Maine Bet: Thursday, July 30 (Day No. 24)

                        

(This series will feature a daily Win wager on a pacer or trotter racing at a Maine track and/or owned by Maine connections.)

Plainridge Park (Plainville, MA)

Race No. 6 (5:40p)

#1: South St Dottie (5-2 ML)

Total Hit Rate: 26% (6/23)

Total Bankroll: $115.20 (+15.2%)

IPS 365: Wednesday, July 29 (Day No. 221)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(This is a day-to-day look at being the founder and managing partner of the Ivory Pine Syndicate, a Maine-based horse racing partnership.)

• Handicapped races for tournament at Saratoga Race Course
• Listened to In the Money Media podcast
• Handicapped races for tournament at Horseshoe Indianapolis
• Deposited purse checks
• Wrote boarding and training checks for Crimson Pine and Tayra
• E-mailed with Maine Harness Horseman's Association about meeting info
• Visited Crimson Pine and Tayra at Norton Farm
• Dropped off boarding and training checks for Crimson Pine and Tayra
• Talked with co-owner and trainer about Crimson Pine's next race

Road to the U.S. Open Cup: Wednesday, July 29 (Day No. 3)

  

(The day-to-day documentation of the Rosevelt Soccer Club's efforts to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup by 2030.)

• E-mailed co-owners, coaches, and directors about an upcoming meeting
• E-mailed directors about an upcoming meeting
• Talked with a college coach about potential collaborations
• Visited a potential community partner
• E-mailed with facilities contractor
• Called credit union about upcoming payment
• Paid installment payment for RSC Lab retrofit
• Talked with facilities contractor about an upcoming meeting
• Hosted RSC Committee meeting
• Texted coach about 2-year agreement
• Watched Welcome to Wrexham

Countdown: Thursday, July 30, 2026

 

Tally: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

 

On Location: Norton Farm

 

Bookshelf: The Barcelona Inheritance (Chapter 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Barcelona Inheritance (Jonathan Wilson)

Chapter 3: Special

Wilson profiles the coaching history of José Mourinho from his "brief and antagonistic" stint as the interim head coach at Benfica to his historic run as head coach of Chelsea FC.