 30 millions of euros.
· Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria to Arsenal for 29 millions of euros.
· Grzegorz Krychowiak from Sevilla to PSG for 27.50 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers so far are:
· Jese from Real Madrid to PSG for 25 millions of euros.
· Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal for 25 millions of euros.
· Sokratis from Dortmund to Arsenal for 16 millions of euros.
· Ciro Immobile from Dortmund to Sevilla for 11 millions of euros.
· Roberto Soldado from Getafe to Valencia for 10 millions of euros.
· Giovani Lo Celso from Rosario to PSG for 10 millions of euros.
· Steven Nzonzi from Stoke City to Sevilla for 8 millions of euros.
· Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient to Arsenal for 8 millions of euros.
· Kevin Gameiro from PSG to Sevilla for 7.50 millions of euros.
· Iago Aspas from Liverpool to Sevilla for 6 millions of euros.
· Grzegorz Krychowiak from Reims to Sevilla for 5.50 millions of euros.
· Vitolo from Las Palmas to Sevilla for 3.20 millions of euros.
· Aleix Vidal from Almeria to Sevilla for 3 millions of euros.
· Pablo Sarabia from Getafe to Sevilla for 1 million of euros.
6. Diego Simeone (655 millions of euros)
Simeone made around 52 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Racing Club (2006)
· Estudiantes (2006-2007)
· River Plate (2007-2008)
· San Lorenzo (2009-2010)
· Catania (2011)
· Racing Club (2011)
· Atletico Madrid (2011-present)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Thomas Lemar from Monaco to Atletico Madrid for 70 millions of euros.
· Diego Costa from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid for 66 millions of euros.
· Antoine Griezmann from Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid for 54 millions of euros.
· Jackson Martinez from Porto to Atletico Madrid for 37 millions of euros.
· Vitolo from Sevilla to Atletico Madrid for 36 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla to Atletico Madrid for 30 millions of euros.
· Stefan Savic from Fiorentina to Atletico Madrid for 25 millions of euros.
· Nico Gaitan from Benfica to Atletico Madrid for 25 millions of euros.
· Rodri from Villarreal to Atletico Madrid for 25 millions of euros.
· Yannick Carrasco from Monaco to Altetico Madrid for 25 millions of euros.
· Mario Mandzukic from Bayern Munchen to Atletico Madrid for 22 millions of euros.
· Jan Oblak from Benfica to Atletico Madrid for 16 millions of euros.
· Filipe Luis from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid for 16 millions of euros.
· Raul Jimenez from America to Atletico Madrid for 10.50 millions of euros.
· Angel Correa from San Lorenzo to Atletico Madrid for 7.50 millions of euros.
· Diogo Jota from Pacos Ferreira to Atletico Madrid for 7.20 millions of euros.
· Toby Alderweireld from Ajax to Atletico Madrid for 7 millions of euros.
· David Villa from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid for 2.10 millions of euros.
· Diego from Wolfsburg to Atletico Madrid for 1 million euro.
· Jose Gimenez from Danubio to Atletico Madrid for 900.000 euros.
5. Carlo Ancelotti (893 millions of euros)
Carlo Ancelotti made around 40 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Reggiana (1995-1996)
· Parma (1996-1998)
· Juventus (1999-2001)
· Milan (2001-2009)
· Chelsea (2009-2011)
· PSG (2011-2013)
· Real Madrid (2013-2015)
· Bayern (2016-2017)
· Napoli (2018-2019)
· Everton (2019-present)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Gareth Bale from Tottenham to Real Madrid for 101 millions of euros.
· James Rodriguez from Monaco to Real Madrid for 75 millions of euros.
· Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea for 59 millions of euros.
· Thiago Silva from Milan to PSG for 42 millions of euros.
· Corentin Tolisso from Lyon to Bayern Munchen for 41.50 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Lucas Moura from Sao Paulo to PSG for 40 millions of euros.
· Renato Sanches from Benfica to Bayern Munchen for 35 millions of euros.
· Mats Hummels from Dortmund to Bayern Munchen for 35 millions of euros.
· Ezequiel Lavezzi from Napoli to PSG for 30 millions of euros.
· Isco from Malaga to Real Madrid for 30 millions of euros.
· David Luiz from Benfica to Chelsea for 25 millions of euros.
· Toni Kroos from Bayern Munchen to Real Madrid for 25 millions of euros.
· Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Milan to PSG for 21 millions of euros.
· Kingsley Coman from Juventus to Bayern Munchen for 21 millions of euro.
· Niklas Sule from Hoffenhein to Bayern Munchen for 20 millions of euros.
· Marco Veratti from Pescara to PSG for 12 millions of euros.
· Keylor Navas from Levante to Real Madrid for 10 millions of euros.
· Serge Gnabry from Werder Bremen to Bayern Munchen for 8 millions of euros.
· Daniel Carvajal from Bayer Leverkusen to Real Madrid for 6.50 millions of euros.
· Casemiro from Sao Paulo to Real Madrid for 6 millions of euros.
· Nemanja Matic from Kosice to Chelsea for 1.75 millions of euros.
4. Manuel Pellegrini (939 millions of euros)
Pellegrini made around 53 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams through his career:
· Universidad de Chile (1988-1989)
· Palestino (1990-1992)
· O’Higgins (1992-1993)
· Universidad Catolica (1993-1995)
· Palestino (1998)
· LDU Quito (1999-2000)
· San Lorenzo (2001-2002)
· River Plate (2002-2003)
· Villarreal (2004-2009)
· Real Madrid (2009-2010)
· Malaga (2010-2013)
· Manchester City (2013-2016)
· Hebei (2016-2018)
· West Ham (2018-2019)
Biggest transfers so far are:
· Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 94 millions of euros.
· Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg to Manchester City for 76 millions of euros.
· Kaka from Milan to Real Madrid for 67 millions of euros.
· Raheem Sterling from Liverpool to Manchester City for 64 millions of euros.
· Eliaquim Mangala from Porto to Manchester City for 45 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Nicolas Otamendi from Valencia to Manchester City for 44.50 millions of euros.
· Fernandinho from Shakhtar to Manchester City for 40 millions of euros.
· Felipe Anderson from Lazio to West Ham for 38 millions of euros.
· Karim Benzema from Lyon to Real Madrid for 35 millions of euros.
· Xabi Alonso from Liverpool to Real Madrid for 34.50 millions of euros.
· Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla to Manchester City for 25 millions of euros.
· Santi Cazorla from Villarreal to Malaga for 23 millions of euros.
· Jesus Navas from Sevilla to Manchester City for 20 millions of euros.
· Nacho Monreal from Osasuna to Malaga for 6 millions of euros.
· Isco from Valencia B to Malaga for 6 millions of euros.
· Alvaro Negredo from Almeria to Real Madrid for 5 millions of euros.
· Ruud van Nistelrooy Hamburg to Malaga for free.
3. Massimiliano Allegri (1.01 billions of euros)
Allegri has made around 82 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Aglianese (2003-2004)
· SPAL (2004-2005)
· Grosseto (2005-2006)
· Sassuolo (2007-2008)
· Cagliari (2008-2010)
· Milan (2010-2014)
· Juventus (2014-2019)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid to Juventus for 117 millions of euros.
· Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli to Juventus for 90 millions of euros.
· Joao Cancelo from Valencia to Juventus for 40.50 millions of euros.
· Paulo Dybala from Palermo to Juventus for 40 millions of euros.
· Federico Bernardeschi from Fiorentina to Juventus for 40 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Douglas Costa from Bayern Munchen to Juventus for 40 millions of euros.
· Leonardo Bonucci from Milan to Juventus for 35.50 millions of euros.
· Miralem Pjanic from Roma to Juventus for 32 millions of euros.
· Alex Sandro from Porto to Juventus 26 millions of euro.
· Blaise Matuidi from PSG to Juventus for 25 millions of euros.
· Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona to Milan for 24 millions of euros.
· Mario Mandzukic from Atletico Madrid to Juventus for 23.50 millions of euros.
· Mario Balotelli from Manchester City to Milan for 20 millions of euros.
· Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid to Juventus for 20 millions of euros.
· Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea to Juventus for 20 millions of euros.
· Robinho from Manchester City to Milan for 18 millions of euros.
· Stephan El Shaarawy from Genoa to Milan for 15.50 millions of euros.
· Wojciech Szczesny from Arsenal to Juventus for 14 millions of euros.
· Rodrigo Bentancur from Boca Juniors to Juventus for 12.50 millions of euros.
· Mattia De Sciglio from Milan to Juventus for 12 millions of euros.
· Kevin-Prince Boateng from Genoa to Milan for 7.5 millions of euros.
· Sokratis from Genoa to Milan for 4.5 millions of euros.
· Nigel De Jong from Manchester City to Milan for 3.5 millions of euros.
· Patrice Evra from Manchester United to Juventus for 1.90 millions of euros.
· Radja Nainggolan from Piacenza to Cagliari for 1.30 millions of euros.
· Philippe Mexes from Roma to Milan for free.
2. Pep Guardiola (1.05 billions of euros)
Guardiola made around 45 transfers through his career. He managed the following teams:
· Barcelona B (2007-2008)
· Barcelona (2008-2012)
· Bayern Munchen (2013-2016)
· Manchester City (2016-present)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Milan to Barcelona for 69.50 millions of euros.
· Riyad Mahrez from Leicester City to Manchester City for 68 millions of euros.
· Aymeric Laporte from Bilbao to Manchester City for 65 millions of euros.
· Benjamin Mendy from Monaco to Manchester City for 58 millions of euros.
· John Stones from Everton to Manchester City for 55.50 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Kyle Walker from Tottenham to Manchester City for 53 millions of euros.
· Leroy Sane from Schalke to Manchester City for 51 millions of euros.
· Bernardo Silva from Monaco to Manchester City for 50 millions of euros.
· David Villa from Valencia to Barcelona for 40 millions of euros.
· Ederson from Benfica to Manchester City for 40 millions of euros.
· Arturo Vidal from Juventus to Bayern Munchen for 37.50 millions of euros.
· Mario Gotze from Dortmund to Bayern for 37 millions of euros.
· Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal to Barcelona for 34 millions of euros.
· Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras to Manchester City for 32 millions of euros.
· Douglas Costa from Shakhstar to Bayern Munchen for 30 millions of euros.
· Danilo from Real Madrid to Manchester City for 30 millions of euros.
· Medhi Benatia from Roma to Bayern Munchen for 28 millions of euros.
· Ilkay Gundogan from Dortmund to Manchester City for 27 millions of euros.
· Alexis Sanchez from Udinese to Barcelona for 26 millions of euros.
· Thiago from Barcelona to Bayern Munchen for 25 millions of euros.
· Javier Mascherano from Liverpool to Barcelona for 20 millions of euros.
· Nolito from Celta Vigo to Manchester City for 18 millions of euros.
· Claudio Bravo from Barcelona to Manchester City for 18 millions of euros.
· Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid to Bayern Munchen for 9 millions of euros.
· Joshua Kimmich from Stuttgart to Bayern Munchen for 8.5 millions of euros.
1. Jose Mourinho (1.10 billions of euros)
Mourinho made around 52 transfers through his career. He manage the following teams:
· Benfica (2000)
· Uniao de Leiria (2001-2002)
· Porto (2002-2004)
· Chelsea (2004-2007)
· Inter (2008-2010)
· Real Madrid (2010-2013)
· Chelsea (2013-2015)
· Manchester United (2016-2018)
· Tottenham (2019-present)
His biggest transfers so far are:
· Paul Pogba from Juventus to Manchester United for 105 millions of euros.
· Romelu Lukaku from Everton to Manchester United for 85 millions of euros.
· Fred from Shakhtar to Manchester Untied for 59 millions of euros.
· Nemanja Matic from Chelsea to Manchester United for 45 millions of euros.
· Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Dortmund to Manchester United for 42 millions of euros.
Other notable transfers are:
· Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea for 38 millions of euros.
· Eric Bailly from Villarreal to Manchester United for 38 millions of euros.
· Willian from Anzhi to Chelsea for 35.50 millions of euros.
· Luka Modric from Tottenham to Real Madrid for 35 millions of euros.
· Victor Lindelof from Benfica to Manchester United for 35 millions of euros.
· Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal to Manchester United for 34 millions of euros.
· Angel Di Maria from Benfica to Real Madrid for 33 millions of euros.
· Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona to Chelsea for 33 millions of euros.
· Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina to Chelsea for 31 millions of euros.
· Fabio Coentrao from Benfica to Real Madrid for 30 millions of euros.
· Pedro from Barcelona to Chelsea for 27 millions of euros.
· Diego Militio from Genoa to Inter for 25 millions of euros.
· Nemanja Matic from Benfica to Chelsea for 25 millions of euros.
· Andre Schurrle from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea for 22 millions of euros.
· Samuel Eto’o from Barcelona to Inter for 20 millions of euros.
· Mesut Ozil from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid for 18 millions of euros.
· Mohamed Salah from Basel to Chelsea for 16.50 millions of euros.
· Wesley Sneijder from Real Madrid to Inter for 15 millions of euros.
· Sami Khedira from Stuttgart to Real Madrid for 14 millions of euros.
· Thiago Motta from Genoa to Inter for 10.50 millions of euros.
· Raphael Varane from Lens to Real Madrid for 10 millions of euros.
· Lucio from Bayern to Inter for 7 millions of euros.
· Jose Callejon from Espanyol to Real Madrid for 5 millions of euros.

