In addition to a full complement of Memorial Day weekend stakes action and activities, there will be a mandatory payout in Santa Anita's 20 cent Single Ticket Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. Additionally, Santa Anita will guarantee a $1 million payout to any Single Ticket winner this Saturday and Sunday. (Note: Fans are advised that if there is a Single Ticket winner on Saturday, the $1 million guarantee is no longer valid on Sunday, May 28.)
Additionally, if there is no Single Ticket winner on Saturday and Sunday, Monday's total Rainbow Pick 6 is expected to approach the $3 million mark—with a mandatory payout in place.
With nine races carded, Saturday's 20 cent Rainbow 6 will begin with race four, which has an assigned post time of 2:41 PT. Two graded stakes, the Grade 3, $100,000 Daytona and the Grade 2, $200,000 Triple Bend will be included as races seven and eight.
On Sunday, Gold Rush Day at Santa Anita will offer a 10-race program, highlighted by five stakes for California-bred or sired horses. Leg one in Sunday's Rainbow 6 is the fifth race, the $100,000 Melair Stakes, which has an assigned post time of 3:15 PT.
The $150,000 Snow Chief and the $100,000 Thor's Echo, to be run as Sunday's eighth and ninth races, will also be included in the Rainbow 6.
On Memorial Day, Monday, a 10-race program will be highlighted by three Grade 1 stakes, the $400,000 Gamely, the $500,000 Shoemaker Mile and the $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup, which have been carded as races five, seven and eight.
First post time over the three-day holiday is at 1 p.m., with admission gates opening at 11 a.m.
For additional information regarding Memorial Day weekend at Santa Anita, including information on dining and seating reservations as well as Santa Anita's Infield Carnival, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.
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