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$4,649 To 555 Winning Tickets In Santa Anita Mandatory Payout Of Rainbow 6

With a mandatory payout in place, $2,838,921 in new money cascaded into Sunday's 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 pool at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., and when combined with a Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover from Saturday of $411,484, it created a total pool of $3,250,405, resulting in 555 winning tickets, each worth $4,649.30.

Sunday's Rainbow Six, which was comprised of races four through nine, got off to an upset beginning as 1-2 favorite Supersonic Flyer finished second to V Bucks, who was off at odds of 7-1.

Beginning with Sunday's fourth race, here are the Rainbow Six winners by number and $2 win mutuel prices:

R4, #4 ($17.20); R5, #1 ($4.00); R6, #2 ($19.00); R7, #1 ($3.60); R8, #4 ($7.20) and R9, #3 ($10.00).

Santa Anita's penultimate Winter/Spring race week will begin on Friday, with first post time for an eight-race card at 1 p.m. PT.

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Pimlico: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Will Be $974,564

Live racing will return to historic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on Friday, June 11 with the Maryland state record carryover having grown to $974,564.10 after going unsolved during Sunday's program.

Two horses, longshots Seize the Day and Mine to Hold, were live to take down a life-changing jackpot of $1.029 million heading into the eighth-race finale, won by Makes Mo Cents ($11). A total of $114,011 was bet into the popular multi-race wager that began with a carryover of $938,090.78 from Saturday.

Multiple tickets with all six winners Sunday each returned $3,456.08.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out only when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 60 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 40 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Introduced in Maryland April 2, 2015 on opening day of Pimlico's spring meet, the Rainbow 6 had its previous state record carryover reach $345,898.33 spanning 31 racing programs before being solved by one lucky bettor for a life-changing $399,545.94 payout April 15, 2018 at Laurel Park. The winning ticket was purchased through Maine off-track betting.

First-race post time Friday is 12:40 p.m.

Pimlico will cap next weekend with a program featuring five stakes worth $450,000 in purses Sunday, June 13. Parx-based undefeated multiple stakes winner Chub Wagon scratched out of the Bed o' Roses (G3) June 5 at Belmont Park to point for the $100,000 Shine Again for fillies and mares 3 and up sprinting six furlongs, part of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship (MATCH) Series. Chub Wagon improved to 6-0 lifetime with a two-length triumph in the six-furlong Skipat May 15 at Pimlico.

Also on the June 13 stakes program are four turf stakes – the $100,000 Prince George's County for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles and $100,000 Searching at 1 ½ miles for fillies and mares 3 and older, and $100,000 Stormy Blues for 3-year-old fillies and $75,000 Ben's Cat for Maryland-bred/sired 3-year-olds and up, both sprinting five furlongs.

Entries will be taken and post positions drawn for all five stakes Thursday, June 10.

Notes: Jockey John Hiraldo doubled Sunday with Bobby Two Times ($4.40) in Race 4 for trainer Damon Dilodovico, and Baptize the Boy ($7.80) in the co-featured Race 7 for meet-leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez. Jockey Jevian Toledo also won twice, aboard No Down Days ($5) in Race 2 and Makes Mo Cents ($11) in Race 8 … Runner-up in the Maryland Million Sprint last fall at Laurel Park, Baptize the Boy ran six furlongs in 1:10.70 over a fast main track to win by 2 ¾ lengths, spoiling the season debut of well-meant Artistic Reason, half-brother to 2020 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) winner Majestic Reason … In Sunday's other allowance event, 2020 Concern winner Air Token edged Halite by a head in Race 6 for his sixth career win. The winning time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:44.64 … Jockey Xavier Perez was winless with two mounts Sunday, leaving him at 999 career victories. He is named in Race 6 Monday and Race 4 Wednesday at Delaware Park.

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Pimlico’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Closing In On A Million Dollars

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., causing the Maryland state record carryover jackpot to swell to $938,090.78 for Sunday's program.

