I hadn’t posted this in a while. Mostly because the blue roan harness trotter Pay Me To Knight (known around the barn as “Junior”) hasn’t exactly been up to snuff. But even though I haven’t posted lately about my challenge … I still follow the rule of this year-long endeavor. $20 on his nose to…
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The $20 Junior Challenge – Race 9
Junior, the blue roan harness trotter racehorse known officially as Pay Me To Knight, had a birthday yesterday. He also raced yesterday, and despite my hopes that he would finish in the money … he came in sixth place in a field of eight. And that was only because one of the other horses in…
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The harness trotter Pay Me To Knight (also known as “Junior”) hasn’t raced in the past three weeks. Two weeks ago, the day’s races were cancelled due to a snowstorm. Last week was Easter Sunday, so the trotters weren’t racing that afternoon. But the trotters are back on Sunday, so I need to get my…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 7
Pay Me To Knight, the harness horse known around the stables as “Junior,” has won two races at Saratoga Harness so far this racing season. He’s also had a close second, a fourth, and a couple of races where he didn’t do as well as usual. This time, he’s back in the sixth race –…
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After his nice win last week – giving him two wins on the 2024 Saratoga Harness season – my $20-on-his-nose-each-week stallion Pay Me To Knight (also known as “Junior”) moves over this week to the sixth race. He drew post position $7, with a morning line of 15-1 odds. Why so high? Because in that…
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Last week, our intrepid harness horse Pay Me To Knight (also known around the stable as “Junior”) came in second in his race at Saratoga Harness, only a whisker behind a speedster known as Yucatan Party Man, who won at 13-1 odds. Well, this Sunday the two horses will have a rematch in the 10th…
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For those of you who are not familiar with this blog category … I have resolved to bet $20 on a single horse every time he races at Saratoga’s harness track. The horse, a 6-year-old blue roan gelding officially named Pay Me To Knight, but colloquially known as “Junior,” has won one of his three…
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I started out with a $100 bank on my year-long bet on a trotter at Saratoga Harness. The horse, officially known as Pay Me To Knight, but colloquially known as Junior, won his last race by a neck, which turned my $20/win bet into a $47 payout. Now before you ask me about why I’m…
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So I’m still in the hospital. The plan was to have a final foot surgery on Monday, but at the last minute, my surgery was postponed until Tuesday. GRRRR And until I have that final foot surgery, I’m stuck here in the hospital. And I’m frustrated. I want to go home. That being said … thanks to the Super…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 1
Yesterday, I began a new, year-long betting scheme. I would concentrate on one horse at Saratoga Harness – a horse officially named Pay Me To Knight, but known at his Checkmate Stable home barn as Junior. A simple bet. $20 on his nose to win the race he enters. So let’s test this theory out. Junior’s first race…
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