The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2008 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Saturday, August 30, 2008 Total for the meet... $804.25

We start the 2008 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.

Yesterday...

Just missed having the early double -- twice, because of a dead-heat in the opener. And our P3 play was a first and two seconds...

RACES 1/2... $2 doubles... R1/Titan of Industry/No More Green/Crimson Comic... R2/Mesa Sunrise/Master.
Ran R1/WON-WON [dead-heat]-5... R2/2-4.

RACE TWO... $5 quinella box... Mesa Sunrise/Master/Summit Creek.
Ran 2-4-10.

RACE FOUR... $6 quinella... Trix in the City/Kays and Jays.
Ran WON-4.

RACES 7-9... $2 P3... R7/Skipadate/Double Domino/Bittel Road/Herr Mozart... R8/Extreme Supreme... R9/Into the Wind/Big Jerome.
Ran R7/WON-2-3-6... R8/2nd... R9/2-5.

Loss for the day... $49.00

Today

We're in the home stretch -- and we dive in with both feet! Let's make some magic happen!

RACES 1/2... $2 doubles... R1/Terrific Storm/Delta Sea... R2/Offshore/Storm Harbor.

RACE TWO... $5 WP on Offshore.
...$5 exacta box... Offshore/Storm Harbor/Sharif Al Medina.

RACE THREE... $3 exacta box... Rollers/Endless Circle.

RACE FIVE... $5 exacta box... Jamaludin/Moore Miles.
$2 exacta box... Jamaludin/Moore Miles/Fios.

RACE EIGHT... $10WP on Hello Broadway.
...$2 exacta box... Hello Boradway/Big Flirt/Speed Limit.

RACE ELEVEN... $5 WP on Come Close.
...$2 exacta box... Come Close with Ground Hero/Transit of Venus.
...$1 exacta box... Come Close/Ground Hero/Transit of Venus/Casey's Joy.
...$1 tri box... Come Close/Ground Hero/Transit of Venus/Casey's Joy.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$151.00

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