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GA Situation in SNA/OKB

Aston Villa deploy a stealth tactic, and proceed to win the Premier League despite having been particularly average for every season previously.
Southampton meanwhile have never finished higher than 3rd in the league. Despite that, they claim a historic Champions League win in 2049, beating Bayern in the final. Who needs the league anyway.
Over in the World Cup, things get back to realism after Englands win, with the current world champions failing to even qualify. The final instead is fought between France and Argentina, with Argentina running out 3-1 winners. A single tear rolls down Messi's cheek.
In the final Gold Cup of this test, U.S.A. take the chance to grab themselves one last trophy with a victory over Costa Rica. Personally though, the biggest surprise is Guadeloupe coming third. They're not even a FIFA ranked nation.
A minor note: having joined Shakhtar as manager in 2019, Karadeniz finally retires in 2045. I only mention this as he completely breaks the medal table, having claimed every Ukranian League, Cup and Super Cup in his time there. That's 77 trophies, but I suppose that happens when the league isn't loaded.

The result?

Well in terms of actually changing the world permanently, or even in a way that's significant, I think this one is an absolute failure. The combination of rules and league reputation means that even that starts as far superior can't build a legacy in the MLS. Whether that's a good thing is up for debate, but I guess it keeps things interesting.
As for Spain, it went about as I expected. A minor dip which allows Atletico to take everything, whilst eventually the big two get back to their usual ways. Perhaps the biggest surprise for me was how average the signings were to start with, and how all the major players flocked to the Premier League. They may be different on later versions with England knocked down a peg or two, but in 2015 they're certainly the strongest force.