Post time for the first of eight races is 12:40 p.m.

Jesus Suarez's 30-1 long shot Quick Enough was the lone horse live to take down the jackpot heading into Saturday's eighth race finale, won by Fizbo ($12.60). A total of $70,751 was put into the popular multi-race wager on top of a carryover of $915,457.43 from Friday. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $870.50.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 begins in Race 3, a starter-optional claimer for fillies and mares 3 and up sprinting six furlongs on the main track. Le Weekend, third to multiple stakes winner Hello Beautiful in the Maryland Million Distaff last fall at Laurel Park, is the 9-5 program favorite from the rail in a field of six for trainer Jamie Ness.

Air Token, winner of the seven-furlong Concern Stakes last November at Laurel, will attempt to snap a five-race winless streak in Race 6, an entry-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles. Ness counters with the entry of last-out winner Halite and Lucky Britches, making just his second start in nearly 12 months.

Race 7 is an open entry-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up sprinting six furlongs featuring the season debut for 4-year-old gelding Artistic Reason, a half-brother to 2020 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) winner Majestic Reason. Trained by Graham Motion, Artistic Reason was entered in a similar spot against fellow Maryland-bred/sired horses May 29 but scratched when Pimlico's main track came up sloppy. Racing for the first time as a gelding, Artistic Reason was most recently second by a length in a restricted 1 1/16-mile allowance last August at Laurel.

Notes: Five-pound apprentice Charlie Marquez added to his lead atop the extended Preakness Meet at Pimlico standings with a Saturday hat trick, finishing first aboard Gins N Tins ($12.40) in Race 2, Americas Woman ($6.20) in Race 3 and Mavilus ($9) in Race 5. Jockey J.D. Acosta doubled with Lake Chicot ($3.80) in Race 1 and Vegas Weekend ($3.80) in Race 7. Marquez and Acosta rank 1-2 with 25 and 20 wins, respectively.

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NHC Rundown: Players From 11 States Gain NHC Berths

Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekend. Twenty-one players from 11 states and one Canadian province earned automatic entries into the 2022 NHC from last weekend's tournaments at Canterbury Park, Lone Star Park, on Horseplayers.com, and through HorseTourneys. Shawn Damberger of Bismark, ND, qualified twice at Lone Star Park.

The NHC is the most important tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series of NTRA-sanctioned local tournaments conducted by racetracks, casino race books, off-track betting facilities, and horse racing and handicapping websites, each of which sends its top qualifiers to the national finals. The 2021 NHC is slated to take place in the Bally's Events Center from Aug. 27-29 with the 2022 NHC set for Jan. 28-30 at Bally's.

Last weekend's qualifiers, and their respective contest sites, are as follows:

Canterbury Park

Bruce Meyer, of Prior Lake, MN, has qualified for NHC2022.

Horseplayers

Terry Jerge, of Altadena, CA, has qualified for NHC2022. Jerge's best finish was in 2016 when he finished 27^th and cashed for $15,200.

Jon Van Niel of Chatsworth, CA, has qualified for NHC2022.

Louis Melone of Aberdeen, NJ, has qualified for NHC2022.

Laura Arth of Alexandria, VA, has qualified for NHC2022 after getting her first seat in 2017.

Jeffrey Pesot of New York, NY, has qualified for January's NHC.

HorseTourneys

Wendy Long of Surrey, British Columbia, now has two qualifying entries for the 2022 NHC after collecting her first spot three weeks ago on Horseplayers.com. On Sunday, Tapit's Flashback came from well off the pace to win Belmont's sixth race, and “paid a nice $24.20 for combined win-place” to help Long qualify again.

Ronald Tang of South Pasadena, CA, has qualified for his first NHC. In 2003, Tang got interested in horse racing when a friend invited him to Santa Anita Park. “I lived only 15 minutes away from the track but never went,” Tang recalls. “First day, I got hooked as I won about 50 bucks.” He credits his friend, Mike Somich, who also qualified this weekend (see below), with giving tournament play a try.

