With a tremendous 12-race card in prospect and the 84th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby headlining a total of six stakes on Saturday, there is a mandatory payout and thus the possibility of a 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 pool of $5 million according to track officials.
Saturday's Rainbow Six will start with race seven, which has an assigned post time of 3:32 p.m. PT. After Friday's program there was a carryover into the Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot of $551,699.
With the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby carded as race eight, it will be leg two in the Rainbow 6 and be broadcast live on NBCSN, with approximate post time set at 4:15 p.m. PT.
In addition to the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, Saturday's blockbuster program will include the Grade 2, $400,000 Sant Anita Oaks, the Grade 2, $200,000 Royal Heroine, the Grade 3, $100,000 Providencia, the $150,000 Evening Jewel, and the $150,000 Echo Eddie.
Entries and complete morning line information for Saturday's races is available atsantaanita.com.
Santa Anita is now open to the General Public on a limited basis. Fans are encouraged to visit santaanita.com/open to obtain admission and reserved seating prior to arriving at Santa Anita.
Due to state and local COVID guidelines, there will be no walk-up admission and all attendees must pre-register for proof of reserved seating. All admission as well as food and beverage transactions are required to be contactless, with no cash accepted.
For those not attending in-person, Santa Anita will continue to offer all of its races free of charge at santaanita.com/live and fans can wager via several different ADW platforms, including 1ST.com/bet.
For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.
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