Month: January 2023

Gulfstream Park: Pegasus World Cup Day Offers Betting Bonanza; Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout On Sunday

Saturday's Pegasus World Cup program at Gulfstream Park will offer countless wagering opportunities on a 13-race program that will feature nine stakes (seven graded), including the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) presented by Baccarat, the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) presented by Qatar Racing, and the $500,000 TAA Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational (G3) presented by Pepsi.

The Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (Race 11), Pegasus Turf (Race 12) and Pegasus (Race 13) will anchor the six-race sequence for the 20-cent Rainbow 6, which will span Races 8-13. The Big Three will also be featured in the Late Pick 5, Late Pick 4, and the Late Pick 3.

There will be a $750,000 guaranteed pool for the Late Pick 5, which will span Races 9-13. The Late Pick 4, spanning Races 10-13, will also have a guaranteed pool of $750,000. The Late Pick 3 pool will be guaranteed at $350,000 for Races 11-13.

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $1 million Saturday.

Heading into Saturday's program, the popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for 16 racing days in a row following a single-ticket jackpot hit for $533,783.63 Jan. 5.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will feature six graded stakes, kicked off by the $200,000 Inside Information (G2), a seven-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares for which Juddmonte's Obligatory is rated as the 7-5 morning-line favorite. The Bill Mott-trained daughter of Curlin, a Grade 1 winner who closed from last to fifth in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), likely will prove to be a popular choice for 'single' players.

The $200,000 William L. McKnight (G3), a 1 ½-mile turf stakes for older horses carded as Race 9, drew a full field of 12 including multiple Grade 1 stakes-winning Channel Maker. The Mott-trained 9-year-old gelding is top rated at 3-1 in a field that also includes 2022 McKnight champion Abaan and runner-up Temple.

The $150,000 Fred W. Hooper (G3), a mile stakes for older horses carded as Race 10, has shaped up to be a highly competitive event in which Chad Brown-trained Miles D is rated as the 3-1 morning-line favorite in his comeback from an 11-month layoff. Miles D, a 5-year-old son of Curlin who was third in the 2021 Travers (G1), will take on Endorsed, who finished fourth in last year's Pegasus World Cup, and 10 other veteran campaigners.

Brown-trained Shantisara, who captured the Queen Elizabeth II (G1) at Keeneland in October, is favored at 8-5 in the morning line for the Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for older fillies and mares in Race 11. Al Stall Jr.-trained Dalika, a Grade 1 stakes winner coming off a front-running victory in the Cardinal (G3) at Churchill, is rated second at 5-2.

Paolo Lobo-trained Ivar, a Grade 1 stakes winner who is Grade 1 stakes-placed this year, is the early 5-2 favorite in a full field for the Pegasus World Cup Turf.  Christophe Clement-trained City Man, who stepped out of New York-bred company to win the Fort Lauderdale (G2) at Gulfstream last time out, and Graham Motion-trained Speaking Scout, who will face older rivals for the first time after winning the Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar last time out; are among the notable entries.

Brad Cox-trained Cyberknife will seek to close out his racing career with a victory in the Pegasus World Cup in Race 13. The Brad Cox-trained son of 2018 Pegasus World Cup winner Gun Runner won the Haskell (G1) and the Arkansas Derby (G1). Defunded, the winner of the Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita, is trainer Bob Baffert's hope for a third Pegasus score. The Championship Meet's leading trainer will have three entrants, Curlin Florida Derby (G1) champion White Abarrio, Harlan's Holiday (G3) and West Virginia Derby (G3) Skippylongstocking and Chilean Group 1 winner O'Connor.

Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set for Sunday's Program

A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 Jackpot pool has been scheduled for Sunday's program at Gulfstream Park.

On mandatory payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the wager's six-race sequence. The carryover jackpot is usually only 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 usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot stood at $601,850.56 following Friday's card, when tickets with all six winners each returned $3,082.88. Should the popular multi-race wager go unsolved through Saturday's Pegasus World Cup program, the pool could be expected to grow into the millions Sunday.

Who's Hot:  Irad Ortiz Jr., honored Thursday night at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. with his fourth career Eclipse Award as North America's champion jockey for 2022, registered a hat trick Friday aboard Late Call ($5.20) in Race 2, Easy as A.B.C. ($8.60) in Race 6 and Mosler's Image ($7.40) in Race 9.

