Hondo stumbled into the break yesterday with yet another setback when the pitiful Pale Hose failed their assignment in Minneapolis, which shrunk the once robust wad to 175 pincays.

Today, he’ll vacate the diamond district for some equine action, which calls for the expert advice of Anthony Affrunti, the Post’s Puny Pony Picker (if that damn diet ever works). AA suggests financial rehab can be achieved by placing one unit to win on Whiskey Lit in the third at Philly Park and playing a one-unit exacta box that includes Whiskey Lit, Rough Shod Heir and Maddy’s Lion. Also, in the fifth at Philly, the same investment parameters apply to Tiger Fever and his exacta box mates, Admiral de Grasse and Liberty Bridge.

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Ten more people were seriously injured yesterday at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. That’s the bad news. The good news is the event continues until tomorrow, so there’s still time if any idiots want to rush over to Spain and join the fun.

hondo@nypost.com