Bettors will have a lucrative $357,208 Derby City 6 to chase on Sunday at Churchill Downs for the 11-race closing day program.
There is a mandatory payout in the 20p City Derby 6 on Sunday, which covers Races 6-11 starting at approximately 3:18pm (all times Eastern) as this is the closing day of the Spring Meet.
The jackpot was $357,207.76 at the close of Saturday’s drawing.
All funds will be distributed on Sunday to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series. Track officials estimate the elimination of Sunday’s Derby City 6 total could easily eclipse $1 million in new money.
The take-away odds for Derby City 6 are just 15%—one of the lowest multi-race take-home odds in American racing—and it costs just 20 cents per combination.
Sunday’s closing day featured 63 horses, an average of 10.5 horses per race:
Race 6 (3:18 p.m.): $175,000 Maxfield Overnight Stakes (Listed), 3 years old, 7 F (seven entries)
Race 7 (3:51 p.m.): $127,000 OC 100000n1x, 3 years old, 1 1/8 M (11 entries)
Race 8 (4:23 p.m.): $175,000 Anchorage Overnight Stakes, f&m, 1 1/8 M (T) (nine entries)
Race 9 (4:55 p.m.): $225,000 Bashford Manor (Listed), 2yo, 6F (13 entries)
Race 10 (5:27 p.m.): $300,000 Hanshin (Listed), 4 or more, 1 M (11 entries)
Race 11 (5:58pm): Mdn 120k, 3&up, 1 M (T) (16 entrants, 12 able to run)
Past performances are available at www.Brisnet.comFans can bet on Derby City 6 on the track at Churchill Downs; www.TwinSpires.comthe track’s official online betting platform; other online betting shops; and several satellite betting centers across North America.
Churchill Downs gates will open at 11:30 a.m. The first of 11 races is at 12:45 p.m. and the final is scheduled for 5:58 p.m.
Gulfstream will also have mandatory payments in Rainbow 6
The mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot will be held Sunday at Gulfstream Park, where a popular multi-race bet went unsettled for the fourth consecutive race day following a payout. payment required last Saturday.
There will be a total carryover jackpot of $58,471.73, heading into Sunday’s nine-race program, where the Rainbow 6 series will span Races 4-9.
The Rainbow 6 will be preceded by a $35,000-a-mile first prize race for 3-year-olds and up, in which all but one of the seven entrants will be eliminated from special weight company Firstly. Blast Radius by Saffie Joseph Jr. trainer, who appeared on his recent return after a five-month layoff, was made the 9-5 morning line favorite in a very challenging race.
Nine 2-year-old horses will converge for Race 5, a special weight class event for five-furlong colts. Lou, an Arindel horse who has finished second in two of his career starts, is the favorite at 8-5. Arindel will also be represented by Oleg, a horse making his Brethren debut. I’mbiggerthanilook returns after finishing second with strong support on his debut. The Antonio Sano-trained Strengthnguidance moves to the outside pole position after making a commendable effort after escaping the often difficult rail position on his debut.
A well-balanced mile and 70-yard option allowance on Tapeta for horses aged 3 and up awaits Rainbow 6 bettors in Race 6. Joseph is represented by a pair of horses in a seven-horse field — Caspian Sea, looking for a third straight win against better horses, and Shankar, who will be making his first start in the race. Stable-running Globes is rated the favourite at 2-1 morning odds.
A field of 11 fillies and mares has been assembled for Race 7, a six-furlong $12,500 filly. Hot trainer Victor Barboza Jr. will send out Sand Wedge, the 2-1 morning line favorite who finished second last time out. Verina will race unstoppably in her first start for Barboza in what many bettors will consider a ‘stretch’ race.
The David Fawkes-trained Rum Saint Esprit, Rohan Crichton-trained Rolling On and Jose D’Angelo-trained Embrace the Dream will take part in a lopsided battle in Race 8, an optional event. 5 ½ furlongs on the Tapeta track for horses 3 years of age and older bred in Florida.
The Rainbow 6 series will conclude in Race 0, a 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds on Tapeta and possibly the most popular ‘spread’ race of the day.
On mandatory payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot will be paid to the bettor or bettors with the most winners across the six-race series of the bet. The carryover jackpot is usually only paid when a single ticket is sold to all six winners. On days where there are no single tickets, 70 percent of that day’s total usually goes to bettors holding the tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent goes to the jackpot pool.
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