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Video Poker Basics & 10 Best Versions

That beautiful Royal Flush!
Straight Flush
Four of a Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
Three of a kind
Two pair
One pair of jacks or better

Let’s begin your basic Video Poker Education.

The two techniques that are mandatory to becoming an educated and prepared video poker player are:

1) how to read a pay schedule with additional education to know the difference between short/partial pay and full-pay versions, plus

2) strategies for all the VP types/games.

Pay Schedules:

In a grouping of video poker machines, known as banks or carousels, all of which may look exactly the same, casinos will often ‘mix-in’ several VP machines with inferior pay programs (short/partial pay). Often, in a bank of regular non-progressive, non-bonus VP machines, only 1 or 2 may be the Jacks or better 9/6 (nine coins for a full house, and 6 coins for a flush), while the rest are 8/5, 7/5, or even worse, 6/5.

This means that one player, on the 9/6 machine, will be winning more for the same hands than the other players.

If you bet 5 coins, all winning hands are paid out multiplied by a factor of five, except for the royal flush. This is a bonus amount designed as an incentive to play five coins. All those players who play less than maximum coins are setting up the best payoffs for those who do.

Below is the average overall payback percentage for ten of the best VP versions.

These percentages are maintained with maximum coins per hand, ‘full-pay’ schedule play and perfect strategy.

1) 10/4 Loose Deuces–4 Deuces pays 2500=100.97%
2) 9/5 Deuces Wild=100.76%
3) 7/5 Jokers Wild–5 of a kind pays 1000, Quad pays 100=100.64%.
4) 9/6 Double Double Jackpot Poker–2 pair pays 1=100.35%
5) 10/7 Double Bonus–2 pair pays 1=100.17%
6) Pick ‘Em Poker–pair of 9’s+ min. payout=99.95%
7) 11/7 Triple Bonus Poker–Kings+ min.payout=99.94%
8) 9/6 Jacks+–2 pair pays 2= 99.54%
9) 8/5 Bonus Jacks+–2 pair pays 2, Four Aces pays 400=99.17%
10) 9/6 Double Double Bonus–4 Aces with 2, 3 or 4 pays 2000=98.98%

The first two numbers reflect the payouts for a full house and flush as per one coin payout.
Therefore, a 10/7 Bonus VP version #5, would pay 10 coins for a full house and 7 coins for a flush for a one coin bet.

The exception being for Deuces Wild versions–#1 and #2, which reflect the payouts for a straight flush and 4 of a kind as per one coin payout. The minimum payout for Deuces games is 3-of-a-kind.

#4 ‘Jackpot’ version is also known as Aces and Faces where the higher payouts are reserved for Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks. In addition, because Bonus VP versions offer higher payouts for four aces and four 2’s, 3’s and 4’s, the pair and two pair payouts are often the same–1 coin. VP versions that pay 2 for 2 pair are #8 and #9 Jacks+ and Bonus Jacks+ in the guide above.

It bears repeating that these percentages are maintained with maximum coins, full-pay schedules and perfect strategy in play. The actual payout of any video poker machine is determined not only by its schedule but also by how you select discards. Since playing errors can reduce the payout, just sitting down in front of a full pay machine won’t help you unless you learn the correct strategies.

Until we meet again to continue your VP education, may all your VP choices turn out to be ‘royalty’.

Longtime Keeneland Bidspotter McCormick Dies At 75

Pete McCormick, a longtime fixture as a bidspotter at Keeneland, died Thursday at age 75.

A native of Ontario, Calif., McCormick was a boy when given his first job in the auction business from the legendary Tom Caldwell, the longtime head auctioneer at Keeneland, who took McCormick under his wing. McCormick also served in the U. S. Marine Corps. At the time of his death, he was living near his family in East Bend, N.C.

Following is a statement from Keeneland president and CEO Shannon Arvin:

“The Keeneland family mourns the passing of Pete McCormick, who was an iconic presence in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion during his four decades as a bid spotter.

“Pete famously said, 'My life is the auction business,' and he was widely respected by colleagues and horsemen for his tireless work ethic, professionalism and devotion to his craft. He would arrive at the sale two to three hours before the auction began to walk the barns, talking to buyers and consignors and getting to know the horses. His extensive knowledge and his demeanor won him a legion of fans, many of them buyers at the highest level, who showed their confidence in Pete by sitting in his area of the ring to place their bids. He was their good-luck charm.

“Keeneland extends its deepest condolences to Pete's family, especially his son, Ken. He will be greatly missed.”

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