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Aqueduct’s Empire 6 Wager To Offer Daily Mandatory Payout During Month Of February

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the Empire 6 wager will continue to offer a daily mandatory payout in the month of February at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Featuring a $0.20 bet minimum and 20 percent takeout, the Empire 6 wager requires bettors to select the first-place finisher of the final six races of the card. The full pool, minus takeout, will be distributed to bettors who select the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races on the card.

NYRA established a daily mandatory payout of the Empire 6 for all 19 race dates in the month of January at Aqueduct as part of a pilot program in response to horseplayer interest in wagers that reward the daily player with the opportunity for impressive payouts.

“The extension of this pilot program will benefit horseplayers and allow NYRA to continue to analyze the Empire 6,” said Joe Longo, General Manager of NYRA Content Management Solutions. “The wager saw significant growth in January, and we thank all those watching and wagering from home for their continued support.”

Aqueduct will offer 16 racing dates in February with live racing generally conducted Thursday through Sunday, with the addition of a special Monday card on February 15 for Presidents' Day.

The Empire 6 was launched in August 2019 with a jackpot provision in which the full pool would be paid out only to a single ticket selecting the first-place finisher in all six races, otherwise 75 percent of the day's net pool would be distributed to those who selected the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races with the remainder added into a jackpot and carried to the next day's Empire 6.

For more information, please visit NYRABets.com.

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Stronach 5 Returns $1,053 To 143 Winning Tickets

The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, had 143 winning tickets with each being worth $1,053.30.

Journeytothemoon won Laurel's eighth race, the first leg of the Stronach 5, by four lengths. The 3-year-old filly by Tourist has now won two of her first three races. The second leg, Gulfstream's eighth race, was won by Zonic ($7.20) and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.., while the third leg, Gulfstream's ninth race, was won by Peter Vegso's Fouzia ($10.20).

Golden Gate Field's third race played host to the Stronach 5's fourth leg. The maiden race for 3-year-old fillies ended in a dead heat with Unafiestaparatodos ($3.60) and Marks Whats Mine ($4.80). The Stronach 5 wrapped up with Gulfstream's 10^th race and Wedontbelieveher ($7), providing Ortiz his fourth winner of the afternoon.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One – Laurel Park 8^th Race: Journeytothemoon $7.60
Leg Two – Gulfstream Park 8^th Race: Zonic $7.20
Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 9^th Race: Fouzia $10.20
Leg Four –Golden Gate Fields 3^rd Race: Dead Heat – Unafiestaparatodos ($3.60) Marks Whats Mine ($4.80)
Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10^th Race: Wedontbelieveher $7

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.

The Stronach 5 In the Money podcast, hosted by Jonathan Kinchen and Peter Thomas Fornatale, will be posted by 2 p.m. Thursday at InTheMoneyPodcast.com and will be available on iTunes and other major podcast distributors

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Pool Guaranteed At $450,000 For Saturday’s Holy Bull Card

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $450,000 on Saturday's Holy Bull Day card at Gulfstream Park.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Friday for the third racing day following Sunday's mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $205.60.

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.

First-race post for Saturday's 12-race program is set for 11:45 a.m.

Saturday's six-race sequence will span Races 7-12, featuring the $200,000 Holy Bull (G3) in Race 11 on a program offering four other graded stakes.

The Holy Bull, the first graded-stakes on the Road to the Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n Dale at Xalapa, attracted a deep field of exciting Triple Crown prospects, including Shug McGaughey-trained Greatest Honour, the 5-2 morning line favorite coming off a strong maiden score at the 1 1/.16-mile distance; the Pletcher-trained impressive debut winners Prime Factor and Amount; and Rodolphe Brisset-trained Tarantino, a son of Tapit, who is a nose away from being undefeated in three starts on turf.

The Rainbow 6 sequence kicks off with a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight race for 3-year-olds on turf in Race 7, a likely 'spread' race featuring debuters trained by Todd Pletcher, Chad Brown, Kenny McPeek, Bill Mott and Barclay Tagg. A starter allowance at one mile on turf for older horses follows in Race 8.

