Saratoga Two A Day
 

It’s time for everyone’s favorite thread. One “best bet” and a longshot pick. Will tally up totals everyday based on a $2 win/place bet on each. Have a great meet!

Best bet:
Race 7- #3 Business Model

Longshot:
Race 10- #3 Shinjuku

Good luck Hossy!

Business Model never really got untracked and Shinjuku was awful.

Meet totals
$8 wagered
$0 returned

Day 2
Best bet:
Race 4- #1 Ballacolla

Longshot:
Race 5- #3 Annika Gold

Good luck. If I get a chance, I’ll try to do my own thread this year as well but things like returning to the office and having a third child have consumed a lot of my time. I’ve obviously got to get my priorities straight.

Thanks buddy. Good to see you back around and congrats on the little one.

Ballacolla was a non threatening 2nd and Annika Gold might still be running.

Meet total
$16 wagered
$3.70 returned

Day 3
Best bet:
Race 10- #6 Summer Romance

Longshot:
Race 9- #7 Ottoman Empire

Summer Romance ran well again, but got run down again by her stablemate paying $4.10 to place. Ottoman Empire ran in spots and was a non threatening 4th.

Meet totals
$24 wagered
$7.80 returned

Day 4
Best bet:
Race 9- #9 Farsighted

Longshot:
Race 6- #12 Liveyourbeastlife

Another fun filled day at the Spa. Both my selections finished 2nd, beaten a neck.

Meet totals
$32 wagered
$19.10 returned

Day 5
Best bet:
Race 6- #2 Morning Matcha

Longshot:
Race 7- #5 Amistad

Huge Late Run by Morning Matcha

Nice effort by Lezcano there. Isnt aggressive and allows horse to fall back too far early and then is whipping right handed as the horse is bearing in. Finally switches to left and he gets beat a nose for 2nd and was in front 3 jumps past the wire.

SNAKE PHUCKING BITTEN IN THIS JINXED ROOM.

I can’t win anymore. Not sure why, I put the work in. Just can’t win. Had big win bet and underneath in exactas.

Going to watch that one next out....

2-1 next time. This was the time

Morning Matcha should’ve won. Amistad had nothing.

Meet Totals
$40 wagered
$19.10 returned

Struggled with today’s card. Couldn’t really find a best bet and I won’t be betting my best bet but I’ll be shocked if she loses.

Day 6
Best bet:
Race 8- #5 Lovely Lucky

Longshot:
Race 7- #4 Big Tony’s Girl

I also struggled with the card today. Hard to lean on any of the races, though I do like my value play. There is at least one horse that I absolutely love tomorrow so just have to hope it’s not scratched / taken off the turf.

Good luck with these.

Lovely Lucky was all out but got the job done paying $4.70 and $2.80. Big Tony’s Girl is still running

Meet Totals
$48 wagered
$26.60 returned

Day 7
Best bet:
Race 9- #8 Technical Analysis

Longshot:
Race 4- #1/1A Entry

Nice pick with technical analysis. How was she 7/1?

Entry is still running but Technical Analysis romped paying an overlaid $17.60 and $8.90.

Meet totals
$56 wagered
$53.10 returned

Day 8
Best bet:
Race 8- #3 Baby Blythe

Longshot:
Race 6- #3 Bourbon Heist

Another fun beat with Bourbon Heist at 10-1, but paid $10 to place.

Meet totals
$64 wagered
$63.10 returned

Day 9
Best bet:
Race 2- #6 Luna’s in Charge

Longshot:
Race 8- #14 Locally Owned

Nice calls on Technical Analysis and Bourbon Heist.

Good luck today

The phucking 2nds don’t ever stop

I kept racking up thirds early on. I have to see the replay. I thought maybe the winner came over.

Definitely came over and made contact. I’ve been DQ’d for much less. Frustrating.

Two more seconds and I feel like both were fouled and a DQ might have been justified but whatever. Luna’s in Charge paid $4.30 to place and Locally Owned paid $9.40

Meet totals
$72 wagered
$76.80 returned

Day 10
Best bet:
Race 9- #4 Lake Avenue

Longshot:
Race 3- #1 Dreamer’s Disease

LMAO

Gonna starting keying your picks in 2nd. I thought Dreamer's Disease was home free.

I was counting my money

You snake bit, at least you are collecting on place. It will change and then you'll clean up.

Two more seconds. I’ve made a total of 20 selections so far and 9 have run 2nd. Kind of crazy. Lake Avenue paid $3.80 to place and Dreamer’s Disease paid $7.50 to place.

Meet totals
$80 wagered
$88.10 returned

Day 11

Best bet:
Race 9- #8 Jemography

Longshot:
Race 8- #8 Kansas Kis

Neither did much running

Meet totals
$88 wagered
$88.10 returned

Day 12
Best bet:
Race 7- #6 Winter Pool

Longshot:
Race 4- #5 Evaluator

Horseplay in a snapshot..

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Another fun beat with Winter Pool which cost me a $2 pick 4. He did pay $3.80 to place. Evaluator has the looks of a horse that isn’t interested in running anymore.

Meet totals
$96 wagered
$91.90 returned

Day 13
Best bet:
Race 9 #3 Weyburn

Longshot:
Race 7- #1 Rivendell If Junior can ride at all anymore he sends from the rail and tries to wire. That’s what I’m hoping for

Ain’t that the truth

Weyburn was awful but not nearly as awful as the ride Rivendell got. Maybe she stinks but instead of sending he dragged her back to last.

Meet totals
$104 wagered
$91.60 returned

Day 14
Best bet:
Race 7- #1 Cost Basis

Longshot:
Race 5- #5 Bointheback

Meet totals
$112 wagered
$91.60 returned

Day 15
Best bet:
Race 7- #3 Convection

Longshot:
Race 3- #1 Sweet Surprise

Sweet Surprise flew for 3rd and will win next out. Convection just crossed the finish line I think

Meet totals
$120 wagered
$91.60 returned

Day 16
Best bet:
Race 7- #2 Mystery Bank

Longshot:
Race 5- #5 Chase Tracker

Hard to figure out who’s a bigger cheater at this point…Clement or Maker. Either way, good thing we cleaned up the game with Servis and Navarro.

Man bun better get back to Florida.

Mystery Bank was off slow and never a factor. Saffie’s horses just not running. Chase Tracker got up for 2nd but was no match for big drop down winner.

Meet totals
$128 wagered
$96.70 returned

Day 17
Best bet:
Race 6- #5 Value Engineering

Longshot:
Race 8- #2 Limonite- This horse has almost zero chance on paper. But he has some ability, switches from low percentage barn to Rudy Rod’s brother and attracts Rosario. I’m intrigued