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Santa Anita Going To 1 P.M. First Post; Freshening Turf After April 3 Santa Anita Derby Weekend

With Daylight Savings Time now upon us, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., is adjusting its post time from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. beginning this Friday, March 19. This Saturday is the first day of spring and just two weeks hence, Saturday, April 3, the best 3-year-olds in the West will line up for the 84th running of the Santa Anita Derby, a race that has produced 18 Kentucky Derby winners and a pair of Triple Crown Champions.

“We've got a lot more daylight with time change and by starting 30 minutes later each day, we're also in a better position on the back end of our cards in terms of competition from eastern simulcast signals,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita's director of racing and racing secretary. “For the most part, we've usually got beautiful weather this time of the year and this helps us to take advantage of that as well.”

In addition to a shift in post time, Merz also advises that the track will be running on Saturdays and Sundays for two weeks following the Santa Anita Derby.

“We're going to be freshening the turf course and this is part of our planned maintenance schedule,” said Merz. “For those two weekends, turf racing will be limited. On April 10 and 11, we'll be carding main track races only and on the 17th and 18th, we'll run a maximum of two turf races per day.

“This is the perfect time of the year, with all the additional sunshine, to give the course a break and let it rejuvenate. We'll come back with a comprehensive turf and main track schedule and return to our regular Friday through Sunday racing weeks beginning April 23 through closing day, June 20.”

With the turf course unavailable on April 10, the $75,000 Mizdirection Stakes, for older fillies and mares at six furlongs on turf, will now be run the following week, on Saturday, April 17.

Racing resumes with an eight-race card on Friday. For additional information on live racing, please visit santaanita.com.

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$600,000 Guaranteed Jackpot For Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 At Gulfstream Park

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $600,000 Wednesday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Sunday for the fifth racing day since a March 6 mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $16,386.52 Sunday.

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

WHO'S HOT: Tyler Gaffalione and Luis Saez each rode three winners Sunday.

Gaffalione scored aboard Comp'd ($10.20) in Race 1, Kantharos Image ($21.80) in Race 5, and Pro Quality ($6) in Race 8. Saez won aboard Work Ethic ($5.80) in Race 1, Iced Latte ($7.20) in Race 6, and Exponential ($6) in Race 10.

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Single Winner Takes Down $108,475 In Saturday’s Cross Country Pick 5

A single winner cashed a ticket in Saturday's Cross Country Pick 5, which paid $108,475 for selecting all five victors for the 50-cent wager at races from Aqueduct in New York and Oaklawn in Arkansas. The sequence's total pool was $127,630.

Oaklawn started the action with the $500,000 Essex in Race 7 featuring six 4-year-olds and up competing at 1 1/16 miles. Silver Slate, the favorite, sat chilly off the pace before gaining command by the stretch and holding off R Rated Superstar by a neck to win for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Ridden by Ricardo Santana, Jr., Silver Slate completed the course in 1:42.73. He returned $4.40 on a $2 win wager.

Aqueduct ran its first leg in the sequence with Mihos posting a 1 1/4-length victory in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance optional claiming title in Race 8. The Jimmy Jerkens trainee rallied from fifth in the stretch to hit the wire in 1:18.73 under jockey Trevor McCarthy. Mihos, off at 6-1, paid $14.40

Back at Oaklawn, Special Reserve went gate-to-wire to win a six-furlong allowance optional claiming contest in Race 8. The Mike Maker trainee logged a final time of 1:09.39, defeating One for Richie by two lengths under rider Florent Geroux. Special Reserve, off at 8-1, returned $18.20.

Sadie Lady fended off Call On Mischief's late charge to win the $100,000 Correction by a neck in Aqueduct's feature in Race 9. Trainer Rob Atras won his fourth race on the card, with Sadie Lady making her successful 5-year-old debut, winning at 5-1 odds [$13]. Jockey Manny Franco earned his third win of the day, piloting Sadie Lady to victory.

Closing the curtain on the Cross Country Pick 5 was a win by a neck for Carlos L. in the $150,000 Temperence Hill in Oaklawn's Race 9. The sequence's biggest price went off at 47-1 and paid a sizable $97.30, ensuring the lone winner of the payout. Carlos L., trained by McLean Robertson and ridden by Alex Canchari, set a new track record for the marathon 1 1/2 miles on the main track, finishing in 2:29.87 with Lone Rock in close pursuit. Tenfold, the 2-1 favorite, finished third, a neck behind Lone Rock.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on track, 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.

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Gulfstream Park: Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Has $550,000 Guarantee

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $550,000 Sunday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Friday for the third racing day since Sunday's mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with fall six winners were each worth $128.42 Saturday.

WHO'S HOT:

Jose Ortiz rode three winners in a row in Races 7-9, scoring aboard Bears Watching ($3.40), Bourbon in May ($6.60), and Fly Like An Eagle ($6.20), respectively. Tyler Gaffalione scored back-to-back victories aboard Ocean Air ($4) in Race 3 and Converter ($3.80) in Race 4 before winning with Army Wife ($3.80) in Race 6.

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