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 Saturday, August 23, 2008 Total for the meet... $764.85

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...

Oy! All around a good day. We did manage the nice quinella in the 2nd -- but just missed the early double. Ran first and third in yet another exacta. And we took a flyer with a single on a P4 bet -- and the single flopped while our others won...

RACE 1/2... $2 doubles... R1/Jumponthebandwagon/Globalization/High Brass... R2/Weekend Strike/Dream Empress.
Ran R1/2-3-4... R2/WON-4.

RACE TWO... $3 quinella box... Weekend Strike/Dream Empress/Dynaslew.
Collected $40.20 on the quinella box [$26.80/$2].

RACE 2-5... $1 Pick Four... R2/Weekend Strike/Dream Empress/Dynaslew... R3/Mutakaway/Tight Storm... R4/Elusive Moment... R5/Captain Sword/Slick Wheelie.
Ran R2/Won-2-4... R3/WON-7... R4/7th... R5/WON-4.

RACE FOUR... $4 WP on Elusive Moment.
Ran 7th at 7-1.

RACE FIVE... $4 exacta box... Captain Sword/Slick Wheelie.
Ran WON-4.

RACE SIX... $5 exacta box... Dancing Fern/Critical Cathy.
Ran Won-7.

... $1 exacta box... Dancing Fern/Critical Cathy/Smokin Sarah.
Ran WON-3-7.

RACE EIGHT... $3 exacta box... Duchess Royale/Caprice.
Ran 3-4.

RACE TEN...$3 exacta box... C Street/Good Request.
Ran WON-7.

... $1 tri box... C Street/Good Request/Constabulary/My Man Lars.
Ran WON-4-7-9.

Loss for the day... $66.80

Today

RACE 1/2... $2 doubles... R1/Aquino/Diamond Isle... R2/Florentino/Lord Justice/Spaniard.

RACE TWO... $4 WP on Florentino.
... $2 exacta box... Florentino/Lord Justice/Spaniard.

RACE THREE... $4 WP on Storm Play.

RACE FIVE... $5 WP on Yuletide.
... $2 exacta box... Yuletide/Intercoastal/Rogue Victory.

RACE SEVEN...$2 exacta box... Prussian/Sir Lowry.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$66

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