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Churchill: Mandatory Payout Of Derby City 6 Scheduled For Saturday’s Closing Day Card

A lucrative total Derby City 6 pool could await bettors Saturday for closing day of Churchill Downs' 38-day Spring Meet. There's a $150,160 jackpot carryover on Thursday (Races 3-8) after multiple tickets hit Sunday's six-race sequence for the 14th straight race day. The pool will be rewarding Saturday if there's not a single winning ticket Thursday or Friday.

The Derby City 6 jackpot pool only is paid if there is a single winning ticket. When multiple tickets contain six winners 90 percent of that day's pool is paid out and 10 percent is added to the jackpot carryover.

Because Saturday is closing day, there will be a mandatory Derby City 6 payout with all monies distributed to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series. Saturday's all-stakes Derby City 6, which only costs 20 cents per combination, will cover Races 7-12 starting at approximately 3:50 p.m. (all times Eastern).

Saturday's closing day sequence features 61 entered horses for an average of 10.2 entries per race:

· Race 7: $150,000 War Chant, 3-year-olds, one mile on turf, eight entries

· Race 8: $150,000 Debutante (Listed), 2-year-old fillies, six furlongs, 10 entries

· Race 9: $150,000 Bashford Manor (Grade 3), 2-year-olds, six furlongs, 11 entries

· Race 10: $300,000 Wise Dan (Grade 2), 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/16 miles on turf, 10 entries

· Race 11: $600,000 Stephen Foster (Grade 2), 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/8 miles, nine entries

· Race 12: $150,000 Tepin, 3-year-old fillies, one mile on turf, 13 entries

Takeout on the Derby City 6 is just 15 percent, which is one of the lowest multi-race wager takeout rates in American racing.

The last time the jackpot was paid was Saturday, May 29 – Stephen Foster Preview Day – when Churchill Downs had a mandatory force-out of the jackpot with a $150,655 carryover. That day's pool was $1,236,502 and all-sources handle on the 11-race program eclipsed $14 million.

Fans can wager on the Derby City 6 on track at Churchill Downs; www.TwinSpires.com, the track's official online wagering platform; other online wagering outlets; and select satellite betting centers throughout North America.

Saturday's 12-race closing day card featuring seven stakes events starts at 12:45 p.m.

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America’s Day At The Races To Feature Coverage Of Belmont, Churchill Downs

America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 21.5 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, featuring graded stakes action from Belmont Park and Closing Day at Churchill Downs.

Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, America's Day at the Races will broadcast at least 4.5 hours of live racing coverage every day on FS2.

Broadcast schedule for America's Day at the Races (all times Eastern):

Thursday, June 24
FS2: 3 – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, June 25
FS2: 12:30 – 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 26
FS2: 12:30 – 6:30 p.m.
SNY: 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 27
FS2: 1 – 5:30 p.m.
SNY 5 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday's broadcast will feature five graded stakes in total, including the Grade 2, $250,000 Mother Goose, a 1 1/16-miles test for sophomore fillies at Belmont that will see the undefeated Three Chimneys homebred Always Carina, conditioned by four-time Eclipse Award-winner Chad Brown, making her stakes debut against a compact field of five led by Stonestreet Stables' graded stakes winner Clairiere for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. The one-turn test is carded as Race 8 with a post-time of 4:40 p.m. on Belmont's 10-race slate.

Also featured on Saturday's Belmont card is the $100,000 Wild Applause, a one-mile Widener turf test for sophomore fillies. Wertheimer and Frere's Grade 1-placed Alda will be in search of her third career stakes score for trainer Graham Motion as she takes on a talented nine-horse field that will feature two contenders each from Brown [Minaun, Nevisian Sunrise], Christophe Clement [Bye Bye, Bubbles On Ice] and Hall of Famer Bill Mott [Lovestruck, Alwayz Late.]

A quartet of graded stakes from Churchill's loaded Saturday card includes the Grade 2, $300,000 Fleur de Lis [Race 5, 2:45 p.m.] for older fillies and mares led by multiple Grade 1-winner Letruska; the Grade 3, $150,000 Bashford Manor [Race 9, 4:55 p.m.], a six-furlong sprint featuring a field of 11 juveniles; the Grade 2, $300,000 Wise Dan [Race 10, 5:26 p.m.], a 1 1/16-mile turf test for older horses topped by multiple graded stakes winning New York-bred Somelikeithotbrown; and the Grade 2, $600,000 Stephen Foster [Race 11, 5:59 p.m.] at nine furlongs for older horses led by Godolphin homebred Maxfield.

America's Day at the Races is also broadcast on NYRA's YouTube channel which boasts more than 70,000 subscribers. Fans can subscribe to NYRA's channel and set a reminder to watch the show on YouTube Live. NYRA's YouTube channel also hosts a plethora of race replays, special features, America's Day at the Races replays and more.

Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer 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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Saturday’s Cross Country Pick 5 Includes Races From Belmont, Thistle, Churchill

The New York Racing Association Inc. [NYRA] will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring stakes action from Belmont Park, Thistledown and Churchill Downs.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/cross-country-wagers.

