BETTING WITH SURELOCK : THE SILICON SLEUTH

SURELOCK, desperately in need od a big payoff in the final week of the Hollywood Park meeting, came up all but empty after losing his final triple bet. The computer will spend the Santa Anita meeting refining his software.

SURELOCK’S Sun. Bankroll $254 Monday’s Loss $252 Current Bankroll $2

Bob Mieszerski lost $60 when his exacta failed in the ninth race, but he handily won the competition between man and machine. At the Santa Anita meeting beginning Wednesday, he will challenge the human touch of Janice Goldinger, who has twice won this competition.

Bob’s Sun. Bankroll $1,887.20 Monday’s Loss $60 Current Bankroll $1,827.20

Both started with $2,000 bankrolls.