(This is the time of year when the horse racing season for the Ivory Pine Syndicate is winding down, but the soccer season for the Rosevelt Soccer Club is gearing up. Here's a 90-day glimpse of the day in the life of a horse racing managing partner and soccer club administrator.)
Awoke, 7:40a
Watched Vikingur Reykjavik documentary, 10:30a-10:45a
Paramount+ airs various episodes of a documentary that provide behind-the-scenes coverage for clubs competing in the UEFA Europa and Conference leagues, and the episode from a couple weeks ago featured a 15-minute segment on the Icelandic club Vikingur Reykjavik.
Vikingur is on an historic run in the UEFA Conference league, and it's one of the three clubs that have hosted our club on our three trips to Iceland in 2019, 2022, and 2023. I've only been to their stadium Víkingsvöllur and their training grounds a few times, but each time has been memorable. In 2019, I helped coach a 10U Girls training session that served as a lightbulb experience for how efficient Iceland's youth development system is structured.
In 2022, my wife Elisha and I were attending the men's team's domestic league home opener when our horse trainer Mike Graffam confirmed our partnership had finalized a deal to purchase our first pacer Sixby Hanover.
And in April 2023, our club's 19U Boys and 16U Girls teams were welcomed on the field before a men's Icelandic Cup game, an experience that was topped off with our club's crest being displayed on the video screen and a jersey exchange at midfield between their club chairman.
The episode can be seen here, and the segment on Vikingur opens the show.
Rosevelt Soccer Club admin, 11a-12:15p; 4:15p-4:30p
Today was a breakthrough day in a couple ways in what has been an otherwise sluggish off-season for me personally. It feels like the next three months will be key for our club to evolve in a way that makes us a deeper club that is in a better position to make meaningful progress toward our lofty goals.
Watched races, 12:30p-6:45p
Tested out 1/ST Bet's free AI handicapping tool with +EV wagers in mind, and struck out on all eleven, $1 Win wagers I placed.
Will try out the app again today with another nine, $1 Win wagers by tweaking its algorithm, but not optimistic about this free AI tool heading into 2025.
Asleep, 8:01p
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