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by Seth Merrow
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2013 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Total for the meet... $791.35

Yesterday...

First Sheppard runner, 5-1 Neat Package in R4, got it done and essentially gave us some free swings later in the card - and if Sheppard #2, 9-1 Hedonemewrongsong in R9, had followed suit with a win the day would have been ding-dong! Still - an OK little profit on the afternoon.

RACES 1-2... $2 doubles... R1/Tenango... R2/Ann's Smart Dancer/Roman Invader/Greed and Fear/Expression.
Ran R1/2nd at 3-1... R1/2-3-4-5 - on a five-horse field -- so it's a good thing we lost R1, otherwise...

... $2 doubles... R1/Tenango... R2/Roman Invader/Expression.
Ran R1/2nd... R2/2-4.

RACES 2-5... $.50 P4... R2/Roman Invader/Expression... R3/The Sixties/Where's Danny/Rubysandpearls... R4/Neat Package/Can't Catch Kate/Poster Girl... R5 [on dirt]/Prudent Investor/Kiss of Thunder/Harley/Dighton.
Ran R2/2-4... R3/WON-3-6(eased)... R4/WON-2-7... R5/WON-3-5-7.

RACES 3-5 [conditional play - only play if we aren't alive to the P$ after R2]... $1 P3 ... R3/The Sixties/Where's Danny/Rubysandpearls... R4/Neat Package/Can't Catch Kate/Poster Girl... R5 [on dirt]/Prudent Investor/Kiss of Thunder/Harley/Dighton.
Collected $122.75 on the P3 [$245.50/$2].

RACE FOUR... $3 WP on Neat Package.
Collected $23.55 on the WP [13.80, 6.50].

...$1 exacta box... Neat Package/Can't Catch Kate/Weave/Poster Girl/Big Love.
Collected $32.25 on the ex box [$64.50/$2].

...$2 exacta box... Neat Package/Can't Catch Kate/Poster Girl.
Collected $32.25 on the ex box [$64.50/$2].

RACE SIX... $1 exacta box... Point Hope/Sound of Freedom/Mosler/In Trouble.
Collected $24.70 on the ex box [$49.40/$2].

RACE 8-11... $.50 P4... R8/ALL... R9/Hedonemewrongsong... R10/Wise Dan... R11/ALL.
Ran R8/WON... R9/9th at 9-1... R10/WON... R11/WON.

RACE TEN...$3 WP on Hedonemewrongsong.
Ran 9th at 9-1.

...$2 exacta box... Praia/Hedonemewrongsong/Effie Trinket/Summer of Fun.
Collected $47.60 on the ex box [$47.60/$2].

RACE 9-11... $1 P3... R9/Hedonemewrongsong... R10/King Kreesa... R11/ALL.
Ran 9th... R10/2nd... R11/WON.

RACE ELEVEN... $2 exacta box... North Star Boy/Short Shrift/Adirondack Dancer/Foolish Tiger, sub Third Knight if scratch.
Collected $31.60 on the ex box [$31.60/$2].

Profit for the day... $83.70


Today

RACES 2-5... $1 P4... R2/Divided Attention/Sweet Whiskey/Mallory Street, sub Radiant if scratch... R3/Gritty Gal/Rodinia... R4/Cool Vision/Lieutenant Seany O/Frogman Mel... R5/She's Stones Sis.

RACES 3-5... $1 P3... R3/Gritty Gal/Rodinia... R4/Cool Vision/Lieutenant Seany O/Frogman Mel... R5/She's Stones Sis/Two Susans/My Unbridled Storm/, sub Motion Lounge if scratch.

RACE FOUR... $2 exacta box...Cool Vision/Lieutenant Seany O/ Nice Way/Frogman Mel.

RACES 5-7... $1 P3... R5/She's Stones Sis/Two Susans/My Unbridled Storm/, sub Motion Lounge if scratch... R6/Ramsey entry/Breakeven Analysis/Eirigh/Florida won... R7/Yes It's Pink/Happy Face/Teen Pauline/Sense to Compete.

RACE SIX... $1 exacta ... Ramsey entry/Breakeven Analysis/Eirigh/Florida won.

RACE SEVEN... $5 WP on Happy Face.
...$1 exacta box... Yes It's Pink/Happy Face/Teen Pauline/Sense to Compete.
...$3 exacta box... Yes It's Pink/Happy Face/Teen Pauline.

All turf wagers are turf only [unless other wise noted]

Total bet... $160


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