In this summer’s Saratoga Showdown, the Post’s pony pickers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll of $2,000, with a maximum bet of $50 a day. May the best bettor win!
JOHN DaSILVA
TODAY’S PLAY: In Race 5, Corail should continue the Pletcher resurgence at the meet. Play a $15 exacta box of Corail with Girluphigh. Then play a saver $5 exacta key box of Corail with Zazz and Korat. Total bet: $50.
MONDAY’S RESULTS:
World Premier got the job done but we could not get the quinella with Rough Winter. After scratches, loss of $35 for the day.
BANKROLL: $1,662
VIC CANGIALOSI
TODAY’S PLAY: Hoping for a better week we start off with $20 early doubles. Play Obviously Tuesday and One Note Samba in the opener with Lucky My Way in the second. The remaining $10 goes on Unbridled Command to win the sixth. Total bet: $50
MONDAY’S RESULTS: Off to the good start when Sunny Desert won. Then The Roofer crashed through ours to ruin our double. Irish Humor had us laughing all the way home after finishing 10th. Lost a not-so-funny $50.
BANKROLL: $1,756.50
ED FOUNTAINE
TODAY’S PLAY: In the eighth race, the Fleet Indian, $30 to win on Opus A; $10 exacta box, Opus A and Risky Rachel. Total bet: $50.
MONDAY’S RESULTS: In the seventh race, our $5 exacta box of Federation, Vivo Per Lei and La Pernelle got split by a neck when La Pernelle won and Federation was a hard-luck fourth; in the 10th, Dreamsgonewild ($10 win, $10 place) was third at 9-1. Lost $50.
BANKROLL: $1,844.50
ANTHONY AFFRUNTI
TODAY’S PLAY: Big week ahead. Let’s take $40 and play $20 win and place on Akira, who should benefit from a sharp pace in the third race, and we’ll take the remaining $10 and bet City Vice to win in the seventh, hoping we get grass. Total bet: $50.
MONDAY’S RESULTS:
World Premier won by five lengths paying $4.30 to change our $25 win bet into $53.75. Trickey Guy proved to be just that after looking like he had a shot before fading to last. My buddy Cap the Moment gave a decent effort for fifth, but didn’t help the pocket. Won an action-packed $3.75.
BANKROLL: $1,943.25