The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2013 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Thursday, August 22, 2013 Total for the meet... $369.25

We kicked our mythical bankroll up to $1200 to start the 2013 Saratoga thoroughbred race meet. Each day we'll use this space to record our mythical best bets and calculate the accumulated wins and losses.

Yesterday...

Oooff! Took a swing and missed...

RACE ONE... $1 exacta box... Fee and Sugar/Sleek/Epiphany/Court Dancer, sub Thatza Wrap-Longride to Wisdom.
Ran WON-6-7-8. [Sleek scr].

... $1 exacta box... Fee and Sugar/Sleek/Epiphany/Court Dancer.
Ran WON-6-8. [Sleek scr].

RACE TWO... $4 exacta box... Tanglewood Tale/Queen Mercury.
Ran WON-5.

RACE SIX... $4 WP on I'm Smokin Hot.
Ran 3rd at 9-5.

...$2 exacta box... Chessrate/With Diamonds/I'm Smokin Hot/Lara.
Ran WON-3-4-scr.

...$2 exacta box... Chessrate/I'm Smokin Hot/Lara.
Ran 3-4-scr.

Races 7-10...$.50 P4... R7/Easement/Poltical Farce/Let's Have Us One/Apex... R8/Stay in Front/Zindaya/Ruslana/Best Friends, sub, in order, Super Sky/Reign/Ireland if scratch... R9/Smooth Bert/Escapefromreality/Amberjack/Go Get the Basil... R10/Disaster Relief.
Ran R7/WON-3-4-scr...R8/2-3-6-7 [Best Friends, Super Sky, Reign scr]... R9/WON-2-3-4... R10/8th at 8-1.

... $1 P3 ... R8/Stay in Front/Zindaya/Ruslana/Best Friends, sub, in order, Super Sky/Reign/Ireland if scratch... R9/Smooth Bert/Escapefromreality/Amberjack/Go Get the Basil... R10/Disaster Relief/Southern Match/Rakete, sub Cielo Soleggiato if scratch.
Ran R8/2-3-6-7 [Best Friends, Super Sky, Reign scr]... R9/WON-2-3-4... R10/3-8-9[eased].

RACE TEN... $5 WP on Disaster Relief.
Ran 8th at 8-1.

...$4 W on Cielo Soleggiato.
Ran 5th at 2-1.

...$1 exacta box... Slick Daddy/Disaster Relief/Rakete/Southern Match/Cielo Soleggiato.
Ran 3-5-8-9[eased]-scr.

...$1 exacta box... Slick Daddy/Disaster Relief/Rakete/Southern Match.
Ran 3-8-9[eased]-scr.

...$2 exacta box... Disaster Relief/Rakete/Southern Match.
Ran 3-8-9[eased].

...$1 tri box... Slick Daddy/Disaster Relief/Rakete/Southern Match, sub Cielo Soleggiato if scratch.
Ran 3-5-8-9[eased]. [Slick Daddy scr].

Loss for the day... $190

Today

RACE ONE... $3 exacta box... Mr Hot Stuff/Sheppard entry.

RACE FIVE... $5 WP on El Season.

RACE SEVEN... $3 WP on Best Friends.
...$3 exacta box... Reign/Best Friends/Sky Painter/Super Sky.

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

Total bet... $52

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