An early Pick 5, a late Pick 4, and a fifth race that appears to have misplaced its adult supervision. Early Pick 5, Races 1 through 5 | 50¢ base | $240 R1: 2,3,5,6,7 R2: 5,8,9 R3: 1,2,4,8 - Oh man! Beat by a 36-1 shot! Our 2 finished 2nd - If your gonna lose . . . . R4: 1,4,7,8 R5: 1,9 Late Pick 4, Races 6 through 9 | 50¢ base | $96 R6: 2,7,8,10 R7: 4,5,8,9 R8: 2,3,6 R9: 7,9,11,13 Total ticket investment: $336 Possible R5 hedges: If we’re alive into the final leg of the Pick

An early Pick 5 and a Pick 4 starting in R5. Because apparently one opportunity to question our judgment wasn’t enough. Early Pick 5, Races 1–5 | 50¢ base | $192 R1: 1,2,3,5 R2: 2,3,4,5 R3: 2,3 R4: 2,5,6 R5: 1,3,4,5 Pick 5 $264 - The 1,4 or 5 would have paid almost double that or more - but hey we'll take it! Pick 4, Races 5–8 | 50¢ base | $56 R5: 1,3,4,5 R6: 1,11 R7: 3,7 R8: 4,5,6,8,10,11,12 Total investment: $248 These are our tickets. Additional horses mentioned below are

Keeneland Race 2 — Pick 4, Leg 1 Using: 3, 5, 11, 13 We’re going four deep because trusting maiden claimers is how you develop trust issues. #3 Swift Speed debuts for Mike Maker with Johnny Velazquez aboard—enough credentials to get past our notoriously indifferent security department. #5 Made Up Stories brings a bullet workout and early speed for Larry Rivelli; we’d prefer she save the fiction for her autobiography and show us something real. #11 Hormesis gets class relief a