The state of the world

England

The early scrappy years make way for Man City dominance, with 12 of the 14 titles from 2021 onwards heading to the Etihad. Their Manchester neighbours take over for a little, and probably become the stronger team from the mid 30's, with City chasing close behind. Chelsea are there or there abouts pretty much every season, but only take 2 titles the entire time. And we'll not talk about Tottenham...

Germany

As can be expected, Bayern win the most titles, although it's not as simple as it sometimes is. Dortmund and Wolfsburg put up a fight through, with Wolfsburg taking 6 titles in a row in the late 30's. By the late 40's Dortmund have fallen apart, and spend a year in the 2. Bundesliga to lick their wounds.

Italy

I'll confess I actually forgot to load Italy, so this might not have been as competitive as I'd have hoped. Juventus claim the biggest haul of trophies by far, with a little smattering of AC Milan throughout, and a competitive period for Inter Milan from 2035 to 2045.

France

Perhaps the only surprising thing is France is how few titles PSG dropped. 3 is the number, 2 to Lille and 1 to Marseille. Only 3 titles from the whole time not won. Lyon and Lille put up something resembling competition, but it's really not much more than throwing a wet sponge.

Portugal

I've run a lot of tests, and I've never come across a situation where Porto have been so trophy-less. One single solitary title in 2041, in fact Maritimo win as many titles as they do. To make it even worse, they very consistently make the top 3. Just without winning ever. Benfica win the most titles, but are preventing from getting into any rhythm by Braga and Sporting.

Mexico

I added Mexico with the idea of keeping the NACL competitive. It didn't work. Club America proceeded to take 15 titles, whilst even Universidad de Guadalajara won 5, more than the entirety of the U.S.A. The league was slightly more mixed, with more winners than I can list, but once again it was America and U. de G

Europe

Arsenal and PSG dominate the Champions League in the twenties. Man United take 3 titles in the 30's, and Napoli do the same in the 40's. Southampton are probably the oddest winner, but as usual there's no real pattern. In the Europa League Mainz take a really early title in 2019, but it's Q.P.R. winning two trophies in 2037 and 2042 that really takes the cake.

International

Despite Australia breaking the World Cup several times, they don't actually dominate the Asian Cup, winning just two trophies. Morocco emulate Egypt to take a triple of AFCON titles in the 40's, whilst every Copa America, apart from the 2016 edition, goes to either Argentina or Brazil.

Players

Last time there was a request to see some of the regens that come up throughout the came. So I present to you, 30 of the best players throughout this save: Imgur Album There are 3 real players in there: Pogba, Tielemans and Odegaard, but they become three of the best in the world so had to be included. Credits go to players like Odegaard and Mihajlovic who stay at Southampton and Swansea throughout, despite winning absolutely nothing for it. PSG hoard a huge number of very talented players, and at the end of the save have the two best strikers in the world in the form of Jabardo and Camara. It's almost unfair.

Final thoughts

I'm afraid this one has no extra crazy test. I considered a few things, but I couldn't come up with something that would be even slightly unpredictable. More teams in the MLS would see the same happen, and removing the rules of the league would cause the two to dominate easily. Also I have almost no time with which to do more tests, which is probably the biggest factor.
So I hope this was interesting in some way. As with all my works I feel like it's a bit all over the place and badly organised, but I hope that doesn't come across as so when read. This one feels especially bad, what with my work situation and the hectic last two weeks. Wordpress is listing this article's readability as "the lowest", so that's always a good sign.
Feedback, comments, suggestions, scathing criticism, all are welcome as usual. I've received some great comments in the past, both constructive and positive, so keep them coming.
Thanks for reading, see you next time. Or not, whatever takes your fancy.
To /footballmanagergames: If the first two count as a schedule, then this one is late, which I apologise for. I've enjoyed the comments and discussions I've had with the last two, so keep them coming, same with any requests for extra details. Well done for making it this far through it though, and I appreciate you reading this!

