The Daily Bankroll Challenge

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

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2008 Racing Season

Saratoga Race Course Thursday, August 7, 2008 Total for the meet... $969.35

We start the 2008 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...

WOW... Wow... Wow... What else can we say? Look at the results. Can it get any more frustrating than Wednesday? We hit the early double for a modest gain -- and then ran first and third in six -- count 'em -- SIX exacta plays!!! Doh!

RACE 1/2... $1 doubles... R1/Know the Game/Hard Moonshine/Sacrifice Bunt... R2/Exchanging Kisses/Westward Ho.
Collected $14.20 on the double [$28.40/$2].
R1/Hard Moonshine scratched.

RACE FOUR...$3 WP on Schopenhauer.
Scratched.

...$5 quinella box... Schopenhauer/Good Request/Royal Lord.
Ran WON-3-scr.

RACE SIX...$1 exacta box... Driven by Success/El Tamberito/Narration.
Ran WON-3-8.

...$3 exacta box... Driven by Success/El Tamberito.
Ran WON-3.

RACE EIGHT... $3 WP on Sarah's Prize.
Ran 7th at 7-2.

...$1 exacta box... Sarah's Prize/Quiet Alice/Nehantic Kat.
Ran WON-3-7.

RACE NINE... $5 exacta box... Cannonbal/Doc N Roll.
Ran WON-3.

RACE TEN... $5 exacta box... Iron Curtain/Please Impress.
Ran WON-3.

...$1 tri box... Iron Curtain/Please Impress/Too Tough Pete/Karakorum Tornado.
Ran WON-3-6-10.

Loss for the day... $62.80

Today

RACE FOUR... $3 WP on High Cry.

RACE FIVE... $3 WP on Littleprincessemma.
...$1 exacta box on Littleprincessemma/Justwhistledixie/Spell Check.

RACE SIX... $1 exacta box ... Youbethecan/Dockmaster/Lucky Will/Victroy Sign.
...$10 exacta box ... Youbethecan/Dockamster.

RACE NINE... $8 exacta ... I Lost My Choo over Western Slang.
...$2 exacta box... Same two.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$62

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