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Smile Happy Tops Individual Options Ahead Of Second Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) is set to open at noon Friday with the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” tabbed as the heavy 7-5 morning line favorite.

The second of five pools for the KDFW will run for three days through Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. Bettors can place win and exacta wagers at simulcast outlets throughout the country and online at TwinSpires.com, the official ADW of Churchill Downs Incorporated.

Like in Pool 1, the KDFW pools assumes that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration.

Lucky Seven Stable's $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade 2) winner Smile Happy was installed as the 8-1 individual Pool 2 favorite by morning line oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. Trained by Kenny McPeek, Smile Happy is based at Gulfstream Park in South Florida and has been steadily working toward his 3-year-old debut. Smile Happy is one of four McPeek-trained colts in Pool 2. The others are Dash Attack (20-1), Rattle N Roll (30-1) and Tiz the Bomb (20-1).

In Pool 1, Smile Happy closed as the 8-1 individual favorite behind “All Other Colts and Geldings,” who was the odds-on 3-5 betting choice. Total handle for the Nov. 25-28 KDFW pool was $326,448 ($263,008 in the Win pool and $63,440 in Exactas), which was up 30.9 percent from last year's $249,331.

Here's the complete Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 field (with trainer and morning line odds): #1 Chasing Time (Steve Asmussen, 20-1); #2 Classic Causeway (Brian Lynch, 30-1); #3 Commandperformance (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #4 Courvoisier (Kelly Breen, 30-1); #5 Dash Attack (McPeek, 20-1); #6 Emmanuel (Pletcher, 50-1); #7 Epicenter (Asmussen, 15-1); #8 Giant Game (Dale Romans, 30-1); #9 High Oak (Bill Mott, 50-1); #10 Jack Christopher (Chad Brown, 10-1); #11 Major General (Pletcher, 50-1); #12 Make It Big (Saffie Joseph Jr., 50-1); #13 Mo Donegal (Pletcher, 12-1); #14 Pappacap (Mark Casse, 20-1); #15 Rattle N Roll (McPeek, 30-1); #16 Simplification (Antonio Sano, 30-1); #17 Slow Down Andy (Doug O'Neill, 15-1); #18 Smile Happy (McPeek, 8-1); #19 Tiz the Bomb (McPeek, 20-1); #20 Trafalgar (Al Stall Jr., 50-1); #21 Varatti (Pletcher, 50-1); #22 White Abarrio (Joseph, 50-1); #23 Zandon (Brown, 12-1); and #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (7-5).

The pari-mutuel field for the first pool of the New Year has closed as the bettors' choice every year since the wager was inaugurated in 1999, and the final odds were 5-2 in five of the last seven years.

There are nine new individual interests from Pool 1 in the KDFW. They are first-level allowance winner Chasing Time; Jerome winner Courvoisier; Smarty Jones winner Dash Attack; debut maiden winner Emmanuel; Saratoga Special winner High Oak; Remington Springboard Mile winner Make It Big; Mucho Macho Man winner Simplification; Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) winner Slow Down Andy; and Kentucky Jockey Club third White Abarrio.

The Kentucky Derby Future Wagers provide fans of Thoroughbred racing with opportunities to place bets on possible entrants in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at odds that could be far greater and more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The 148th running of Kentucky Derby, America's greatest race and the first leg of the Triple Crown, is set for Saturday, May 7 at Churchill Downs.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's four-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

The other Future Wager dates are set for Feb. 11-13 (Pool 3), March 11-13 (Pool 4) and March 31-April 2 (Pool 5). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 on March 11-13.

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Friday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.

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Santa Anita: With Carryover Of $418,628, Saturday’s Rainbow Six Pool Could Reach $4 Million For Mandatory Payout

With a carryover from Friday of $418,628 serving as a pari-mutuel catalyst, Santa Anita Park will offer fans a mandatory payout in Saturday's 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot, with the possibility of a massive $4 million Rainbow Six pool up for grabs.

With first post time for a 10-race card 30 minutes early at 12 noon, Saturday is also California Cup Day, with five races for California-bred or sired horses highlighting the program. Four of the Cal-Cup races fall within the Rainbow Six and a total of 56 horses have been entered to run, making for an average field size of 9.3 runners per Rainbow Six race.

Assigned post time for race five, the beginning of the Rainbow Six, is at 2:05 p.m. PT.

Santa Anita's admission gates will open at 10 a.m. and the track's spacious Infield Area, accessible via Gate 6 off of Colorado Place, will be open on both Saturday and Sunday.

For additional information, including complete morning lines for all 10 races on Saturday, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE

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Stronach 5 Pays Out $4,218 Each To 25 Winning Tickets

There were 25 winning tickets in Friday's Stronach 5 with each returning $4,218.50.

The Stronach 5 featured races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The sequence started with Santa Anita's third race and Hail Columbia, from the barn of John Sadler, winning at 9-2. The second leg of the sequence shifted to Gulfstream Park for its ninth race and Luis Saez riding Domineer to victory at 6-1. Golden Gate's third race played host to the third leg of the Stronach 5 and it was favored Here Comes Ralphie with the popular victory.

It was back to Santa Anita for the fourth and Race 4 with Kent Desormeaux riding the 4-5 favorite Street Ruckus. The Stronach 5 concluded with Gulfstream's 10th race and David Fawkes saddling Over the Channel to victory at odds of 7-1.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One –Santa Anita Race 3: Hail Columbia $11.60
Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 9: Domineer $15.20
Leg Three –Golden Gate Race 3: Here Comes Ralphie $6.40
Leg Four – Santa Anita Race 4: Street Ruckus $3.80
Leg Five –Gulfstream Race 10: Over the Channel $16.60

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 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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Pick 6 Carryover Of $42,913 For Sunday’s Card At Aqueduct

Sunday's nine-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack will feature a Pick 6 carryover of $42,913 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday.

The $1 Pick 6 on Friday returned $529.50 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

The Pick 6 sequence began in Race 4 when Cover Photo [No. 5, $14.60] earned her second win in a row under jockey Ailsa Morrison in a claiming race for trainer Luis Miranda. Race 5 saw Our Man Mike [No. 6, $20.40] take a state-bred allowance by 2 1/2 lengths for trainer Horacio DePaz with Trevor McCarthy up before the Danny Gargan-trained The Cobbler [No. 5, $15.80] broke his maiden at first asking in Race 6 with Manny Franco in the irons.

Patrick Reynolds sent out Hammerin Aamer [No. 6, $6.80] to take a $40,000 claimer in Race 7, guided to victory by Dylan Davis. Yankee Division [No. 2B, $6.50] came home the best of two entries for trainer Rudy Rodriguez in Race 8, scoring his second win in a row in the state-bred optional claimer to give Trevor McCarthy his second win on the card.

The Honorable Ruth [No. 11, $8.10] took down the final leg of the Pick 6, coming home in Race 9 with Jalon Samuel up to break her maiden for trainer Ray Handal.

With live racing at Aqueduct canceled on Saturday due to extreme cold, live racing will return on Sunday with a nine-race card featuring the $100,000 Ladies in Race 8. The Pick 6 will kick off in Race 4 with a 1:48 p.m. Eastern post. First post is 12:20 p.m.

America's Day at the Races will present daily coverage and analysis of the winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Aqueduct Racetrack, and the best way to bet every race of the winter meet. 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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