With a mandatory payout in place, Santa Anita track officials project Saturday's total 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot pool could exceed $6 million as the Arcadia, Calif., track will present a blockbuster 11-race card highlighted by the Grade 1, $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap. Special early first post on Saturday is at 12 noon PT.
Saturday's Rainbow 6 will start with race six, which has an approximate post time of 2:45 p.m. PT. In addition to the Santa Anita Handicap, three other graded stakes will be included in the Rainbow 6 sequence, with the Grade 2, $300,000 San Felipe, a key prep to the G1 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby on April 3, carded as race six.
The G2, $200,000 San Carlos, for older horses at seven furlongs, will go as Saturday's eighth race, the G1, $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (turf) has been carded as race nine and the 84th running of the Big 'Cap, for older horses at a mile and a quarter, has an assigned post time of 5 p.m. PT.
Average field size for Saturday's Rainbow Six stands at nine horses per race. For complete morning line information and late changes for Santa Anita Handicap Day, please visit santaanita.com.
All of Santa Anita's races are offered free of charge via santaanita.com/live and fans can watch and wager via several ADW platforms, including 1st.com/bet.
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