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Here’s a bunch of cities

A Coruña Aachen Aarhus Aberdeen Abu Dhabi Acapulco Adelaide Adelboden Agadir Agde Agen Agios Nikolaos Agrigento Agropoli Aigues-Mortes Aix-en-Provence Aix-les-Bains Ajaccio Ajman Akron Al Ain Alanya Albany Albufeira Albuquerque Alcudia Alessandria Ålesund Alexandria Algeciras Alicante Alkmaar Alpe d'Huez Alta Badia Altea Amalfi Amarillo Amersfoort Amiens Amsterdam Anaheim Anchorage Ancona Andalo Andermatt Angers Ankara Ann Arbor Annapolis Annecy Antalya Antibes Antwerp Anzio Ao Nang Aosta Appleton Aracaju Arezzo Argostoli Arles Arlington (Virginia) Arlington (Texas) Armagh Arnhem Arosa Arrecife Artà Ascoli Piceno Ashdod Ashkelon Aspen Asti Athens Athlone Atlanta Atlantic City Auckland Augsburg Augusta (Georgia) Augusta (Maine) Aurora (Colorado) Aurora (Illinois) Austin Auxerre Aveiro Avellino Avignon Avoriaz Axamer Lizum Ayia Napa
Bad Gastein Bad Hofgastein Baden Bakersfield Baltimore Bandar Seri Begawan Bandol Bangkok Bangor Bar Barcelona Bari Barletta Barstow Basel Bastia Bath Baton Rouge Batumi Bayonne Beaulieu-sur-Mer Beersheba Beijing Belfast Belfort Belgrade Belluno Belo Horizonte Bemidji Benalmadena Bendigo Benevento Benicàssim Benidorm Bergamo Bergen Bergerac Berkeley Berlin Bern Besançon Beverly Hills Biarritz Biel/Bienne Bielefeld Biella Bilbao Billings Birmingham (UK) Birmingham (U.S.) Bismarck Blanes Bled Blois Blumenau Boca Chica Boca Raton Bochum Bodrum Boise Bologna Bolzano Bonifacio Bonn Bordeaux Bormio Boston Boulder Bourges Boynton Beach Bradenton Bradford Braga Brampton Brasilia Bratislava Braunschweig Breda Bregenz Brela Bremen Bremerhaven Brescia Brest Brighton Brindisi Brisbane Bristol Brixen Brixental Brno Brownsville Bruges Brussels Bucharest Budapest Budva Buenos Aires Buffalo Burgas
Cabo San Lucas Cádiz Caen Cagliari Cagnes-sur-Mer Cairns Cala Bona Cala d'Or Cala Millor Cala Ratjada Calais Calella Calgary Caloundra Calp Caltanissetta Calvi Cambridge Cambrils Campinas Campobasso Can Picafort Canazei Canberra Cancun Cannes Canterbury Canyamel Capdepera Cape Canaveral Cape Coral Cape May Cape Town Carcassonne Cardiff Carlisle Carlsbad Carpi Carpinteria Carrara Carson City Cartagena Casablanca Caserta Casper Cassis Castelrotto Catania Catanzaro Caxias do Sul Cervinia Cesena Český Krumlov Çeşme Chamonix Chandler Chania Charleroi Charleston (West Virginia) Charleston (South Carolina) Charlotte Charlottetown Chattanooga Chelmsford Chesapeake Chester Cheyenne Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Chicago Chieti Chioggia Chios Chonburi Christchurch Chula Vista Chur Cincinnati Ciutadella de Menorca Civitavecchia Clearwater Clermont-Ferrand Cleveland Cocoa Beach Coconut Creek Coimbra Collioure Colmar Cologne Colorado Springs Columbia Columbus Como Concord Conil de la Frontera Copenhagen Coral Springs Córdoba (Argentina) Córdoba (Spain) Corfu Corinth Cork Corpus Christi Corralejo Cortina d'Ampezzo Cosenza Costa Adeje Courchevel Courmayeur Coventry Cozumel Crans-Montana Cremona Crotone Cuneo
Da Nang Dallas Dana Point Darmstadt Darwin Daugavpils Davos Daytona Beach Deerfield Beach Del Mar Delft Delray Beach Denia Denver Derby Derry Des Moines Detroit Didim Dieppe Dijon Doha Dolomiti Superski Dorfgastein Dortmund Dover Dresden Dubai Dublin Dubrovnik Duisburg Duluth Dundalk Dundee Dunedin Dunkirk Durham Durham Düsseldorf
Eau Claire Edinburgh Edmonton Eilat Eindhoven El Paso Elche Ellmau Elm Empuriabrava Encinitas Engelberg Enna Enschede Erfurt Erie Erlangen Esbjerg Espace Killy Essaouira Essen Estepona Eugene Exeter
Faenza Falmouth Famagusta Fano Fargo Faro Fayetteville Fermo Fernandina Beach Ferrara Fethiye Fez Fieberbrunn Filzmoos Fiumicino Flagstaff Flaine Florence Foggia Folgarida Fontana Forlì Fort Collins Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Fort Wayne Fort Worth Forte dei Marmi Foz do Iguaçu Frankfort Frankfurt am Main Fredericton Freeport Freiburg Fremont Fresno Fribourg Frosinone Fuengirola Fujairah Fukuoka Funchal Gainesville Galtür Galway Garden Grove Garland Gatineau Gdansk Gdynia Geelong Geneva Genoa George Town Ghent Gijón Gilbert Girona Glasgow Glendale (Arizona) Glendale (California) Gloucester Gold Coast Gorizia Dachstein-West Gothenburg Granada Grand Prairie Grand Rapids Grasse Graz Great Falls Green Bay Greensboro Grenoble Grindelwald Groningen Grossarl Grosseto Gstaad Guadalajara Guangzhou Guimarães
Haarlem Haifa Halifax Hamburg Hamilton (Canada) Hamilton (New Zealand) Hampton Hangzhou Hannover Hanoi Harrisburg Hartford Hasselt Hat Yai Havana Heidelberg Heiligenblut Helena Helsinki Henderson Heraklion Herceg Novi Hereford Hermosa Beach Hervey Bay Hialeah Hinterglemm Hinterstoder Hiroshima Hoi An Hobart Ho Chi Minh City Hollywood (Florida) Hong Kong Honolulu Horsens Houston Hua Hin Hue Huntington Beach Huntsville Hvar Hyères
Ibiza Town Imola Imperia Inca Indianapolis Ingolstadt Innsbruck Interlaken Inverness Ioannina Irvine Irving Ischgl Isernia Islamorada Istanbul İzmir Izola
Jackson Jacksonville Jefferson City Jena Jerez de la Frontera Jersey City Jerusalem Johannesburg Joinville Juan-les-Pins Juiz de Fora Juneau Jungfrau Jupiter Jūrmala
Kalamata Kanchanaburi Kansas City Kansas City (Kansas) Kappl Kaprun Karlovy Vary Karlsruhe Kassel Kastoria Kaunas Kavala Kemer Key Largo Key West Khao Lak Kiel Kilkenny Kingston Kingston upon Hull Kissimmee Kitzbühel Klagenfurt Klaipėda Knoxville Kobe Koblenz Kolding Komotini Koper Kos Košice Kotor Krabi Krakow Kuah Kuala Lumpur Kuşadası Kutná Hora Kyoto Kyrenia
La Ciotat La Clusaz La Laguna La Maddalena La Manga La Plagne La Plata La Rochelle La Romana La Spezia La Thuile Laax Lagos Laguna Beach Lakeland Lamezia Terme Lancaster Lancaster (U.S.) Lansing L'Aquila Laredo Largo Larnaca Las Palmas Las Vegas Latina Lausanne Laval Le Havre Le Lavandou Lecce Lecco Lech Leeds Legnano Leicester Leiden Leipzig Leogang Les Arcs Les Deux Alpes Les Gets Les Houches Les Menuires Leuven Lexington Liberec Liège Lienz Liepāja Lille Limassol Limerick Limoges Lincoln Lincoln Lindos Linz Lisbon Lisburn Little Rock Liverpool Livigno Livorno Ljubljana Lloret de Mar Locarno Lodz London (Canada) London (UK) Londrina Long Beach Los Angeles Los Cabos Los Cristianos Louisville Loutraki Louvain-la-Neuve Lubbock Lübeck Lublin Lucca Lucerne Lugano Lund Lyon
Maastricht Madison Madonna di Campiglio Madrid Magaluf Mahón Mainz Makarska Malaga Malia Malibu Malmö Manacor Manchester Manhattan Beach Mannheim Manosque Mar del Plata Marathon Marbella Maria Alm Maribor Markham Marmaris Maroochydore Marrakesh Marsala Marseille Maspalomas Matera Mayrhofen Mazara del Vallo Mechelen Melbourne (Australia) Melbourne (U.S.) Memphis Menton Merano Meribel Mérida Mesa Messina Mestre Metz Mexico City Miami Middelburg Midland Mijas Milan Millau Milwaukee Minneapolis Miramar Mississauga Moab Mobile Modena Modesto Modica Moena Mogi das Cruzes Mons Monte Rosa Montego Bay Montepulciano Monterey Montgomery Montpelier Montpellier Montreal Montreux Monza Moraira Moreno Valley Morzine Moscow Mountain View Mulhouse Munich Münster Murcia Murter Mykonos Mytilene
Nafplio Nagoya Namur Nancy Nantes Napa Naples (Italy) Naples (U.S.) Narbonne Narva Nashville Nassau Naxos Nazareth Negril Nelson Nerja Netanya Nevers New Haven New Orleans New Smyrna Beach New York City Newark Newcastle (Australia) Newcastle (UK) Newport Newport Beach Newport News Nha Trang Niagara Falls Nice Nicosia Nijmegen Nimes Niort Noosa Heads Norfolk North Las Vegas North Port Norwich Nottingham Novara Novigrad Nürnberg Nyon
Oakland Oaxaca Obergurgl Ocala Oceanside Ocho Rios Odense Odessa Ogden Oia Oklahoma City Olbia Olomouc Olympia Omaha Opatija Orlando Orléans Ortisei Osaka Oslo Ostrava Ottawa Oulu Overland Park Oviedo Oxford Oxnard Padova Palanga Palavas-les-Flots Palermo Palm Bay Palm Beach Palma de Mallorca Palma Nova Palmetto Palo Alto Panama City (U.S.) Paphos Paradiski Paralia Parikia Paris Parma Pärnu Pasadena Passo del Tonale Passo Rolle Patras Pattaya Pau Pavia Peguera Pembroke Pines Pensacola Perast Perpignan Perth Perugia Pesaro Pescara Pescasseroli Petah Tikva Peterborough Petrovac Phang Nga Phetchabun Philadelphia Phoenix Phuket City Piacenza Pierre Piraeus Piran Pisa Pistoia Pittsburgh Plano Playa Blanca Playa de las Américas Playa del Carmen Plovdiv Plymouth Plzeň Podgorica Poitiers Pollença Pompano Beach Pordenone Poreč Port Charlotte Port St. Lucie Portimão Portland (Oregon) Portland (Maine) Porto Porto Cervo Porto Cristo Portocolom Portorož Porto-Vecchio Portsmouth (UK) Portsmouth (U.S.) Positano Potenza Potsdam Poznan Pozzuoli Prague Praia da Rocha Prato Preston Pretoria Propriano Protaras Providence Provo Puerto de la Cruz Puerto Plata Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria Puerto Vallarta Pula Punta Cana Punta Gorda Pyeongchang
Quarteira Quebec Quimper
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[Trip Report] Trans-Catalina Trail (pre-2017 changes)

