BETTING WITH BOB : MAN VS. MICROCHIP

All good things, even hypothetical ones, have to end sometime. After a flying start with my new bankroll Thursday, I came back to Earth when my $40 win bet Friday, Rejim in the eighth race, finished third.

But it’s far too early to start worrying. After all, the computer’s pick finished last. Take that, silicon breath!

My bets for today are $20 to win on Classic Overlay in the fourth race and $60 to win on Patches in the sixth.

Bob’s Beginning Bankroll $2,000

Friday’s Loss $40

Current Bankroll $2,150

The computer lost $40 on Por D.J. in the fifth race. Its bet today is $40 to win and $40 to place on Silver Circus in the ninth (it probably thinks the horse’s name is Silver Circuits).

Computer’s Beginning Bankroll $2,000

Friday’s Loss $40

Current Bankroll $1,992.50