The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2009 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Saturday, August 22, 2009 Total for the meet... $709.10

We start the 2009 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...

RACE ONE... $4 exacta box... Karakorum Fugitive/Doremifasollatido.
Scratched.

...$1 exacta box... Karakorum Fugitive/Doremifasollatido/Sapphire Sky.
Collected $5.40 on the ex box {$10.80/$2 -- Doremifasollatido scratched].

RACE FIVE... $5 exacta box... Jamaludin/Hold Your Ground.
... $1 exacta box... Jamaludin/Hold Your Ground/Doc N Roll/Bordeaux Bandit.
Off turf -- no wager.

RACE SIX... $2 exacta box... Awesome Maria/Manaahil/Couture Cat.
Collected $16.40 on the ex box [$16.40/$2 -- Manaahil scratched].

RACE SEVEN... $3 WP on Turaath.
Ran 6th at 6-1.

RACE NINE... $2 exacta box... Peterdidit/Marscaponi/Pernice.
... $1 exacta box... Peterdidit/Marscaponi/Pernice/Pure Cognac.
Off turf -- no wager.

Profit for the day... $9.80

Today

RACES 1-2... $2 doubles... R1/Paul's Ace/Love My Mondays/Compliance Officer... R2/Fenway Faithful/Capridge.

RACE TWO... $2 exacta box... Fenway Faithful/Capridge/City Trooper.

RACE SIX... $6 WPS on Amazing Anna.
...$1 exacta box... Amazing Anna/Squid Ink/Speightful Lady/Whoopty Whoopty/Bashoosha.
...$2 exacta box... Amazing Anna/Squid Ink/Speightful Lady.

RACE EIGHT... $4 WP on Double O Uno.
...$1 exacta box... Double O Uno/Gathering Cloud/Discreetly Mine/Hammering Buckeye.

RACE NINE... $4 exacta box... Grassy/Good Prospect.
...$1 exacta box... Grassy/Good Prospect/Midnite Silver.

RACE TEN... $5 exacta box... Freedom Rings/Lemon Punch.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$118.00

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