Overview
The Trans-Catalina Trail is a roughly ~38 mile trek that traverses the island of Santa Catalina, part of the Channel Islands of California archipelago, about 25 miles south-southwest from Los Angeles.
In 2017, the Catalina Island Conservancy made changes to the trail to make it more accessible and a bit easier. The original TCT can still be viewed on this official map in yellow:
https://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/maps/TCT.pdf
The changes made to the trail include:
-Using Hermit Gulch Trail as a shortcut into/out of Avalon instead of taking East End Road to East End Mountain and the ridge in the SE section of the island
-Using Big Springs Trail and Big Springs Ridge instead of the steep Sheep Chute Road between the Airport and Little Harbor
-Ending the trail at Parson's Landing and looping back to Two Harbors, instead of extending it beyond to the remote Starlight Beach on the west end
The updated 2017 trail can be viewed here in yellow:
https://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/Hiking%20Map%202017%2011x17(1).pdf
Because my wife and I originally started planning for this trip before the changes, we decided to hike the tougher, classic route -- making the trek out to Starlight Beach, taking Sheep Chute Road, and going all the way along East End Road to Avalon.
Most people seem to hike this trail going NOBO from Avalon to Two Harbors. We mixed things up and started in Two Harbors for a SOBO trip.
Expect to see a lot of Catalina Island Foxes and Bison on this trip. We didn't see any rattlesnakes, but they are out there as well.
There are virtually no switchbacks on this trail, so expect steeply graded fire roads, ridge lines, and full exposure.
Logistics/Planning
This isn't a cheap trip, and your itinerary will be based around the ferry schedule to/from the island. Different days of the week and different times of year affect the scheduling. Catalina Express can get you to Avalon or Two Harbors, depending on which city you're leaving from (San Pedro, Long Beach, or Dana Point). A round-trip ticket will cost roughly $70/person.
The designated campgrounds are also a bit pricey, roughly $22 per person, per night. Book these far in advance through www.recreation.gov, or on the phone with the Two Harbors Visitor Center at (310) 510-4205.
You can get a discount on some of the campgrounds by becoming a conservancy member, but the cost is pretty much a wash in the end.
The day you start your hike, you'll need to check in at the visitor center in either Avalon or Two Harbors to pick up your hiking permit. In Two Harbors, you'll also pick up your locker key for your water cache at Parson's Landing.
Available campgrounds include:

Parson's Landing (beautiful secluded beach spot on the west end, pay for a few gallons of water and firewood+firestarter delivery to your locker)
Two Harbors (campsite is on the edge of town, gets full/loud, we didn't stay here)
Little Harbor (has water spigots, feels like a nice oasis, beautiful views to the SW with nothing but ocean and San Clemente island in the distance)
Black Jack (has water spigots, very nice tree-shaded meadow in the middle of the island)

Other places to fill up on water are in Two Harbors (the bartenders will fill you up, or you can use the restrooms), the Airport in the Sky, and at the Haypress Reservoir spigot between Black Jack and Avalon).
Make sure you double check the status of your boats before you finally set off to start the trip. You'll see why this is important below...
Itinerary
April 12 - Two Harbors Parson's Landing (set up camp) Starlight Beach Parson's Landing
April 13 - Parson's Landing Two Harbors Little Harbor
April 14 - Little Harbor Airport in the Sky Black Jack (with side trip to Orizaba Peak)
April 15 - Black Jack to Avalon

My caltopo map:

https://caltopo.com/m/2ETD

My lighterpack:

https://www.lighterpack.com/egbf8v

My insta:

