The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2006 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Sunday, September 3, 2006 Total for the meet... $375.40

Complete archive of 2006 daily Best Bets picks and plays pages.

Yesterday...

RACE ONE... $5 WP on Res Ipsa.
Collected $11.75 on the WP [xxx, 4.70].

...$2 exacta box... Res Ipsa/Critical Decision/King Hoss.
Collected $26.20 on the ex box [$26.20/$2].

RACE 1/2... $5 DD... R1/Res Ipsa/Critical Decision/King Hoss... R2/Timber Reserve.
Ran R1/WON-2-3... R2/5th.

RACE TWO... $5 WP on Timber Reserve.
Ran 5th at 5-2.

...$4 exacta box Timber Reserve/Gasconade.
Ran 5-6.

...$2 quinella box... Timber Reserve/Gasconade/Zanjero/Zito entry.
Ran 2-4-5-6.

RACE FOUR... $5 WP on Simply Speed.
Ran 9th at 7-1.

RACE SIX... $5 WP on Diamond Fever.
Collected $20.00 on the WP [xxx, 8.00].

...$3 exacta box... Diamond Fever/Southernconference/Tater Tutt.
Ran 2-4-6.

RACE EIGHT... $5 WP on Nightmare Affair.
Ran 6th at 10-1.

...$2 exacta box... Nightmare Affair/Pomeroy/Mass Media.
Ran WON-5-6.

RACE 8-11... $1 P4... R8/Nightmare Affair/Pomeroy/Mass Media/Silver Wagon... R9/Flower Alley... R10/Back Bay Baron/Ocean Forest... R11/My Interpretation/Fairytale Story.
Ran R8/WON-4-5-6... R9/7th... R10/3-6... R11/2-4.

Loss for the day... $66.05

Today

Two race cards to go. The weather is iffy this afternoon and we've made some concessions in that direction as noted below where appropriate. We come into these last twenty races with enough of a bankroll to make things interest, so we're going to swing away.

RACE 1/2... $4 DD... R1/Men's Club/Desert Quest... R2/Mr Component/Max Cam/Lion Song.

RACE TWO... $2 exacta box... Mr Component/Max Cam.

RACE 5-10... $2 P6... R5/Rocket Legs/Royal War Academy... R6/Roanoke's Best/Birthday Song... R7/Imperial Reign... R8/Desert Wheat/Green Lemon... R9/Cotton Blossom... R10/Derivative Trader/Senorita Ballado.
NOTE: For P6 wager -- sub appropriate number of subs, in respective order, from Picks Page if scratches occur. Also, use dirt picks, in order, if races are moved from turf.

RACE SIX... $4 exacta box... Roanoke's Best/Birthday Song.

RACE SEVEN... $15 WP on Imperial Reign.
...$5 exacta box... Imperial Reign/Saint Pegasus/Autobahn Girl.

RACE 7-10... $1 P4... R7/Imperial Reign... R8/Desert Wheat/Green Lemon... R9/Cotton Blossom... R10/Derivative Trader/Senorita Ballado/A'int Shy/Irish Ballerina.
NOTE: For P4 wager -- sub appropriate number of subs, in respective order, from Picks Page if scratches occur. Also, use dirt picks, in order, if races are moved from turf.

RACE EIGHT... $10 WP on Desert Wheat.
...$2 exacta box... Desert Wheat/Green Lemon/Spider Power.

RACE 7-10... $1 P3... R8/Desert Wheat/Green Lemon/Spider Power... R9/Cotton Blossom... R10/Derivative Trader/Senorita Ballado/A'int Shy/Irish Ballerina.
NOTE: For P3 wager -- sub appropriate number of subs, in respective order, from Picks Page if scratches occur. Also, use dirt picks, in order, if races are moved from turf.

RACE NINE... $5 WP on Cotton Blossom.
...$3 exacta box... Cotton Blossom/X Star/Appealing Zophie.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$208.00

If we are interested in both halves of an entry -- in event of a scratch -- it is noted that way [in other words, both halve are named]. If only one-half of the entry is named, then we prefer that half and will move to our next pick listed [rather than the other half of the entry] in event of a scratch.

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