There will be a mandatory payout in Santa Anita's 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot, with the likelihood of a $3 million-plus pool on Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Day on Saturday. With 59 horses entered and eligible to run in the Rainbow 6 sequence which covers races seven through 12, players can look forward to average field size of roughly 10 runners per race.
Saturday's Rainbow 6 party was nearly ruined, however, as there was one “live” horse in the Friday's ninth and final race. Number 12, Club Cal, finished second, beaten 1 ¾ lengths at 43-1.
The 86th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, to be contested at 1 1/8 miles, has produced the winners of 20 Kentucky Derbies, dating back to longshot Gallahadion in 1940.
In addition to the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, five other stakes, the Grade 2, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks, the Grade 2, $200,000 Charles Whittingham, the Grade 3, $200,000 Monrovia, the $150,000 Echo Eddie and the $150,000 Evening Jewel will serve to highlight an incredible day of racing.
First post time for a 12-race card on Derby Day is set for 12 noon PT. With the Rainbow 6 comprised of the final six races on the program, leg one will be Saturday's seventh race, the Echo Eddie, which has an approximate post time of 3:20 p.m. PT.
The Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, which will be broadcast live on NBC, will be carded as Saturday's sixth race, with Derby post time set for 2:43 p.m. PT.
Admission gates will open on Derby Day at 10 a.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.
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