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(This feature will consist of a $2 wager on a first-time starter in a maiden special weight race.)
Saratoga Race Course (Saratoga Springs, New York)
Race No. 6
#2: Iron Orchard (9-5 ML)
Pick Success Rate: 19% (3/16)
Total Bankroll: $119.00 (+19%)
Thursday, July 3, 2025
36/36 Bankroll: Thursday, July 3 (Wager No. 46)
(This series will feature $2 Double and a $2, 2-leg parlay wagers in horse racing and soccer over a 50-day period. Any profits will be donated to the Futures for Standardbreds and/or Street Soccer USA.)
*Horse Racing*
Plainridge Park (Plainville, Massachusetts)
Race No. 10 (7p)
#1: Crimson Pine (12-1 ML)
Race No. 11 (7:20p)
#6: Big Plan Stan (5-1 ML)
Horse Racing Hit Rate: 30% (27/90)
Horse Racing Bankroll: $148.40 (+312.2%)
*Soccer*
Women's European Championships (UEFA)
Game No. 1 (12p)
Italy (-190)
Women's European Championships (UEFA)
Game No. 2 (3p)
Spain (-1100)
Soccer Hit Rate: 47% (42/90)
Soccer Bankroll: $2.73 (-92.4%)
*Total*
Total Hit Rate: 38% (69/180)
Total Bankroll: $151.13 (+109.9%)
RSC 365: Wednesday, July 2 (Day No. 37)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Updated roster tracker
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Wednesday, July 2 (Day No. 166)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Watched the Portland Hearts of Pine game, watched the U.S. Men's National Team game, watched the U.S. Women's National Team game, and sent out the schedule for the Maine Soccer Association's 23U Showcase.
Daily Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 210 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,260 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Bookshelf: When Towns Had Teams (Chapter 2)
When Towns Had Teams (Jim Baumer)
Chapter 2: Mill Towns and River Valleys: Town Team Baseball Experiences a Revival
In this chapter, Baumer focuses on town-based teams and leagues in western Maine and Androscoggin County in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
A theme of a rotating constellation of teams and leagues continues from the first chapter, with teams including Casco, Chisholm-Livermore, Danville, Dixfield Dixies, Gray, Naples, Norway-Paris Twins, Poland, Rumford Pirates, Rumford Rams, Turner, West Minot Townies, and the Wilton Loggers. And leagues consisting of the Andy County League, Pine Tree League, Spruce Tree League, Timber League, Twin City League, and the Western Maine League.
One unifying consistency appears to be the Yankee Amateur Baseball Congress (YABC), an annual tournament among town teams that determined which team would represent Maine in the national tournament in Battle Creek, Michigan.
And another unifying consistency appears to be the multigenerational motivations for community-based baseball, as explained by former town player, college coach, and Cape Cod League coach Jeff Trundy:
Growing up in a small town of about 300, you learned very early in life that you were supposed to play baseball. If you were good enough, then you would one day get to wear the uniform of the town team and represent your town against rival communities. All of us kids, who played sandlot ball growing up, aspired to one day put on the uniform and take our places out there with our fathers, uncles, or neighbors on the local team.
36/36 Bankroll: Wednesday, July 2 (Wager No. 45)
(This series will feature $2 Double and a $2, 2-leg parlay wagers in horse racing and soccer over a 50-day period. Any profits will be donated to the Futures for Standardbreds and/or Street Soccer USA.)
*Horse Racing*
Assiniboia Downs (Winnipeg, Canada)
Race No. 2 (9p)
#3: Calming Force (12-1 ML)
Race No. 3 (9:25p)
#5: Betterlucknexttime (1-2 ML)
Horse Racing Hit Rate: 30% (26/88)
Horse Racing Bankroll: $150.40 (+317.8%)
*Soccer*
Women's European Championships (UEFA)
Game No. 1 (12p)
Iceland (-120)
Men's USL League One (United States)
Game No. 2 (6:30p)
Portland Hearts of Pine (+115)
Soccer Hit Rate: 48% (42/88)
Soccer Bankroll: $4.73 (-86.9%)
*Total*
Total Hit Rate: 39% (68/176)
Total Bankroll: $155.13 (+115.5%)
RSC 365: Tuesday, July 1 (Day No. 36)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Drafted the outline of a potential Maine-based league
- Texted a facilities manager about logistics
- Texted an opposing coach about a 23U schedule change
- Texted one of our coaches about a 23U schedule change
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Tuesday, July 1 (Day No. 165)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 207 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,260 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Headlines: How New Balance Signed Cooper Flagg
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Suddenly, a video started playing of the Skowhegan factory, countless assembly lines within it and the process of a custom pair of basketball shoes being made. At one point, the father of one of Flagg’s former grassroots teammates--who still works at the facility--made an appearance. Then another worker shortly thereafter, proudly proclaiming that, "Cooper Flagg being from Maine and being the basketball prodigy that he is, it just gives you that sense of pride." Eventually, the 53-second clip ended with a still shot of the gray shoes, with "FLAGG" stitched directly onto the tongue. As the lights came up inside the Four Seasons conference room, Lokesh pulled out his grand finale: The pair of custom shoes from the video, straight from Maine, still the only pair of Cooper Flagg New Balances in existence.
RSC 365: Monday, June 30 (Day No. 35)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Didn't do any work related to Rosevelt SC
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Monday, June 30, 2025 (Day No. 164)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Worked on 23U logistics and Maine Soccer Hall of Fame admin.
Daily Time: 0.5 hours
Total Time: 207 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,260 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
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