Tang's key wagers last weekend came in races at Pimlico and at Belmont Park. He cashed on 7-1 Baby Yoda, a first-time starter at Pimlico, and like Wendy Long, Tang secured 8-1 Tapit's Flashback closing strongly in the Belmont slop to help solidify his NHC berth.

Lone Star Park

Dellie “Al” Ford of Georgetown, TX earned his trip to the NHC.

Sam Sherman of Houston, TX has qualified for the NHC.

Shawn Damberger of Bismarck, ND, double-qualified on Sunday and Monday on what he described as “three great days at Lone Star Park.” The fun began in Sunday's final race when Damberger played the “biggest exacta of my life” and hit it with Kitty's Queen and Fancy All the Time.

On Monday, with his bankroll at about $3,000, the sixth race would prove critical. Damberger bet 30-1 Magna Punch, putting $20 across and wheeling him with the field. Magna Punch went gate-to-wire. An 80-1 shot, Where's Fredo, finished second, and Damberger's $1 exacta paid $2,250 to raise his bankroll to $12K. From there, he played conservatively and wound up finishing third. “I ended up finishing third on Monday after players went in heavy after a 23-1 shot that won the last race. If the bomb would not have won the last race I probably would have won. That is racing though and I'm just happy for a new experience in Vegas!”

Anthony Garafalo of Loveland, OH, has qualified for NHC2022.

William Rendino of the Bronx, NY, gained his 2022 NHC berth. In 2020, finished 15^th and cashed for $20,000.

Dylan Rossi of Boca Raton, FL, is a first-time NHC qualifier.

Lawrence Kahlden of St. Petersburg, FL, has qualified for NHC2022. Kahlden has cashed three times in the Championships, taking home $28,000 and 13^th place as his best finish.

John “Jeff” Farrar of Canterbury, CT, has qualified for the NHC in 2022. He finished 32^nd in 2018 and collected $12,400. “I look forward to competing every year in the 'main event' of horse racing handicappers,” said Farrar. “It's great to compete, but also to see so many people I have met through contests.” Farrar hit a $100 exacta in the third race at Lone Star on Monday to get rolling and then picked his spots to land a top 10 finish.

Michael Pirrung of Irvine, CA, has now qualified for NHC. He finished 37th in 2015 and cashed for $11,040.

Robert “Bob” Gianquitti of Lake Worth, FL, has now qualified.

Chris Inman of Houston, TX, has qualified for NHC.2022.

Michael Somich of Raleigh, NC, who has qualified for NHC2022, co-hosts the “Magic Mike Show” podcast, with Kurtis Kalleward, presented by the Racing Dudes.

“It feels amazing!, said Somich on getting back to the NHC. “Qualifying for NHC is one of my top priorities each year and since you are unable to buy directly into the tournament that day you lock up the seat is always a memorable one.”

On Saturday at Lone Star, after hitting a cold $100 exacta that paid $1,100, Somich was in seventh place going into the last race. He went “all-in” wagering $1,060 on the 3-year-old filly Jedediah, who closed from third in the stretch to win a maiden special weight. Jedediah returned $4,100 to Somich, which gave him the tournament and an NHC seat.

Corey Esquerre of Metarie, LA, has qualified for his first NHC. Esquerre grew up attending the races at the Fair Grounds and Jefferson Downs in New Orleans. “My father and grandfather loved the horses and my mom would pick us up from elementary school to catch the last couple of races at the track. Everyone teases us by saying that we could read a Racing Form before we could read a schoolbook.

Esquerre's big wager came in Saturday's first race at Lone Star, nailing 26-1 Therunawayrocket, who ran away with a 4-length win in a 6-furlong claiming race.

“I'm very excited about this,” said Esquerre about his NHC berth. “I look forward to being in Vegas in January. After all, I've never been to Vegas before.”

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