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Gulfstream Park: Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Has $500,000 Guarantee

Gulfstream Park's return to live racing Thursday will include a Rainbow 6 jackpot with a guaranteed pool of $500,000 at the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track.

There will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover going into Thursday's first race of $12,010.22.

First race post for Thursday's eight-race program is 12:50 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 went unsolved Sunday for the ninth consecutive day since an April 17 mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $13,964.54.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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Gulfstream Park Opens Early On Saturday For Derby Day Simulcast; Rainbow 6 Jackpot Has $450,000 Guarantee

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $450,000 Saturday at Gulfstream Par in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Silks, Gulfstream's simulcast facility, as well as Ten Palms and Flamingo Room will open at 10 a.m. Saturday to accommodate patrons interested in watching and wagering on the full Kentucky Derby Day program at Churchill Downs.

First-race post time for Gulfstream's 12-race program is set for 12:20 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 went unsolved Friday for the seventh day in a row since an April 17 mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $2,208.50 Friday.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 7-12, including the $75,000 Big Drama in Race 10 and the $75,000 Honey Ryder in Race 11.

R Mercedes Boy, the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Big Drama, and his other seven Florida-bred rivals are eligible for a $25,000 win-only bonus in the seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up. The Georgina Baxter-trained R Mercedes Boy is coming off a second-place finish in a sprint stakes for Florida-breds at Tampa Bay Downs that was preceded by back-to-back optional claiming allowance wins at Gulfstream Park.

Todd Pletcher-trained Con Lima has been installed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the Honey Ryder, a 1 1/16-mile turf races for 3-year-old fillies on turf. Con Lima was placed first in the Herecomesthebride (G3) on turf before trying dirt during a fourth-placed finish in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) last time out.

Earlier on the program, seven colts will assemble in Race 2 for the second 2-year-old race of the Spring/Summer Meet. Ralph Nicks-trained Awesome Crusader, a Jacks or Better Farm Inc.; Carlos David-trained Trust Our Journey, a son of American Pharoah; and Michael Yates-trained Cajun Puzzler, a son of Cajun Breeze; are among the most intriguing first-time starters. Jorge Delgado-trained Kitodan, who finished third April 16, is the only colt with race experience in the 4 ½-furlong dash.

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‘Indescribable’: Rene Diaz Breaks Through With First Winner At Gulfstream

Apprentice jockey Rene Diaz broke through to notch his first career win Thursday at Gulfstream Park after guiding Jessica ($14) to a three-length victory in the afternoon's third race.

The 21-year-old jockey achieved the ever-important milestone in front-running fashion aboard the Michael Yates-trained 5-year-old mare, capturing a seven-furlong sprint for $12,500 filly and mare claimers.

“It feels amazing. It felt like the wire was getting further and further away from me,” Diaz said. “Thank God, my parents and everyone that supported me. I'm grateful for the connections, also — Mr. Yates, Shadybrook Farm. It's just amazing, an amazing feeling. Indescribable.”

Diaz, who grew up in South Florida and played high school soccer with fellow Gulfstream jockey Romero Maragh, worked his way up the ladder on the South Florida backstretches.

“I was just freelancing in the backstretch, working for everybody and helping everyone out. Picking up things little by little, learning little by little,” he said. “It's been a long three years of practicing until I decided this was my year to start. So much has happened due to the coronavirus. I'm just happy to be here and blessed.”

Diaz, who won his first race on his 18th career mount, expressed gratitude to the trainers who helped him realize his dream of becoming a jockey.

“I first started in the shedrow, shedrowing horses for [trainer] Aubrey Maragh. He gave me a huge chance. He was a big support. Also, [trainer] Monica McGoey was a big support. She's really the person that let me get my gate card and gave me a whole bunch of horses to breeze,” Diaz said. “Then I started expanding my horizons with [trainers] Joe Orseno, Happy Alter, and Louis Roussel, where I learned a lot.”

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Gulfstream Park: Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Has $350,000 Guarantee

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $350,000 for Sunday's program at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Saturday for the fourth racing day since an April 17 mandatory payout. Tickets with all six winners were each worth $1,050.72 Saturday.

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, highlighted by a six-furlong optional claiming allowance for older fillies and mares in Race 9. Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Sound Machine is rated as the 8-5 morning-line favorite in a field of seven on the strength of a second-place finish in the Hurricane Bertie (G3) last time out.

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