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 Thursday, September 2, 2010 Total for the meet... $264.10

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...

The beat goes on. We hit to keep us from a total loss - but not enough to help us out in any substantial way...

RACES 1/2... $4 doubles... R1/Brilliant Son/FelineFelon/Subtitles... R2/Ready and Good/Major Molly.
Ran R1/5-6-7... R2/2-6.

...$1 doubles... R1/Brilliant Son/FelineFelon/Subtitles... R2/Blessed Moon/Mama Get Even.
Ran R1/5-6-7... R2/3-4.

RACE TWO... $1 exacta box... R2/Ready and Good/Major Molly/Blessed Moon/Mama Get Even.
Ran 2-3-4-6.

... $2 exacta box... R2/Ready and Good/Major Molly/Blessed Moon.
Ran 2-4-6.

RACE FIVE... $1 exacta box... Stroke/Peat Bay/Naughty You/Unique Tune.
Collected $17.90 on the ex box [$35.80/$2].

... $2 exacta box... Stroke/Peat Bay/Naughty You.
Collected $35.80 on the ex box.

RACE SEVEN... $1 exacta box... Precious Metal/Cryin' Ryan/Obviously Tuesday/Igoturback.
Ran 3-4-5-7.

... $2 exacta box... Precious Metal/Cryin' Ryan/Obviously Tuesday.
Ran 3-4-7.

Loss for the day... $48.30

Today

Clearly we're taking a do-or-die shot today. We're hanging our hat mainly on the potential Sheppard Special in the 6th. If she wins we should be set to make a nice run over the closing weekend. If she loses - well, we took a couple of other shots, so perhaps we'll still have some bullets left - but it's going to be iffy.

Let's do it!

RACE TWO... $1 exacta box... Trippi's Tiger/Rules of Civility/Ward entry/All For Peace.
...$2 exacta box... Trippi's Tiger/Rules of Civility/Ward entry.

RACE 5-7... $2 P3... R5/Feels Good/Skips Prospect/English Ivy/Floating Alone... R6/Emerald Beach... R7/City Cool/Technique/High Plains/It's Truly Ahvee/Modest.

RACE SIX... $10 WP on Emerald Beach.
...$2 exacta box... Emerald Beach/Dance Pass/Dynani.
...$2 exacta box... Emerald Beach/ALL.

RACES 6/7... $5 double... R6/Emerald Beach... R7/City Cool.
We don't typically put restrictions on the plays - but with a limited bankroll...
If the R5-7 P3 is alive
...$2 doubles... R6/Emerald Beach... R7/Above the Drama/Plainview/Scoville/Cane Garden Bay/Derivative.
If the R5-7 P3 isn't alive
...$2 doubles... R6/Emerald Beach... R7/ALL.

RACE SEVEN... $4 WP on City Cool.
... $1 exacta box... City Cool/Technique/High Plains/It's Truly Ahvee/Modest.
...$2 exacta box... City Cool/Technique/High Plains.

RACE EIGHT... $1 exacta box... Platinumplus/Shehashighhopes/Double Dunghy Day... sub Lovely Promise if scratch.
...$4 exacta box... Platinumplus/Shehashighhopes.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$179.00/$189.00

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