Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

Today, the track might really be dry, unlike last weekend when an old problem, handicapping for one surface and racing on another, punched some holes in the bankroll.

In some cases, running second would be a consolation, but not when the bets depend on finishing first. Ought To Burn’s triumphant return touched off a winning exacta that saved the day on Sunday.

Jacob Brown, runner-up to Ought To Burn, has never been better, but the odds may be too short in today’s feature. All Fire in the fourth race and Exspecially in the eighth, backed off Emerald Downs form in their debuts, deserve another chance.

Here are today’s selections:

FIRST: $5 to win on SHE’S MY SINGH and $5 exactas pairing her with SOOTY BLACK and TUTU SHOES ($10).

FOURTH: $10 to win on ALL FIRE.

FIFTH: $10 to win on TOLUCA BRASS. Parlay winnings to JACOB BROWN in the seventh.

EIGHTH: $20 to win on EXSPECIALLY and $5 quinellas pairing him with GAP ROAD and FOGBANK ($10).

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Sunday’s result: Won $18.50.

Present bankroll: $2,025.00.

, DataTimes