January, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Gulfstream: Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool Guaranteed At $450,000

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $450,000 Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for six racing days in a row.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 6-11, including the $75,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf in Race 10. The mile turf stakes for older Florida-bred fillies and mares will co-headline Saturday's program with the $75,000 Sunshine Turf, a 1 1/8-mile turf stakes for older Florida-bred horses carded as Race 4.

Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Sugar Fix, who most recently captured the Claiming Crown Tiara, is rated as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of seven. Graham Motion-trained Sister Otoole, who finished second in the Maple Leaf (G2) over Woodbine's Tapeta track last time out, is rated second at 5-2.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Todd Pletcher-trained Shamrocket, who captured the Sunshine Classic last weekend in his dirt debut, is rated as the 7-5 morning-line favorite in his return to turf in the Sunshine Turf.

Irad Ortiz Jr., who has been sidelined by a knee injury, is scheduled to return to action Saturday with to riding engagements. The two-time defending Championship Meet titlist is named to ride Max K.O. in the Sunshine Turf in Race 4 and Ideal Breeze in Race 5.

Who's Hot: Leading rider Luis Saez was victorious on his first four mounts on Friday's program, sweeping the first three races Golden Isle ($4.40) in Race 1, Boldness ($3) in Race 2 and Reconfigure ($6.40) in Race 3 before taking a race off and coming back to win Race 5 aboard Take Charge Ro ($3) in Race 5.

Emisael Jaramillo notched back-to-back wins aboard Big Daddy Dave ($3.20) in Race 8 and Fish Mooney ($15) in Race 9.

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Stronach 5: Two Winning Tickets Each Pay $49,623

There were two winning tickets in Friday's Stronach 5, each worth $49,623.90.

The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and a low 12 percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 began with the ninth and 10th races from Laurel Park, and both races were wide open and produced nice returns. Joe Mike Jim, trained by leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez, returned $17.20 in the ninth race and Edict, trained by Edward Allard, returned $9.80 for winning Race 10.

Santa Anita's third race was up next and Lookin At Sweetie drove to the lead down the stretch to win at odds of 3-1 for trainer Richard Baltas and jockey Diego Herrera. Gulfstream's ninth race, contested over a mile and 70 yard Tapeta course, was won by Fish Mooney at odds of 6-1 for trainer Mark Casse and jockey Emisael Jaramillo. The Stronach 5 concluded with Golden Gate's third race and the 14-1 shot Perfect Edition

Friday's races and sequence

Leg 1 –Laurel Race 9: Joe Mike Jim $17.20
Leg 2 –Laurel Race 10: Edict $9.80
Leg 3 – Santa Anita Race 3: Lookin At Sweetie $8.20
Leg 4 – Gulfstream Race 9: Fish Mooney $15.00
Leg 5 –Golden Gate Race 3: Perfect Edition $30.40

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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New Jersey Commission Issues Fines, Suspensions To Trainers Potts, Lucas, Richards

The New Jersey Racing Commission issued a bevy of suspensions and fines on Friday, Jan. 21, according to the Association of Racing Commissioners International's regulatory page, including for trainers Wayne Potts, Bonnie Lucas, and Marvin Richards.

Trainer Marvin Richards was issued a $5,000 fine and suspended for one year (May 7, 2022 through and including May 6, 2023) for a post-race test of Awesomenewyear, winner of the sixth race at Monmouth Park on Sept. 3, 2021. The post-race sample was positive for oxazepam (a sedative designed to treat anxiety, anxiety with depression, and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal) and ibuprofen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory), a violation of N.J.A.C 13:70-14A.1(b) (substances foreign to the natural horse) and 13:70-14A.6 (absolute insurer rule).

Awesomenewyear was disqualified from that victory, and the Horseman's Bookkeeper was ordered to redistribute purse money. Richards incurred 2.5 multiple medication violation points.

Trainer Wayne Potts and his assistant Bonnie Lucas were each fined $1,000 and suspended for 30 days (from May 7, 2022 through and including June 5, 2022) over a ruling initially issued on Sept. 18, 2021. The text for that ruling indicates that Potts' trainee Chispita finished second in the fourth race at Monmouth Park on Aug. 6, 2021, and the state veterinarian ordered that that she be vanned off the track in the equine ambulance. Potts ordered his licensed assistant, Bonnie Lucas, to not allow the horse to be vanned off. The state veterinarian voided a claim on Chispita for that Aug. 6 race; the filly has not run since.