The $100,000 Forward Gal (G3), a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-old fillies, will feature the return of sparkling debut winner Zaajel in Race 9. The Pletcher-trained daughter of Street Sense, who pulled away by 7 ¼ lengths at seven furlongs, is rated at 7-5 in the morning line.

Pletcher will also be well-represented in the $100,000 Sweetest Chant (G3), a mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies carded as Race 10. Con Lima has won her last two starts for the 16-time Championship Meet titlist, including a 3 ¼-length victory in the Jan. 1 Ginger Brew.

The Holy Bull will be followed by a mile turf race for $35,000 claimers, 4 years old and up, in Race 12.

The $100,000 Kitten's Joy (G3) and the $100,000 Claiborne Farm Swale (G3) are scheduled earlier on the program. Calumet Farm's Kentucky Pharoah, a three-length winner in the Dania Beach last time out, headlines the Kitten's Joy, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds carded as Race 4. Slam Dunk Racing and Madaket Stables LLC's Drain the Clock and Claiborne Farm and Jump Sucker Stable's By George, an impressive debut winner at Aqueduct last time out, are expected to vie for favoritism for the Swale, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds carded as Race 6.

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NYRA Announces 2021 Handicapping Challenge Series Schedule

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced a lucrative schedule for the 2021 Handicapping Challenge series, anchored by the two-day Belmont Stakes Challenge slated for June 4-5.

NYRA Handicapping Challenge entrants will be able to register and compete online in all contests via NYRA Bets. The leaderboard for all of these contests will be posted throughout the day on America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports.

In order to enter and play online, contestants must be registered NYRA Bets account holders. To learn more, visit www.NYRA.com/challenge.

Entrants for the two-day Belmont Stakes Challenge will compete for one seat to the 2022 Belmont Stakes Challenge, four seats to the National Handicapping Championship (NHC) and two seats to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC).

The 2021 Belmont Stakes Challenge has an entry fee of $10,000, of which $2,500 will go directly to the prize pool, with the remaining $7,500 comprising each participants' bankroll. Eligible tournament races at Belmont Park will start on Friday, June 4, and end with the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 5. Contest players can make win, place, show, exacta, and trifecta wagers.

Online registration for the Belmont Stakes Challenge will open in May.

Over the course of the 2021 season, NYRA will offer six NYRA Bets live-money handicapping challenges featuring a $3,000 buy-in with each event offering cash prizes, a seat in another 2021 $3,000 NYRA Bets contest and two 2022 NHC seats.

The $3,000 NYRA Bets handicapping challenges will kick off on Saturday, March 6 with the Gotham Challenge.

The one-mile Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham, which provides 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers, headlines a stacked Big A card that includes the Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap for 4-year-olds and up going six furlongs; the $250,000 Busher Invitational for 3-year-old fillies offering 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top-four finishers; and the $125,000 Stymie for 4-year-olds and up.

The $3,000 NYRA Bets handicapping challenge series:
Saturday, March 6 – Gotham Challenge
Saturday, April 3 – Wood Memorial Challenge
Saturday, July 3 – Stars & Stripes Challenge
Saturday, Aug. 7 – Whitney Challenge
Saturday, Sept. 4 – Woodward Challenge
Saturday, Dec. 4 – Cigar Mile Challenge

Each Saturday throughout the racing season – with the exception of the NYRA Bets challenge series dates and also May 1, May 15, and Nov. 6 – NYRA Bets will offer a $300 live-money handicapping challenge.

The unique NYRA Bets $300 live-money handicapping challenge ($200 live bankroll / $100 prize pool) offers cash prizes to the top seven finishers, while players that land eighth through tenth in the standings will receive an entry in next week's contest ($300 value).

New NYRA Bets members are currently eligible to receive a bet $200 get $200 bonus. NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of The New York Racing Association, Inc. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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