Saturday's Cross Country Pick 5, featuring racing from Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., and Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., returning a whopping $88,940 for correctly selecting all five winners for the 50-cent wager, with $104,659 wagered in total.
The sequence started when Cost Benefit rewarded his status as the favorite in winning a maiden special weight going one mile on firm turf in Belmont's Race 7. The Chad Brown trainee returned $5.20 on a $2 win bet.
Action alternated between the tracks, with Dance Rhythms besting allowance company in a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint in Churchill's Race 8. Trained by Gregory Foley, Dance Rhythms paid $23.
Switching back to Belmont for the third leg, Quality Stones, under jockey Kendrick Carmouche, took the six-furlong main track sprint in Race 8. Conditioned by Roddy Valente, Quality Stones returned $12.20.
Churchill served as the site for the concluding two legs, with big-priced winner Sconsin winning Race 10 at 19-1 odds. Trained by Foley, Sconsin paid $41 and set up the exciting finale in the Cross Country Pick 5 in the following race.
Race 11, the sequence's lone stakes, saw Admission Office win the Grade 3 Louisville, returning $9.20. Trained by Brian Lynch, Admission Office won for the first time since April 2019, edging Arklow by a head in the 1 ½-mile turf contest.
The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on track, on ADW platforms, and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool.
The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.
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