The fine and suspension stem from violations of the following rules:

N.J.A.C. 13:70-1.15 – The stewards may fine, suspend or rule off any person who in their opinion has acted to the detriment of racing or violated the rules.
N.J.A.C. 13:70-14.13 – Every association, all officials and employees thereof, and all persons licensed in any capacity by the Commission shall give every possible cooperation, aid and assistance to any department, bureau, division, officer, agent or inspector, or any other person connected with the United States Government, or with the State of New Jersey, who may be investigating or prosecuting any matter involving a violation of any law, or any rules or regulations of the Commission. Failure to cooperate will subject the person or persons involved to a fine, suspension or both.

Additional rulings included:

A $1,000 fine issued to trainer Peter Walder after Briella's first-place finish in the seventh race on Sept. 4 at Monmouth. The post-race sample showed the presence of aminocaproic acid (Amicar); Briella was ordered disqualified.
A $500 fine issued to trainer Jose D'Angelo after his trainee Avenida Manana' first-place finish in the seventh race on Sept. 18 at Monmouth. The post-race sample showed the presence of 5-hydroxydantrolene (dantrolene), and was ordered disqualified.

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Attorney For Suspended Jockey Mychel Sanchez: ‘He Is Not A Criminal … He’s A Person Who Needs Help’

The case against jockey Mychel J. Sanchez, suspended for 60 days by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission for betting against his own horses, is not the story many of us might think it is, according to the rider's attorney, Alan Pincus.

Pincus confirmed that Sanchez opened a TVG account in his own name in late December 2021. He said that Sanchez made numerous bets over a period of about 10 days, including wagering on horses that were racing against his own mounts. But the attorney said Sanchez rode to win in those races and in fact registered two upsets at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa., during the period in question, one at 12-1 odds and the other at 18-1.

“These are extremely weird circumstances,” Pincus said. “You can never totally understand how the human mind works. People who may appear to be on top of the world – like the tennis star Naomi Osaka – can be suffering from depression. You don't know.

“Mychel Sanchez is suffering from some type of depression,” he said. “I'm not a psychiatrist, but he's someone who needs help. He started betting. Not in any cheating way, just as a way of coping with the pain he was experiencing. He's been feeling low for some time and it's been building up in him.

“He's doing this, and fortunately TVG notices who it is and what's going on and they alert the racing commission,” said Pincus. “It's inexplicable. He had races where he actually bet against his own horse, then went out and won the race. One horse paid $37 to win. Another race he bets against himself and he won the race on a horse that paid $27. He's not pulling horses, he's not doing it for evil purposes, he's doing it for crazy purposes, inexplicable purposes. But obviously it is against the rules and you can't do that.”

Sanchez rode the $38.60 winner Jakarta at Parx on Dec. 28 and the $27.40 winner No Fooling Dude on Dec. 29, according to Equibase charts.

TVG confirmed its role in alerting racing officials of Sanchez's wagering activities.

“As part of TVG's regular monitoring of new accounts and account activity, members of our team noticed wagers that warranted us suspending the account in question and alerting the regulatory authorities in the states where those races occurred,” a statement from the advance-deposit wagering platform said. “We are cooperating fully with the authorities investigating these activities.”

Pincus said the penalty was fair, given the circumstances.

“If you are betting against your own horse and stiff him, now you are talking about being barred forever,” he said. “That didn't happen.”

Sanchez has been ordered to undergo treatment facilitated by the Jockeys' Guild, Pincus said.

“He has started a treatment program,” Pincus said. “He is not a criminal. He was not pulling horses. He's a person who needs help.”

He also said regulators in Maryland and New York may be investigating the matter. Sanchez rode at several tracks in December, including Parx, Laurel Park in Maryland, Aqueduct in New York, and Gulfstream Park in Maryland.

A native of Venezuela who first rode in the U.S. in 2013, Sanchez was co-leading rider at Parx in 2019 and leading rider in 2020. He was a top 10 rider at Monmouth Park, Laurel Park and Parx in 2021. Sanchez compiled 940 career wins in the U.S. from 6,097 mounts.

1/ST Racing, which operates Laurel and Gulfstream, issued a statement saying Sanchez has been suspended indefinitely from riding at its tracks.

“After learning of the serious allegations of illegal wagering on the part of jockey Mychel Sanchez, effective immediately 1/ST Racing will institute an indefinite ban against him from training or racing at any 1/ST Racing venue,” the statement said. “Any decision regarding Sanchez's reinstatement will be made at a later time. 1/ST Racing stands on the principles of integrity and accountability, and we believe there is no place in our sport for this kind of unethical and illegal activity.”

“Although he needs to be punished and needs treatment,” Pincus said, “it shouldn't be fatal punishment.”

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