Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

It beats me how a grown-up horse, well-established at traditional sprint distances, can become a 4-furlong superstar at the age of eight, but Finnish Royalty, the chalk in today’s feature, has not been worse than second in nine tries at a half-mile. So, good luck if you decide to bet against him.

There are other favorites today, Dunasabre and Clever Pursuit come to mind, who may be guilty of false advertising. Crazyboutyou gets the conditions in the eighth after running fourth in open company at 53-1.

Starting today, there’s an automatic bet on each triplet of the rolling $1 Pic 3. Today, that amounts to $7. There would have been three wins last week.

Here are today’s selections:

FOURTH: $5 quinellas pairing DUNASABRE with PAYERS PARTNER and MIDNITE SARANADE ($10).

SEVENTH: Wheel FINNISH ROYALTY in the $5 quinella ($30).

EIGHTH: $10 to win on CRAZYBOUTYOU and $5 quinellas pairing him with C.C. CAJUN, CATFISH JOE and KEG DISCO ($15).

NINTH: $10 to win on MISTER ALIEN and $1 trifecta box combining him with every combination of J J’S ROLLS, WAUNA SHORES, SEVEN EXITS and BABYTAKEMEOUTSIDE ($12).

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Sunday’s result: Won $66.50

Present bankroll: $2,033.30.

, DataTimes