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James Staub of Ellicott City, Md. finished with a balance of $3,672 to top of field of 176 entrants and capture the Maryland Jockey Club's Champions Handicapping Tournament held Saturday, at Laurel Park.

It was the first in-person Champions tournament since 2019 after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Once again, it was held in Laurel's refurbished second-floor sports bar.

The tournament was open to players for a fee of $300. In addition to prize money, the top four finishers qualified for automatic berths to the National Handicapping Championship (NHC), Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) or The BIG ONE.

After making a minimum of 10 win, place and/or show wagers on races from Laurel, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Aqueduct and Tampa Bay Downs, Staub finished with more than a $1,000 cushion over runner-up Paul Buttafuoco and earned $14,340 in prize money.

Given his choice of four tournament berths, Staub selected the BCBC to be held Nov. 4 and 5 at Keeneland. Buttafuoco, of New York, N.Y., finished with a bankroll of $2,042.70 to earn $9,560 in prize money and a berth in the 2023 NHC, which typically takes place in late January in Las Vegas.

Third place went to Patrick Connell of Fairfax, Va., who finished with a balance of $1,684.60 and earned $4,780, and is also headed to the NHC. Thomas Perrot of Millersville, Md. was fourth with a balance of $1,359.60 and earned $2,868 and a seat at The BIG ONE this fall at Laurel.

Rounding out the top 10 finishers were John Zielinski with a tournament balance of $1,200.60, Anthony Laurino ($1,200), Robert Engelhard ($911), Norman Butz ($834), Keith Simon ($748) and Kevin Engelhard ($703). Each player earned $2,868 in prize money.

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With better than $3.4 million in new money wagered and a carryover from Friday of $395,500, Santa Anita's 20 Cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot pool totaled $3,796,529 at fourth race post time on Saturday. With a mandatory payout in place and just one winning post time favorite, there were 112 winning tickets, each worth $26,755.70.

Saturday's winning Pick 6 payoffs and prices were as follows: R4, #3 $12.60; R5, #9 $6.60 (favorite); R6 #6 $14.60; R7 #2 $15.00; R8 ( Irish O'Brien Stakes), #6 $8.80 and R9 #9 $19.80.

The most high profile upset of the day came in the featured Irish O' Brien, as previously unbeaten Becca Taylor, off as the 4-5 favorite, came up a nose short, with Reddam Racing's homebred Eddie's New Dream winning under Mario Gutierrez for trainer Ben Cecil at 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside turf.

First post time for an eight race card on Sunday is at 1 p.m. with admission gates opening at 11 a.m.

Sunday's main event is the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes for older California-bred or sired horses at about 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside turf course.

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With no single ticket winner on Friday and a mandatory payout carryover of $395,500 into Saturday's 20-cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot, Santa Anita track officials project Saturday's total Rainbow 6 pool could exceed $4 million.

Saturday's Rainbow Pick 6 at the Arcadia, Calif., track will be comprised of races four through nine and with first post time set at 1 p.m. PT, assigned post time for Saturday's fourth race is 2:35 p.m. PT.

With 57 horses entered to run in Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence, average field size stands at 9.5 runners per race.

Saturday's main event is the $100,000 Irish O'Brien Stakes, which has been carded as the eighth race.  Nick Alexander's undefeated Becca Taylor is the 4-5 morning line favorite with leading man Flavien Prat set to ride for trainer Steve Miyadi.

Saturday's entries, with complete morning line information, are available at santaanita.com.

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There were 10 winning tickets in Friday's Stronach 5 with each worth $12,432.40.

The popular wager, with a low 12-percent takeout, featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, as well as three longshots and a disqualification.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel's ninth race and favored Queen Cadence drawing away to an easy victory.

Then things got interesting.

In Santa Anita's third race, the 10-1 shot Barnfield was placed first after finishing second. The unofficial winner, even-money favorite Flint Stroll, was disqualified and placed second after it was ruled the crop of Flint Stroll's jockey Abel Cedillo accidently struck Barnfield down the stretch.

The Stronach 5 then moved to Gulfstream for its ninth race, where the 4-5 favorite Wora won over Tape to Tape. Back at Laurel for Race 11, Holy Synchronicity drove along the inside down the stretch under jockey Angel Cruz at odds of 26-1 to win. The gelded, 3-year-old son of Holy Boss had stumbled in his last race and was eased. In his debut Jan. 30, he finished sixth.

The Stronach 5 wrapped up with Golden Gate's third race and the 7-1 shot Simply Perfect prevailing.

Leg A: Laurel Race 9: Queen Cadence $5.20

Leg B: Santa Anita Race 3: Barnfield $23.80

Leg C: Gulfstream Race 9: Wora $3.60

Leg D: Laurel Race 11: Holy Synchronicity $55.60

Leg E: Golden Gate Race 3: Simply Perfect $17.80

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1ST.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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