The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2010 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Friday, August 6, 2010 Total for the meet... $780.55

We start the 2010 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 TWO... $5 WP on Gangsterontherun.
Collected $11.50 on the WP [xxx, $4.60].

...$2 exacta box... Gangsterontherun/Skylord/Saucy Stash.
Collected $24.20 on the ex box [$24.20/$2].

...$4 exacta box... Gangsterontherun/Skylord.
Collected $48.40 on the ex box.

RACES 2-5... $1 P4... R2/Gangsterontherun/Skylord.... R3/Driven by Success/Endless Circle/Law Enforcement... R4/Delano... R5/Inflation Hedge/Cedar Grove/Simply Delightful sub, Elusive Raven if scratch.
Ran R2/WON-2... R3/WON-2-4... R4/WON [race was a 'free square' -- ALL won because the race was taken off the turf after P4 betting opened]... R5/Ran 2-4-5.

RACE FOUR... $2 exacta box... Driven by Success/Manhattan Fox/Academy Run.
No bet. Off turf.

RACE FIVE... $5 WP on Inflation Hedge.
Scratched.

...$2 exacta box... Inflation Hedge/Cedar Grove/Simply Delightful, sub Elusive Raven if scratch.
Ran 2-4-5.

...$2 exacta box... Inflation Hedge/Cedar Grove/Simply Delightful.
Ran 4-5-scr.

RACE SEVEN... $1 exacta box...Sensationalist/Trust of Honor/Knead the Dough/Starr West, sub Reign of Kings if scratch.
Ran WON-7-8-scr.

RACE TEN... $5 WP on Flask.
Ran 7th at 6-1.

...$2 exacta box... Flask/Spring Elusion/Settling Seas.
Ran WON-7-9.

Loss for the day... $19.40

Today

RACE 1/2... $5 double... R1/Money's Sweet... R2/Avanta.
...$2 doubles... R1/Roaring Belle/Straight A Student... R2/Avanta.

RACE SIX... $1 exacta box... Chardonniere/Smara Alajwad/Vinda/Fandangle.
... $3 exacta box... Chardonniere/Smara Alajwad/Vinda.

RACE NINE...$10 exacta box... Makeminechocolate/Lateday Edition.
...$1 exacta box... Makeminechocolate/Lateday Edition/Lily's Doll.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$59.00

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