The Daily Bankroll Challenge

by Seth Merrow Matching wits--and a mythical bankroll--with the top handicappers

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2005 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Saturday, September 3, 2005 Total for the meet... $763.90

We started the 2005 Saratoga thoroughbred race meet with a mythical bankroll of $1000. Each day we'll use this space to record our mythical best bets and calculate the accumulated wins and losses.

Complete archive of 2005 daily Best Bets picks and plays pages.

Yesterday...

Lost a little bit but we can't cry too loudly -- we were right there throughout. In the early double we won the 1st then ran second in the 2nd with a backup that probably would have gotten us into the black for the day. The 7th race exacta box ran 1-3. We hit three legs of our P4. And we ran 1-2-4 in the nightcap tri. So the plays were OK, just a close-but-no-cigar day.

RACE 1-2... $5 DD... R1/Hirapour/Paradise's Boss... R2/Larger Than Life.
Ran R1/Won [$4.50] -5... R2/4.

...$2 DD... R1/Hirapour/Paradise's Boss... R2/Lasik/Pavlina.
Ran R1/Won-5... R2/2-4.

RACE THREE... $5 WP on Stream Cat.
Scratched.

RACE SEVEN... $5 exacta box... Cab/Testimony.
Ran 1-3.

RACE 7-10... $1 P4... R7/Cab/Testimony... R8/Southern Protocol/Ready to Talk... R9/Ten Carat Ruby... R10/Towering Palace/Yes Please/Spring Deelite/Jenny Joy/Moonshine Gal/Racing Heart.
Ran R7/Won [$3.70] -3... R8/4-8... R9/Won [$4.70]... R10/Won [$7.20] -2-4-5-6-10.

RACE 9-10... $5 DD... R9/Ten Carat Ruby... R10/Towering Palace/Yes Please.
Collected $42.50 on the DD ($17.00/$2).

RACE TEN... $1 tri box... Towering Palace/Yes Please/Spring Deelite/Jenny Joy, sub Moonshine Gal/Racing Heart respectively if scratch.
Ran 1-2-4-5.

Loss for the day... $43.50

Today

Saturday only note: Ignore our usual "turf only" exception below. All bets are "on" -- despite any off-the-turf situations.

RACE 1-2... $5 DD... R1/Smiling Cat... R2/Votecatcher/Popular Delusions.
...$2 DD... R1/PJ Sully/Raphaelite/Stormy Forest... R2/Votecatcher/Popular Delusions.

RACE THREE... $5 WP on Lone Smitten.

RACE SIX...$5 WP on Performing Diva.
...$4 exacta box Performing Diva/Rainbow Pond.

RACE 6-11... $2 P6... R6/Performing Diva/Rainbow Pond... R7/Brother Scott... R8/Mayo Post... R9/Stream Cat/Trading Pro/Mister Zee... R10/Forest Danger... R11/Seeking the Money/Mombo Loco/Atouratoura.

RACE 8-11... $1 P4... R8/Mayo Post... R9/Stream Cat/Trading Pro/Mister Zee... R10/Forest Danger... R11/Seeking the Money/Mombo Loco/Atouratoura.

RACE NINE... $5 WP on Stream Cat.
...$1 tri box... Stream Cat/Trading Pro/Mister Zee/Church Service.

RACE 9-11... $1 P3... R9/Stream Cat/Trading Pro/Mister Zee... R10/Forest Danger... R11/Seeking the Money/Mombo Loco/Atouratoura.

~~All turf wagers are turf only~~

Total bet...$138.00

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