https://www.instagram.com/dtothewiese/
Pictures are a mix of my Moto G5 Plus and my wife's Canon 5DMk3 w/ 50mm prime
Day 1
Pics - https://imgur.com/a/aAoPDJR
We drove from our home in LA down to our old neighborhood in Long Beach (Alamitos Beach) and found street parking in a neighborhood where we could avoid street sweeping for the whole trip. From there we took a Lyft to the San Pedro Catalina Island Express terminal only to discover that our boat had been CANCELED due to high winds. They said we could wait 6 hours until the afternoon, when they MIGHT have another boat go to Avalon Two Harbors, but it wasn't guaranteed. The only other option was to Lyft over to the Long Beach terminal, where another boat MIGHT be going to Avalon about 90 minutes later. We chose this option, knowing that we'd have to figure out a way to get from Avalon to Two Harbors, and might have to scrap the hiking section from Parson's Landing to Starlight Beach and back.
At this point I went into full producer mode and started making calls and researching our best options to salvage this trip that was quickly going downhill. Once it was clear that the boat would actually be going, we called the Safari Bus service on the island and bought tickets for the one-and-only van going between Avalon and Two Harbors that day, departing at 11am. I told them we would be arriving on the dock and sprinting straight to the van, and thankfully they waited 3 or 4 minutes for us to get there. Additional cost = $32/each for the one way trip. The only other option is a private cab for $200+.
We arrived in Two Harbors around 1pm, a full 3+ hours later than planned, and checked in at the visitor's center on the dock. We picked up our locker key, our permit, and stored our food for days 3 and 4 in the lockers at the dive shop. We would be back through town tomorrow to pick it up.
We covered the 7.5 miles from Two Harbors to Parson's Landing in just under 3 hours, arriving right around 5pm. The hike was rather uneventful, except for when we caught up to a VERY LARGE MALE BISON that was also seemingly hiking the TCT. We were basically stuck behind him for a couple of miles, but eventually he moved off trail to munch on an attractive patch of grass and we were able to slip by him. You'll pass by various established youth and group camps along the coast as you make your way. Some are private and have signs directing you to stay on the trail.
Once we arrived, we set up camp, had a snack, and then it was decision time. The sun was beginning to dip behind the western peaks, and the sky was turning gold. My wife knew that the trail to Parson's was steep and rough, and smartly decided to stay at camp. I powered through and managed the 8.5 miles round trip to Starlight Beach and back in 2.5 hours by jogging some of the gentler sections and a lot of the downhills. I wanted to get back before it was too dark, and didn't want my wife worrying.
There are some steep and loose sections of this trail, and it is very remote. The one and only deer I saw on the whole trip was on this part of the island. The old northern terminus of Starlight Beach is small, but rugged and beautiful. You can scramble down the cliff to get to the shore if you want, but I opted to just rest my feet for a few minutes before returning.
The wind howled all night (red flag warning, hence our original boat being canceled) but our site selection using some bushes as a wind break helped immensely.
16 miles hiked
Day 2
Pics - https://imgur.com/a/t0xsxIB
We left Parson's Landing and made our way up the TCT (Fenceline Road in this section) for what ended up being the most difficult day of the trip. Because we weren't staying in Two Harbors, we had to make the hike's two toughest climbs and descents on the same day (between Parson's and Two Harbors via Fenceline Road and Silver Peak Trail, and between Two Harbors and Little Harbor). The trail is VERY steep, somewhat loose, and completely exposed. Make sure you're eating and drinking. We made it to Two Harbors in the early afternoon and decided to rest there for an hour or so to grab our food from the lockers, refill on water, and buy a spare isobutane tank from the general store because I was worried our old one was getting low.
Once we felt ready enough, we started the long climb out of Two Harbors. This section of trail between Two Harbors and Little Harbor has some of the most commanding views of the entire trip. You're up on the spine of the island and, once you're done with most of the climbing, can really enjoy the changing views as different coves and harbors come into view while you traverse the ridge. There are several good viewpoints with benches and shade to rest and soak it all in.
Little Harbor was a welcome sight as we descended into its palm trees and green grass.
12 miles hiked
Day 3
Pics - https://imgur.com/a/E58URAy
We knew that we only had to cover about 7 miles this day to get to Black Jack, and that we'd have an opportunity to rest and get some real food at the Airport, but we still left earlier than the previous day to avoid the heat as we trekked up Sheep Chute Road. The climb was long and tiring and completely exposed (noticing a theme here?), but the views back to the SW where we had come from were nice whenever we stopped to catch our breath, drink water, or pull out another snack. We made it to the airport in just a couple hours, where I ordered a veggie burger, and my wife got a bison burger. The burgers and fries really gave us a mental boost, as did talking with the other hikers there and people arriving via plane and bus. We didn't meet anyone else going SOBO, but there were a handful of groups going NOBO.
This interior area of the island is a great place to spot the roaming Bison. Make sure you stay at least 75ft away from them, and don't startle or surprise them. We spotted two big herds this day. There are a lot of open grassy areas among the canyons here where they roam, as no trail or raod really goes close.
After resting up at the airport and waiting out the worst heat of the day, we continued on for the last ~2 miles to Black Jack. The climb down from the Airport and back up to Black Jack is, you guessed it, steep and exposed. Once we set up camp, I took a side trip to the island's highest peak, Orizaba. There is an aircraft VOR antenna up here, and I had to (probably illegally) climb over a really short fence to get up there and explore. It was deserted and there were great 360 degree views of the entire island.
10.5 miles hiked
Day 4
Pics - https://imgur.com/a/dGNHdJU
Our last day was overall downhill, but we still had a lot of miles to cover. The two bigger climbs of the day were relatively early on, so we got another early start. This day was pretty uneventful, although we had our closest Bison encounter on this day (one resting maybe 75ft from the trail). Again, your are fully exposed on most of this trail. Make sure you keep eating, drinking, and applying sunscreen. This side of the island also felt a lot more humid than the other side. I'm not sure if it was just due to the weather that day, or if the prevailing winds that go through the channel keep it that way all the time.
We took a quick break at one vista point looking NE toward the CA coast, stopped to briefly top up our water at Haypress Reservoir (the spigot is in the parking area). Not long after, we made it to the intersection with the Hermit Gulch Trail, and began second guessing our commitment to the full, previous TCT experience. We endured on, however, for the final ~6.5 miles or so down and then back up to East End Mountain, and followed East End Road down to the old southern terminus at East End Road/Wrigley Road.
Thankfully, we were able to hitch a ride on the back of one of the tourist-filled golf carts that are ubiquitous on the island. We made it to the dock in time to pay the $5/each fee to have our tickets transferred to the boat that was about to head back to Long Beach, instead of waiting 3+ hours for our originally scheduled boat.
14.6 miles hiked
~53 total miles hiked
Upon arrival in Long Beach, we took a Lyft back to our car, still waiting for us on 2nd St. in the Alamitos Beach neighborhood. Do your due diligence if you go this route, use google street view to verify street sweeping/no parking days. Or just pay $15/day to keep your car at one of the terminal lots. I recommend grabbing some Mexican food from Hole Mole on nearby 4th St. before returning to wherever you came from.
Thoughts on gear
Love love love our 2015 SMD Haven in DCF. ~29oz for a two-person double-walled shelter that fits a 6'3" hiker. 114" length and off-set peak mean I can lay down and sit up without coming anywhere close to the tarp/condensation. This thing has stood up well in gusts over 35mph on several trips now.
The Prophet is the most comfortable pack I have ever put on my back and shoulders. I think the heaviest I've had it is in the low-to-mid 20lb range and it has never felt like too much weight.
The BA AXL Insulated Air Pad is a dream for a side and stomach sleeper like me. Time will tell how low we can take it in the temp range, but it is quiet and very comfortable.
My UGQ 20* Bandit with snap/drawstring footbox is still wonderful. I made two more pad straps (it only ships with one) to do an even better job of draft prevention when I toss around at night. I'm a pretty light/active sleeper and wake up a few times a night to reposition usually.
I did bring REI sand/snow stakes with me because I wasn't sure what the beach camping conditions would be like exactly. We didn't need to use these at all. At Parson's we just used our regular stakes as deadmen anchors w/ rocks, and at Little Harbor and Black Jack, the ground was more or less grassy.
Didn't use the Sawyer Squeeze either, but just had it as a backup in case we did have to drink from a less than desirable source.
The amazon dance/wind pants were so nice to have on this trip. The breeze/wind in the evenings can get a bit chilly, and these worked out wonderfully.
Conclusion
The scenery can't be beat on this hike, but the trail is steep. There are no switchbacks, and you are basically always exposed to the sun. Take this into consideration when planning your clothing, food, and water needs.
We are weird masochist completionists, so we did the old "hard mode" version of the trail. You aren't missing out on a whole lot if you do the new 2017+ version. You won't see the full east end of the island, nor will you see the full west end at Starlight, but you'll save some miles and some nasty climbs. The new Big Springs Trail/Ridge alternate between the Airport and Little Harbor is visible from the old Sheep Chute Road trail, so the views in that section are pretty similar.
If you stay at Two Harbors, you get to split up the two worst climbs on different days. But Two Harbors is usually packed, right next to town, and doesn't have the same feel as the other sites. Look at the mileage between camps, decide on NOBO vs SOBO, and pick what makes sense for you.

Preview of the Man o' War Stakes and more

It’s funny, my very first article for isportsweb in 2010 was focused around my home track of Belmont Park in New York. It’s fitting that my last article will also be focused around Belmont as we will be looking at five races there this weekend, highlighted by the Grade: 1 Man o’ War Stakes, a marathon turf contest for four year olds and up.
Other races we will be examining in my pro-tem, farewell article include the Beaugay Stakes, an 8 ½ furlong test for four year olds and up fillies and mares, the Run Happy Stakes, a six furlong dash for four year olds and up, the Vagrancy Handicap, which is a 6 ½ furlong race for four year olds and up fillies and mares and, what is perennial a prep race for the “Test of Champions” Belmont Stakes, the nine furlong Peter Pan Stakes for three year olds.
A few final shout outs and thank you’s before I go. To Tom in Detroit, who bets more horses in a single weekend than I do all year (probably), Len, who lives near Oaklawn Park and keeps me on my toes with good, text message questions, Theresa in London, England who I think is more into American racing than in her home country and Clement in South Africa, who emails excellent racing questions about the sport worldwide.
Don, Russ and Irwin all deserve mentions as well.
Extra special shout out to Jain in California, who is an amazing human being and was instrumental in getting me a side gig writing for EQluxe magazine, and Melanie, who emailed several times a week and was a sponge for horse racing knowledge. Unfortunately Melanie took ill several months ago and I haven’t heard from her since. Melanie, hope you are ok.
Perhaps my biggest shout out and thank you goes to Denise, my editor for the past 4-5 years and my friend for the past 30 years. Denise worked tirelessly for me at all hours of the night, through several physical issues and kept me “in check” so to speak.
Thanks Denise, my articles went into another stratosphere since you came on board.

