Chasing a Pick 6 carryover that had reached $423,178 Friday at Los Alamitos in Cypress, Calif., bettors wagered $1,809,485 for a record total pool of $2,232,663.
Since daytime thoroughbred racing returned to Los Alamitos in July 2014, the previous high Pick 6 pool – including carryover – was $1,558,329 Dec. 17, 2016.
Six tickets able to isolate the half-dozen winners in the sequence were rewarded with a Los Alamitos daytime record payoff of $228,816.40. The previous mark was $110,732.80 Dec. 4, 2014.
The three biggest upsets were provided by Castle Gate, who returned $20.60 taking the opening leg, Single Me Out ($20.40) for his come-from-behind win in the eighth and D K's Crown, who paid $22 in capturing the sixth race.
The lone winning favorite was Empire Way, who rolled to an easy score as the 9-10 choice in the fifth. Princess Tale, the other winner in the Pick Six, paid $9.20 rallying from last in the afternoon's final race.
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