Month: August 2023

Santa Anita Returns Traditional Pick Six

Santa Anita Park will return to a traditional $1 Pick Six when its 18-day Autumn Meet opens on Friday, Sept. 29, the track said in a press release early Friday.

Officials have responded to the wishes of a vast number of players seeking a return to a more traditional format with 70 percent of the net pool paid to tickets which correctly select all six winners and 30 percent paid in a consolation payoff to those players who select five of six winners.

As is the case with the traditional Pick Six format, in the event there are no tickets with all six winners, 70 percent of the net pool is carried over to the next card and 30 percent is paid out to winning consolation tickets.

The Pick Six will again be comprised of the final six races on each day's program with a mandatory payout in place on closing day, Sunday, Nov. 5.

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DUAL Completes Acquisition of David Ashby Underwriting

DUAL, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has completed the acquisition of David Ashby Underwriting Limited (“DAU”), a MGA specialising in bloodstock and high value sport horse insurance. The latter had earlier been formed in 2020 following David Ashby's purchase of Amlin's bloodstock and livestock book and provided cover in Thoroughbred bloodstock, commercial breeding, rear and racing, and high value sports horses.

David Howden, CEO, Howden, said: “Joining with David and his expert team deepens our connection to the equestrian world, and makes us a true differentiator in this exciting market. DUAL now provides world-class expertise in all the major equine markets, and we will continue to leverage our expertise to provide more choice and a fresh alternative for clients.”

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Santa Anita Reverts To Traditional Pick 6 For Autumn Meet Beginning Sept. 29

Santa Anita Park has announced that beginning with the opening of its 18-day Autumn Meet on Friday, Sept. 29, the track will offer a traditional $1 Pick Six. Track officials have responded to the wishes of a vast number of players seeking a return to a more traditional Pick Six format with 70 percent of the net pool paid to tickets which correctly select all six winners and 30 percent paid in a consolation payoff to those players who select five of six winners.

As is the case with the traditional Pick Six format, in the event there are no tickets with all six winners, 70 percent of the net pool is carried over to the next card and 30 percent is paid out to winning consolation tickets.

The Pick Six will again be comprised of the final six races on each day's program with a mandatory payout in place on closing day, Sunday, Nov. 5.

Santa Anita's Autumn Meet will be highlighted by the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships, which will be hosted by Santa Anita for a record 11th time on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4.

Live racing will be offered on a Friday through Sunday basis for the entire meet, with the exception of special holiday racing on Monday, Oct. 9, which is Indigenous People's Day, and on Thursday, Nov. 2, the day before the Breeders' Cup World Championships. (Santa Anita will be open for simulcast wagering only on Friday, Oct. 13).

For more information on Santa Anita's Autumn Meet and the 40th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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The Friday Show Presented By Woodbine: Does The King’s Plate Go Through Kalik?

An overflowing entry box for Canada's most important Thoroughbred race, the $1-million King's Plate, suggests that this year's field of Canadian-bred 3-year-olds is without a standout.

Seventeen horses are expected to be in the starting gate, with two others on the also-eligible list for Sunday's race, the highlight of a 13-race card that begins at 12:25 p.m. ET. The Plate, race 10, is scheduled for 5:39 p.m. ET.

The King's Plate, first run in 1860 and intermittently known as the Queen's Plate, is run on the all-weather Tapeta surface over the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles, with colts and gelding toting 126 pounds. Two fillies who ran one-two in the Woodbine Oaks, Elysian Field and Wickenheiser, are entered and will each carry 121.

Toronto-based racing writer and handicapper Jennifer Morrison joins Ray Paulick on the Friday Show to sort through this year's field for the Plate, and she says the race goes through Kalik, the 3-1 morning line favorite who will be making his first start in Canada and first on Tapeta. Morrison points out that the son of Collected trained by Chad Brown follows the same trail into the Plate that 2021 winner Safe Conduct took for Phil Serpe, racing in the G2 Pennine Ridge and G1 Belmont Derby on turf at Belmont Park before heading north of the border.

Watch this week's episode of The Friday Show below:

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