Saturday, May 1, 2019
Belmont Park
Race: 1 (1:30 PM EST Post)
Vagrancy Handicap
Separationofpowers is a drop dead gorgeous daughter of Candy Ride who boasts a pair of Grade: 1 wins in her career. Only one of her opponents in this race has ever even run in one and it was an up the track finish. She logically towers over this field and, even though her works are a bit ho-hum, this is an excellent spot to kick off her 2019 campaign…………………..Pacific Gale ran lights out in chasing (second) the absolutely streaking Come Dancing last time out. You get the “Horse for the Course” angle with her too as she is 2 for 4 at Belmont yet 1 for 11 everywhere else. The only concern is, off such a big effort last time out, she could be on the threshold of a “bounce” effort here…………………………Dawn the Destroyer has run fairly well in all three 2019 starts. Looks best of the rest even though she is showing signs of cycling out of form.

Race: 4 (3:08 PM EST Post)
Peter Pan Stakes
Global Campaign is a very handsome son of Curlin who won his first two starts then chased Code of Honor in the Fountain of Youth and checked in fifth. I thought that was a sneaky good race as a) he was only beaten by 5 ½ lengths in just his third career start and b) note he was among the vanguard through torrid early fractions but held well late. After being freshened up a bit, this looks like a good spot to resume his campaign as I see no Code of Honors in here…………………….Intrepid Heart is a $750,000, well bred colt who has speed, the rail and is 2 for 2 in his young career. Gray by Tapit out of Stakes winner Flaming Heart steps up here but his speed figures say he’s a contender…………………….Sir Winston is tough to get a read on. On one hand this colt by Awesome Again chased Tax, Tacitus and Vekoma in his last three races and will meet no such rivals here. On the other hand, he appears to be cycling out of form……………….I won’t be surprised if Final Jeopardy runs well in this spot. Bay colt by Street Sense won two of his first three races by daylight but was thrown to the wolves in his fourth race (Wood Memorial). Jason Servis trainee returns to a more reasonable spot here.

Race: 7 (4:43PM EST Post)
Beaugay Stakes
Competitionofideas won three of her last four, including shipping 3,000 miles to Santa Anita to take down the Grade: 1 American Oaks, to end 2018. Filly by wide spectrum sire Speightstown handles any footing and any distance……logical, albeit short priced, choice………………….Throw a blanket over the rest and pick one as the rest of this field is difficult to separate. That said, I’ll go with Homerique, who ships over from France having running very well in several Group: 1 contests there……………..Andina Del Sur gets the call for the show dough here. Albeit, she is just 2 for 13 lifetime, it must be note she has hit the board in 7 of 11 turf tries.

Race: 9 (5:51PM EST Post)
Run Happy Stakes
Recruiting Ready is a speedy son of Algorithms who has won two of his last four but any one of those last four races are good enough to win this. Good looking five year old returns to his optimal distance (5 for 10 at 6F) as well…………………Firenze Fire will probably be your post time favorite but I’m going to try to beat him in this spot as he drives me batty with his inconsistencies. Colt by Poseidon’s Warrior, who was fourth in the Breeders’ Cup (Dirt) Mile to end 2018 and probably needed his 2019 debut at Tampa Bay Downs, should (keyword “should”) be setup to run well in this spot……………………..Killybegs Captain is in good form right now. Gray, five year old has won two in a row, including completely outrunning the speedy Imperial Hint two starts back, before just missing in his last, plus he likes this distance and this track. …………….Honorable Mentions: Bon Raison is a hard knocker who also likes this track…………………Ready to Escape has speed, the rail and has hit the board in seven of eight career tries. Four year old by More Than Ready steps out of New York State Bred competition for the first time however.

Race: 10 (6:24 PM EST Post)
Man o’ War Stakes
Although Magic Wand is a filly taking on older males and she is just 2 for 12 in her career, she has run HUGE against some of the top turf horses in the world in her last three which consist of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile, The Pegasus Turf Cup and the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic. Although this is a Grade:1 with 700,000 “dead presidents” on the line, I’m seeing a slight drop in class for her here………………..Zulu Alpha won two Graded Stakes to kick off the year but moved WAY too soon in his last, leaving him vulnerable down the lane and checked in third in his last. That race/move probably cost Jose Ortiz the mount as Castellano now takes the reins…………………Focus Group could be an up and coming turf star. This five year old by Kitten’s Joy came storming down the lane to win the Pan American at Gulfstream Park last time out, which was his first start in 5 ½ months. Stretch runner has won four of his last six dating back to last year. It’s just that 0 for 4 record on the Belmont turf course that deters me from him slightly…………….Honorable Mentions: Epical used his early speed to win three of his last four races and just missed in a race sandwiched between those wins. Bay gelding by Uncle Mo is another who ran big off a layoff but, unlike Focus Group, beware the “bounce” here…………………….Hunting Horn is another who has taken on the world’s best turf horses throughout his career. However, this son of Camelot is just 2 for 15 and, although this looks like a drop in class for him as well, I believe he is a tad overrated…………….Channel Maker doesn’t seem to be in the best of forms right now, but when right, he has the ability to win the whole enchilada.

By: Gerard Apadula
Director of Equine Operations and Development
Knights of the Round Stable Thoroughbred Racing Team
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2019- Record: 26-83 = 31%
2018- Record: 107-261= 41%
2017- Record: 92-235 = 39%
2016- Record: 91-229 = 40%
2015- Record: 67-180 = 37%
2014- Record: 29-73 = 40%
2013- Record: 20-59= 34%
2012 -Record: 24-73= 33%
2011 –Record: N/A
2010- Record: 24-74= 33%

Little Bets N’ Pieces
*** Multiple Grade: 1 Stakes winner Bolt d’Oro, who covered his first season of mares this year at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, will shuttle to Spendthrift Australia for the upcoming breeding season. A service fee has been set at $13,750 which will be payable on live foal terms.
“Bolt d’Oro will be the highest profile stallion to shuttle to Spendthrift Australia since we’ve opened our doors, and we believe he’ll be very attractive to our market,” said Garry Cuddy, Spendthrift Australia general manager.
“It all starts with his two year old form. Bolt d’Oro is widely regarded as one of the best U.S. two year olds of the last decade, winning a pair of respected Group Ones in very fast times and dominating fashion. He is by a proven outcross sire in Medaglia d’Oro, who needs little introduction here when it comes to his ability to sire high class two year olds, and he is completely free of Danehill or Danzig blood. Bolt d’Oro established himself as one of the most popular first season stallions in the U.S. this year, and we very much look forward to being able to show him to our breeders.”
Bolt d’Oro retired with four wins from eight starts and earnings of $1,016,000.

**** Trainer Bob Baffert has confirmed that Kentucky Derby fifth place finisher (promoted to fourth after the DQ) Improbable will be pointed to the Preakness Stakes next week.
The gorgeous chestnut, who was ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr., in the Derby, but will instead have Mike Smith for the Preakness.
Baffert's other two Derby contenders, Game Winner and Roadster, are currently not expected for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
“It's too early to tell. I want to let the dust settle,” Baffert said. “I should know more in a few days. Right now, Improbable is the only one I'm considering for it. But I'm not sure. It takes about a week to find out how they are.”

* While talking about Baffert, I could not agree more with his statement about the Kentucky Derby DQ:
“No one ever calls an objection in the Derby,” Baffert said. “It's always a roughly run race. Twenty-horse field. I have been wiped out numerous times, but that is the Derby. I can see by the book why they did it. But sometimes you've got to take your ass kickings with dignity.”

