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Santa Anita Closing Day On Sunday Means Mandatory Payouts On All Bets

Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet will draw to a close on Sunday, as the Arcadia, Calif., track will offer an 11-race card and mandatory payouts in all exotic wagers, including the popular 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot.

Special early first post time on Sunday has been set at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday's Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot will be comprised of races six through 11. Approximate post time for Sunday's sixth is at 3 p.m. PT.

The Grade 2, $200,000 Goldikova Stakes, for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at one mile on turf, has been carded as Sunday's ninth race with a competitive group of seven distaffers, headed by the Phil D'Amato-conditioned Raymundos Secret, set to compete.

With a Single Ticket Rainbow 6 Jackpot carryover of $107,002 up for grabs into Saturday's nine-race card, track officials project Sunday's total Jackpot pool could approach $1 million.

Santa Anita's races and its entire simulcast production are offered live and free of charge at santaanita.com. Fans are encouraged to tune in early on Sunday for the track's pre-race handicapping seminar, featuring track announcer Frank Mirahmadi and host Tom Quigley as they dissect the entire 11-race card beginning at 11:20 a.m. PT

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Nicky Henderson said Fusil Raffles has got his racing mojo back after the gelding cruised to victory in the Two Farmers Crisps Novices' Chase at Cheltenham.

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Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Saturday, October 24

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Saturday's meetings at Cheltenham, Doncaster, Newbury, Kelso and Chelmsford City.

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Can Horses Eat Pumpkin Safely?

Pumpkins are prevalent at grocery stores, farmer's markets and roadside stands about now, and they're more than just the rage for humans—many horses enjoy the taste of pumpkin, too. High in vitamins A and E, as well as in fiber and folate, pumpkins are tasty treats to many horses.

Instead of throwing away carved pumpkins after Halloween, horse owners can remove the stem and leave the pumpkin in the pasture as a toy or a tasty treat. Some horses enjoy the rind as well as the pulp inside the pumpkin.

If the pumpkin was used as a jack-o'-lantern, be sure to remove any melted wax before offering it to equines. If it was a whole pumpkin used as decoration, there's no need to scrape out the seeds, either—many horses enjoy them as a tasty treat. Pumpkin can also be cut into bite-sized pieces and fed as a treat.

Though pumpkin is safe snacking for most equines, if a horse has been diagnosed with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP), signs of the disease may be exacerbated by pumpkin ingestion as it contains a high level of potassium.