The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2006 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Monday, September 4, 2006 Total for the meet... $367.55

Complete archive of 2006 daily Best Bets picks and plays pages.

Yesterday...

We took a pretty good swing and only lost a smidge. Leaves us with plenty to work with for the finale...

RACE 1/2... $4 DD... R1/Men's Club/Desert Quest... R2/Mr Component/Max Cam/Lion Song.
Ran R1/5th-SCR... R2/WON-3-5.

RACE TWO... $2 exacta box... Mr Component/Max Cam.
Ran 1-3.

RACE 5-10... $2 P6... R5/Rocket Legs/Royal War Academy... R6/Roanoke's Best/Birthday Song... R7/Imperial Reign... R8/Desert Wheat/Green Lemon... R9/Cotton Blossom... R10/Derivative Trader/Senorita Ballado.
NOTE: For P6 wager -- sub appropriate number of subs, in respective order, from Picks Page if scratches occur. Also, use dirt picks, in order, if races are moved from turf.
Ran R5/6-SCR... R6/5-7... R7/WON... R8/5-SCR... R9/2nd... R10/4-9.

RACE SIX... $4 exacta box... Roanoke's Best/Birthday Song.
Ran 5-7.

RACE SEVEN... $15 WP on Imperial Reign.
Collected $49.50 on the WP [$3.90, 2.70].

...$5 exacta box... Imperial Reign/Saint Pegasus/Autobahn Girl.
Collected $38.50 on the ex box [$15.40/$2].

RACE 7-10... $1 P4... R7/Imperial Reign... R8/Desert Wheat/Green Lemon... R9/Cotton Blossom... R10/Derivative Trader/Senorita Ballado/A'int Shy/Irish Ballerina.
NOTE: For P4 wager -- sub appropriate number of subs, in respective order, from Picks Page if scratches occur. Also, use dirt picks, in order, if races are moved from turf.
Ran R7/WON... R8/5-SCR... R9/2nd... R10/WON-4-9-SCR.

RACE EIGHT... $10 WP on Desert Wheat.
Ran 5th at 5-1.

...$2 exacta box... Desert Wheat/Green Lemon/Spider Power.
Scratched [only Desert Wheatran].

RACE 7-10... $1 P3... R8/Desert Wheat/Green Lemon/Spider Power... R9/Cotton Blossom... R10/Derivative Trader/Senorita Ballado/A'int Shy/Irish Ballerina.
NOTE: For P3 wager -- sub appropriate number of subs, in respective order, from Picks Page if scratches occur. Also, use dirt picks, in order, if races are moved from turf.
Ran R8/5-SCR-SCR... R9/2nd... R10/WON-4-9-SCR.

RACE NINE... $5 WP on Cotton Blossom.
Collected $8.75 on the WP [xxx, 3.50].

...$3 exacta box... Cotton Blossom/X Star/Appealing Zophie.
Collected $50.40 on the ex box [$33.60/$2].

Loss for the day... $7.85

Today

Last chance. We have managed to hold onto enough dough to give ourselves a shot here on Day 35. It should be interesting...

RACE ONE... $10 WP on Prep School.
...$4 exacta box... Prep School/Operation Red Dawn/Ryan Is Flying.
...$1 exacta box... Prep School/Operation Red Dawn/Ryan Is Flying/Dancing Forever.

RACE 1/2... $10 DD... R1/Prep School... R2/Vowel.
...$1 DD... Prep School/Operation Red Dawn/Ryan Is Flying/Dancing Forever... R2/Vowel/Mama Bear/Sophie's Salad/Limoncella/Nootka Island.

RACE SIX... $10 WP on Hapid Ralo.
...$4 exacta box... Hapid Ralo/Moorebella.

RACE 5-10... $2 P6... R5/Iron Goddess... R6/Hapid Ralo/Moorebella... R7/AP Jewel/Swirling Solomon... R8/Pure Incentive... R9/Latice/Louve Royale... R10/Say Revain.

RACE 6-8... $1 P3... R6/Hapid Ralo/Moorebella/Baymont/Urbane Hustle... R7/AP Jewel/Swirling Solomon/League of Nations/Watchtower... R8/Pure Incentive/Doryphar-Eden's Causeway/Moya/Crystallize.

RACE EIGHT...$5 WP on Crystallize.
... $1 tri box... Pure Incentive/Doryphar-Eden's Causeway/Moya/Crystallize.

RACE NINE... $50 WP on Latice.

RACE 9-10... $5 DD... R9/Latice... R10/Say Revain/Democrat/Mr Bourbon Street.

RACE TEN... $1 super key Say Revain over Democrat/Mr Bourbon Street/Brave Sir Robin/Sultry City.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$367.00

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