With average field size in Santa Anita's Hollywood Meet closing day's Rainbow Pick 6 at better than 10 horses per race, the table is set for a tremendous 12-race program that will start with a special early Father's Day first post time of 12 noon.
With a Rainbow 6 carryover from Saturday of $346,135.92, track officials project Sunday's total Rainbow Six pool could exceed $3 million.
The 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6, which will be comprised of races seven through 12, attracted 67 entries, with 63 horses eligible to run. With first post time at 12 noon, approximate post time for Sunday's seventh race is at 3 p.m. PT.
In addition to the Rainbow Six, there will be mandatory payouts in all exotic wagers.
The 12-race program will start fast, with the $100,000 Possibly Perfect Stakes, for fillies and mares at a mile and one quarter on turf, carded as race one. Defending Possibly Perfect champ Neige Blanche, who is trained by Leonard Powell and Phil D'Amato's consistent Buzz of New York have been installed as co-favorites at 9-5 on Jon White's morning line.
Sunday's main event is the iconic San Juan Capistrano Stakes, for 3-year-olds and up at about a mile and three quarters over Santa Anita's one-of-a-kind Camino Real Hillside Turf Course. Carded as race five, the 84th running of the San Juan has attracted a field of six, with trainer Michael McCarthy's Offlee Naughty, a winner of two consecutive graded stakes here this year, serving as the 4-5 morning line choice.
For additional information on closing day, including late changes and complete morning line information, please visit santaanita.com.
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