In this summer’s Saratoga Showdown, The Post’s pony pickers, John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti, square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll of $2,000, with a maximum bet of $50 per day. May the best bettor win!

JOHN DaSILVA

TODAY’S PLAY: In the third race, Show Some Magic has finished second in his last two starts and should be right there today. Play a $10 exacta box of Show Some Magic with Lincoln Law and Takajo. Also play a $5 exacta box of Show Some Magic with Gombey Dancer. Total bet: $50.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS: Had the right idea when key horse Take Down Two won the ninth race. But we lost our exacta bets as Off the Jak finished second. After scratches, loss of $30 for the day.

BANKROLL: $1,654.40

VIC CANGIALOSI

TODAY’S PLAY: Let’s try to stay on the plus side again. Play $10 doubles using Show Some Magic in Race 3 with both Macho Libre and Two Of A Kind in the fourth. Then $30 to win on Compliance Officer in the 10th-race feature. Total bet: $50.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS: Wild Target got our better half started on the right note when he scored and cashed our $30 win bet for $87. Catalina Island scratched in the opener. Profit of $57.

BANKROLL: $1,674.

ED FOUNTAINE

TODAY’S PLAY: In the eighth race, $20 win on Dan and Sheila; $10 double, Dan and Sheila with Fourseventeen in the ninth; $20 win on Fourseventeen. Total bet: $50.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS: Trainer Michelle Nihei must follow the Showdown, because when she saw we made Artest our pick in the Troy ($30 win, $20 place), she scratched him!

BANKROLL: $1,791.50

ANTHONY AFFRUNTI

TODAY’S PLAY: Going to mix it up today starting with the fifth race. Let’s box a $3 trifecta using Superestrella, Fact and Wagon Train for $18. In the sixth, we’ll put $12 to win on firster Acadian Connection, and in the eighth race, the remaining $20 to win on Acadian Blues. Total bet: $50.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS: Started the week off well when Bridgetown set the pace and turned the corner well in hand in the Troy Stakes to win by a half-length to return $122.50 on the win bet. Profit of $72.50

BANKROLL: $2,128.35