Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

It looks like a good year for horses for the course, those which, over the years, pile up a wildly disproportionate number of victories over a particular track.

El Cabrio, in tonight’s feature, is one of them. The hardcharging gelding is 11 for 41 at Playfair with 10 seconds and he finished well in his seasonal debut.

Plutechief, which runs infrequently but well, looks like the key to the twin trifecta, which has a $24,977 carryover.

Here are tonight’s selections:

FIRST: $10 to win on HOPE SPRINGS and $2 daily doubles pairing him with WILDSIDE WILLY, PLOTTINGS KNIGHT, WAKE UP SASSY BOY and HOOPS ($8).

FOURTH: $10 to win on ABITOFANIPINTHEAIR, parlay to win on EL CABRIO in ninth.

SIXTH: $2 twin trifectas pairing PLUTECHIEF and BANANA MONTANA both ways twice with PHOENIX HEAT and MERITS DRUM ($16). Exchange to JUST MACHO combined with VITO’S LAST MAC and GALLANT MAC both ways.

NINTH: $1 trifectas pairing FINNISH ROYALTY with every combination of SUNSHINE SUPERMAN, ONE SHARP SAM, LC GLOWING GROOM and HALO’s GOLDRUSH ($12).

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Friday’s result: Won $68.

Present bankroll: $1,973.80.