Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch
Usually, when you think about handicapping around the track conditions, the weather is wet. However, track bias can be an issue rain or shine, any day or night. More often than not, during the long spell of high temperatures, the five-furlong Playfair oval has sustained speed. On Wednesday night, however, most of the wins went to horses who can finish, and the trend was apparent after the first few races.
When confronted with track bias, go with the flow. Otherwise, like Wednesday’s selections, you’ll be betting speed while your stretch-running second and third choices come rolling home.
If the midweek form holds, Promise Broken, Mickey’s Prospector and Crescent Lass will be formidible in the last three races tonight.< Here are tonight’s selections:< $5 daily double teaming SWEET CHAR in the first race with KARAZAN in the second. $2 daily doubles pairing ALL YA WEE MARIE and TURN THE DRUM in the first race with KARAZAN, PENCILED DECREE and LU LU’S SONSHINE in the second and SWEET CHAR with PENCILED DECREE and LU LU’S SONSHINE ($16).
FIRST: $5 to win on SWEET CHAR.
THIRD: $5 to win on DOWN GIRL.
FIFTH: $2 quinella wheel DESERT CREST as key horse ($14).
EIGHTH; $5 quinellas wheeling PROMISE BROKEN to ERIN’S THUNDER, PHONE ME UP and LADY’S EMPIRE ($15).
NINTH: $20 to win on MICKEY’S PROSPECTOR.
TENTH: $2 exactas wheeling CRESCENT LASS to HOPE FOR JUNE, COOL TAKI, GORE HILL and CLASSY JILL ($8).
Original bankroll: $3,000.
Wednesday: Lost $68.
Present bankroll: $2,378.50.