The sequence kicks off in Race 9 at Churchill Downs at 4:55 p.m. with a field of 11 juveniles sprinting six furlongs on the main track. Double Thunder, trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, boasts the field's highest Beyer Speed Figure garnering a 60 when sprinting to a debut win on June 5 at Monmouth Park. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will saddle a pair of contenders led by maiden winner Red Run and maiden Vodka N Water.

Action switches to Thistledown for the second leg as 11 sophomores do battle in the nine-furlong Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby [Race 9, 5:04 p.m.] The Pletcher-trained Promise Keeper, last out winner of the Grade 3 Peter Pan at Belmont, is listed as the 7-2 morning-line favorite. The experienced Keepmeinmind, trained by Robertino Diodoro, competed in two legs of the Triple Crown, closing to finish seventh in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby and fourth in the Grade 2 Preakness.

The middle leg will offer the $100,000 Wild Applause [Race 9, 5:12 p.m.], a one-mile Widener turf test for sophomore fillies from Belmont. Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle a formidable pair in Group 3-winner Minaun and the improving Nevisian Sunrise. Offering steep opposition are the Grade 1-place Alda for trainer Graham Motion and the regally-bred Lovestruck, a half-sister to Scat Daddy, for Hall of Famer Bill Mott.

The final two legs of the sequence will come from the Closing Day card at Churchill Downs beginning with the Grade 2, $300,000 Wise Dan [Race 10, 5:26 p.m.], a 1 1/16-mile turf test for older horses led by the multiple graded stakes winning New York-bred Somelikeithotbrown for trainer Mike Maker. Hall of Famer Mark Casse will send out eight-time winner Ride a Comet in search of a fourth graded-stakes score.

Closing out the sequence is the nine-furlong Grade 2, $600,000 Stephen Foster [Race 11, 5:59 p.m.] for older horses at Churchill Downs. A talented field of nine is led by Godolphin homebred Maxfield, a multiple graded stakes winner who boasts six wins from seven starts.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 for Saturday, June 26
Leg A: Churchill Downs-Race 9, G3 $150K Bashford Manor (4:55 p.m.)
Leg B: Thistledown-Race 9, G3 $500K Ohio Derby (5:04 p.m.)
Leg C: Belmont Park- Race 9, $100K Wild Applause (5:12 p.m.)
Leg D: Churchill Downs -Race 10, G2 $300K Wise Dan (5:26 p.m.)
Leg E: Churchill Downs-Race 11, G2 $600K Stephen Foster (5:59 p.m.)

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SNY To Broadcast America’s Day At The Races, Saratoga Live On Select Weekends

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and SNY today announced a partnership that will establish SNY as a new regional television home for elite thoroughbred racing from Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course.

Accordingly, SNY will present America's Day at the Races and Saratoga Live on select weekends throughout the summer and into the fall. During that period, SNY will broadcast 15 weekends of live racing to viewers across the tri-state area.

“We are excited to partner with NYRA to bring world class Thoroughbred racing to our viewers,” said Steve Raab, President of SNY. “This summer should be an exciting season from New York's historic racetracks as fans return to the stands just in time for the heart of the racing season at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course.”

America's Day at the Races will premiere on SNY on Saturday, June 26, with live coverage and analysis of the 63rd running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Mother Goose, and $100,000 Wild Applause. SNY coverage of America's Day at the Races from Belmont Park will continue Sunday, June 27, when the broadcast is expected to include the $100,000 Saginaw. The shows will begin at 5 p.m. on both days.

“NYRA appreciates the opportunity to bring the best Thoroughbred racing in the country into the homes of even more sports fans this summer on the television home for all New York sports,” said Tony Allevato, NYRA Chief Revenue Officer. “We thank SNY for its interest and commitment to horse racing and look forward to expanding the reach and impact of our high-quality broadcasts in the months ahead.”

Following a special July 4 broadcast of America's Day at the Races from Belmont Park on SNY, the racing action and attention of the sport will turn to Saratoga Race Course, where the summer meet will open on Thursday, July 15 and continue through Monday, September 6.

The 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will feature 76 stakes worth $21.5 million in total purses highlighted by the 152nd renewal of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers on August 28 and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on August 7.

Saratoga Live is NYRA's award winning and critically acclaimed daily show from Saratoga Race Course. Complete with 35 cameras providing fans with every angle, virtual graphic technology and the sport's top commentators, Saratoga Live presents the most extensive horse racing television coverage of any show in the country.

SNY viewers can look forward to eight consecutive weekends of racing from Saratoga, with coverage of Saratoga Live show to kick off on Saturday, July 17 and continuing Saturdays and Sundays through August 29 and including coverage and analysis of Runhappy Travers Day and Whitney Day, two of the richest and most prestigious days of thoroughbred racing in North America.

Following the conclusion of the summer meet at Saratoga, thoroughbred racing on the NYRA circuit returns to Belmont Park for a 28-day fall meet, which will open on Thursday, September 16 and continue through Sunday, October 31.

SNY will wrap up its 2021 coverage of NYRA racing with broadcasts over three consecutive weekends of America's Day at the Races beginning on September 18.

For the complete SNY broadcast schedule, please visit sny.tv.

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