**** 2012 Breeders' Cup Sprint Trinniberg has been sold and will be relocated to Haras La Concordia in Uruguay.
The 10 year old was bought by a coalition of South American breeders, including Haras La Concordia, Haras San Miguel Queguay, and BGC Thoroughbred Stud in a deal brokered by Ricardo Colombo.
Trinniberg is very popular in South America having shuttled to Brazil in 2014 and to Uruguay in 2016-17 and sired 29 winners in Brazil, including black-type winner Adaga Do Rei.
Trinniberg also has two Brazilian black-type performers in Group: 2 placed Aristocratica and Above the Stars. In the Northern Hemisphere, Trinniberg has just five overall winners to date.
On the track, Trinniberg was first or second in eight Graded Stakes and earned $1,553,086. He entered stud at Rockridge Stud in New York and stood most recently stood for $3,500.
Haras La Concordia stands several U.S. bred stallions, including Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, shuttle stallion Smarty Jones.

**** Grade 2 winner Instagrand sustained a sesamoid fracture to one of his rear legs in the Pat Day Mile last weekend.
The Into Mischief colt is scheduled to have surgery to repair the fracture at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and is expected to return to training later this year.

Gym in San Clemente is Sending a Collections Agency After Me

Setting A Healthy Gross Margin For Your Products

Hey guys - this is Pat from StarterStory.com, where I do interviews with successful online brands.
Today's blog is with Steve Watts of Slyde Handboards, a brand that makes ultra portable handboards for bodysurfing.
I interviewed Steve a few months ago about his online business and now he is sharing some valuable advice to get your numbers right.
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My name is Steve Watts I am the founder and owner of Slyde Handboards. We are based out of San Clemente, California. We make the ocean fun for all ages and skill levels by creating easy to learn, ultra portable and above all super fun handboards for bodysurfing.
Slyde was featured on Season 7 Episode 24 of Shark Tank and went on to secure funding from Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher. Slyde has been featured in the New York Times, Business insider and Forbes to name a few.
Running a business is a constant struggle of learning new things and failing a lot. We have been lucky enough to be in business since 2010 and have had our fair share of ups and downs and it was only through the guidance of others more experienced that we were able to make it through. I feel it is very important to help others as others have helped us along the way.

What is profit margin?

A profit margin is the amount by which revenue from sales exceeds costs in a business. A gross margin is the total sales revenue minus its cost of goods sold (COGS), divided by total sales revenue, and is shown as a percentage.
To put it in simpler terms...
Gross margin is the calculation of how much it costs your company to get your product or service in to the customers hands subtracting the cost of the goods or service. For hard goods this should include the cost of shipping to you and the costs that help you to keep the lights on at the business.
The calculations you take into account to find your business gross margin obviously varies by industry and individual company goal and if you are selling a service or physical product.
It can also vary on the life cycle of your company. As an example as a new company you may want to adjust your gross margin to convert more customers or have a product that has a slightly lower gross margin that will that you can use to convert customers to the higher gross margin products
There are different ways to use this number but it’s safe to say that a healthy gross margin on your goods or service as we learned here at Slyde is really important to a healthy company.

How we plan our margins

Our goal as a business is to maintain a gross margin of 70% on all of our products.
This margin allows us the advantage to offer free shipping, holiday discounts, wholesale, and distribution. We spent years finding a quality manufacturer with the best pricing. We invested in equipment that brings our costs of goods pricing down.
Margins drive many decisions in our business
We obsess over these numbers as they really make a lot of decisions. As an example, We are more likely to spend more on an upfront cost of say, a mold, in order to get our overall manufacturing cost down.
Also, some manufacturers are more likely to give you better pricing when they know you are investing in them too. We may pay more in the short term but we have done the calculations that by spending more short term.
Knowing our gross margin well has really helped us ask the right questions and find the right manufacturer for our products that have allowed us to grow year over year.
Don’t forget about overhead
When we first started, we didn’t even know what a gross margin was.
It was costing us nearly $100 to make our boards and sometimes we would sell them for $120-$150 plus free shipping. When you include our overhead, we were losing money like crazy.
This may sound painfully obvious but for us we were manufacturing and marketing a product that not many people had heard of, especially manufacturers. There was no previous costing or pricing structure to base our decisions on.
All we knew was how much people would pay for the product and we had faith that we would be able to find a manufacturer that would see potential of the brand and the product and would want to work with us to help us grow.
Gross margin is a really easy and relatively quick calculation to make that can ultimately drive your business in the right direction as it gives you solid goal to work toward with regard to how much you pay to get your product into the hands of your customer.
Making hard decisions
Once we had truly understood the impact this had on our company we started from the very bottom on the costs that we "could" change. We had to make some pretty hard decisions.
We tried to negotiate with our manufacturer who did not want to budge on their costing so we had to get rid of them and search for a new manufacturer that was willing to work on providing the right quality for the right price.
Finding a manufacturer that fits
Finding a manufacturer is easy.
Finding the right manufacturer is a little more hard and there is no golden rule to follow.
At Slyde we have had to part ways on several occasions as the manufacturers did not align with our quality control, pricing or ethics. Through the experiences of working with various manufacturers we got to learn who were the reliable manufacturers in our industry.
I am also constantly asking and talking to other industry colleagues finding out their opinions on manufacturers in my opinion this is the best unbiased way to find a manufacturer and this was how we found two of our current manufacturers who we are very happy with.
Set your required gross margin, then find the manufacturer
It was a pretty fine line to walk but knowing your required gross margin on a particular service or product really allows you to make good, and above all quick decisions on who you work with and gives you a solid base to negotiate off instead of simply agreeing to any number a manufacturer or supplier throws at you.
In the beginning of Slyde, we found we were wasting time with manufacturers that were never going to work with us to help grow the company. For the most part when meeting anybody we do business with it's a great idea to at first have a face to face conversation.
It is really difficult to gauge if a relationship is going to work when communication is only done through email or phone. Sometimes this is not always possible but i would definitely recommend it. Some of the question beyond you gut feeling on some is to find out how long they have been in business. What other brands or products do they currently work with, this will give you a good idea on who they work with
You essentially have a clear understanding on what you can afford to make the company profitable and the number that you need to walk away from if it is not reached. Saving you a lot of time and money down the road.

Lessons we learned.

The most important thing we learned especially with gross margins is that there are certain aspects of your costs that you have no control over i.e. taxes, fees, etc. You learn to cherry pick the less important costs and find a way to reduce or eliminate them.
Knowing what margins we needed from all our products also taught us to be better negotiators for the products and services we use. As an example, when negotiating with a supplier every number and cost to the product they gave back to us I quickly ran through a spreadsheet that told me exactly what our gross margin was if we had that pricing.. I could then immediately counter with a more favourable pricing.
It simply became an one of the more important gauges we use to make important business decisions.

Mistakes first time entrepreneurs make.

I think a lot of people like us forget that there are hidden costs that come into play when it comes to figuring out what a healthy gross margin is.
Time
Time is a big one, a lot of people forget to calculate time. Many small business manufacture or make their own goods. It takes time to make them. If you take 6 or 7 hours to handmake a product and you charge 50$ for it once you take into account materials cost, electricity etc you are working for well below minimum wage and it really not a sustainable business plan.
Not having a long term plan
Our long term plan was to give every single person who visits a beach the opportunity to experience the ocean and the joy of riding a wave. We knew the potential and scale for the industry. So we we anticipated we could get better pricing and better quality product as the industry grew and became more recognised.
This was a calculated risk, however we were willing to take this risk as we believed in the product and the fun and joy it brought to people using it.
It's important to do forecasting and media/PR planning but it really comes down to believing in your product enough to take the risks. Your passion is what will ultimately get you over the finish line.

Advice for others starting out

If you find yourself in a position where you have no other option but to accept a higher cost of goods sold...
Then either make sure you have enough of a financial runway to get you to the point where you can negotiate better pricing with increased volume, or find another element in your costs that you can do without until that point.
You need to be able to simply walk away and find another supplier or manufacturer that is willing to give you the pricing you need to make your dream a reality.
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