Get A Hunch/Bet A Bunch

Sat., Sept. 16, 2000

By Dan Weaver danwe@spokesman.com

The track is back, and with it the late scratches that drive horse players nuts.

Scratch Gotta Motion, the mare that was entered against the boys in tonight’s seventh-race feature. She’s a better fit in distaff stakes company later in the meet. Sunshine Scholar has the versatility to survive a speed duel and win this one, the season’s first stakes race.

Tonight’s flings:

$5 early daily double paring SI SI GRANDE and GO BELLE TRYST in the first with HAANDE CAP HER in the second.

$4 Pick 3 with SI SI GRANDE and GO BELLE TRYST to HAANDE CAP HER and MADDIE HAZE in the second to SHERWOOD OAK in the third.

FIRST: $2 trifecta wheel, SI SI GRANDE and GO BELLE TRYST to the same two for second to ALL for third.

SECOND: $2 pick three HAANDE CAP HER and MADDIE HAZE to WANASTAR and SHERWOOD OAK in the third to ANNA WHO and ALEX MARIE in the fourth.

THIRD: $1 trifecta wheel, WANASTAR and SHERWOOD OAK to the same two for second and ALL for third. $10 to win on SHERWOOD OAK.

FIFTH:$5 to win on WINBURNT. $1 superfecta wheel WINBURNT to C. BLEND TWO and CLEAR KNIGHT for second to those two plus GRAY GUY for third to ALL for fourth.

SIXTH: $10 exacta box SOUTHERN SON and SPEED n’ FEED.

SEVENTH: $10 to win on SUNSHINE SCHOLAR. $5 trifecta wheel SUNSHINE SCHOLAR to EL BON for second to ALL for third.

Original bankroll: Starting from scratch.

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