Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

For a card compiled from a diminishing supply of horseflesh in the face of uncertain weather, today’s races offer a generous supply of very bettable entries.

Senor Slew and late-blooming Not Never both try to make it four straight when they meet Hope’s Rullah, a noted horse for the course, in the third race. Leading trainer Bruce Wagar has live horses in the first, fourth and fifth, and several Lilac Lady Handicap hopefuls will run a mile in the feature. Watch the 3-year-old, Sassy Wake, try to steal the latter, but the best front-running bet in a route looks like Roaming Robert in the seventh.

Here are today’s selections:

FIRST: $5 daily doubles pairing SASH GANG and MAJOR MYSTERY with MIZ JENNIE JILL and WHAT A DREAM ($20).

SECOND: $10 to win on MIZ JENNIE JILL.

FIFTH: $20 to win on LITTLE BOY JOY. Split winnings between ROAMING ROBERT and SASSY WAKE.

SEVENTH: $40 to win on ROAMING ROBERT and wheel him in the exacta ($14).

EIGHTH: $10 quinellas pairing SASSY WAKE with SOUTHERN GAMBLE, NIGHTLY HABIT and ON BOARD.

NINTH: $10 to win on TONZ A LADY and $1 trifectas combining her with every combination of GENERAL LEIGH HOT, CAYUSE CREEK, BRU ROSETTE and POTTERS MISS ($12).

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Present bankroll: $1,953.50.