August 21 Del Mar ROI Wagers go here . . .

[JolyB]

Welcome to the club Cal. Hope that we both hit it.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Welcome to the club Cal. Hope that we both hit it.

Me too, but that would be pretty crazy. One thing about it, can't hit it unless you try. I maybe should have done a skinny ticket too. I may go back and do that, but really I'm kind of brain weary.

[Plenilune]

r5 $50 W #7

DMR10 $50 W #2

[cruzan200246]

Del Mar

R7. 5 Count Again 25.00 Place
R9. 8 Tetragonal 25.00 Place
R10. 9 Cupid's Claw 25.00 Place

Saratoga

R10. 7 Army Wife 25.00 Win

[cal828]

Well, I'm sure I'm wrong, but Independence Hall is surely better than 17-1. I think I'll put a couple of dollars on him. That'll stop him for sure.

[cal828]

Nice payoff in the P6. 10K plus. I would have needed 6 deep to hit those last 2 and even then I'm not sure. You are right Joly. $100 not enough. Maybe we can try again on Breeder's Cup day. Turf races will likely be even harder though with all the Euros.

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by cal828

Nice payoff in the P6. 10K plus. I would have needed 6 deep to hit those last 2 and even then I'm not sure. You are right Joly. $100 not enough. Maybe we can try again on Breeder's Cup day. Turf races will likely be even harder though with all the Euros.

Very generous payday for those who were astute enough [or lucky enough] to have the last two legs. I can't blame our ROI budget for my failure to hit. I think that I would have been able to include Tripoli on a slightly broader ticket - happened to grade him a "C" and 4th or 5th on the depth chart. Astronaut in the finale is a different matter. Even if I had gone 5 or 6 deep in that race I don't think I would have included him. My hat is off for those who nailed it.

As for the BC pick 6, I know when I'm overmatched. Each of the BC races have too many contenders. For me to be comfortable with a BC pick 6 ticket, I'd probably need to go 6 or 7 deep in some of the races. Doing that can get very expensive very quickly.

Still, it was a fun exercise yesterday in between preparing for Henri.