Had two playbacks yesterday at Saratoga, in McKinzie and Red Zinger.

McKinzie won and paid 3.70 and 2.70. Red Zinger was second and paid 5.50 to show.

Based on my well established 1x win and 1.6x place betting strategy, that would have provided a nice profit for the day.

But nooooooooooooo, the old capper had to dip a toe in the waters with the multi race wagers. My pick 3 used McKinzie and Red Zinger as singles. And went down when the Zinger got passed late. And then, out of sheer boredom, pushed the chips back in on the pick 5 at Del Mar. And by the title and tone of this bit, you know what happened then, right ?

The two playbacks were good for a 61 percent profit. How much is enough?