Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

There have been few more popular Spokane horse races over the years than the annual renewals of the Inland Empire Marathon.

Some years, major stakes horses run and often prove that class will tell. Occasionally, a long-winded plater knocks off a classier rival. Then there are unclassified runners such as mud-loving Frost Gothe Peach, that keep improving until no one knows how good they are.

On that basis, he should win. Should track conditions discriminate against his pacesetting style, Jackie’s Tasso has trained all fall to win this race.

With a mandatory twin trifecta distribution, trying to win also seems mandatory.

Here are today’s selections:

FIRST: $10 daily double pairing TOTALLY COMMITTED with STORM ON HAND.

SECOND: $10 quinellas pairing STORM ON HAND with CAPE LAZAREF and ANDIAMO GUY.

FIFTH: $30 to win on PROLIVER and a $10 quinella pairing her with EARLY SHOVE.

SEVENTH: $40 to win on FROST GO THE PEACH and a $10 quinella with JACKIE’S TASSO.

EIGHTH: $20 to win on TOUCHA FLIER and a $5 quinella box and a $2 twin trifecta box using him with SPY SESSION, GALLOPFORSCALLOPS and BOLD N SAUCY twice ($48). Exchange to HARBOR FIRE paired with DECISIVE ACT and CLEVER PURSUIT both ways.

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Present bankroll: $1,613.90.