Pacific Classic Day Could See Record Handle, Pick Six To Include $1.87 Million Carryover

Del Mar's single-day betting mark (not counting the two Breeders' Cup days held here in 2017), could tumble today thanks to a terrific racing card and a $1,874,996 carryover into today's Pick Six Single Ticket Jackpot wager.

TVG Pacific Classic Day has been designated as one of two “mandatory payout” dates (the other is closing day), which means that all monies in the pool – including the carryover – will be paid out this afternoon to those with the most winners in the six-race bet.

The current single-day mark is the $25,870,431 wagered on TVG Pacific Classic Day on August 18, 2018.

Estimates of anywhere from $6- to $10-million in “new money” in the Pick Six pool today would most assuredly push the one-day betting handle above the former mark, possibly into the $30-million-plus range.

The track's 20¢ Pick Six Single Ticket Jackpot wager has carried over 18 times since it was hit on Day 2 of the current meet.

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Del Mar: Thursday’s Pick Six Carryover At $1,645,118

Long-winded allowance horses will stretch out to a mile and three-eighths Thursday at Del Mar for a $74,000 allowance purse that will serve as the feature attraction on the day's eight-race card. It goes as Race 7 on the program and has lured eight runners to test their legs and lungs over the demanding 11-furlong distance.

Along with the feature, there will be an extra buzz to the day's card as the track's Pick Six Single Ticket Jackpot wager will be up for grabs once more this time with a $1,645,118 carryover to serve as extra incentive. The bet has carried forward for 16 straight racing days and its prize just grows more and more lucrative. If it is not “hit” on either Thursday or Friday of this upcoming week, it goes to TVG Pacific Classic Day on Saturday and that's a “mandatory” afternoon when all money in the pot gets paid out to those holding tickets with the highest number of winners.

The feature is an interesting betting affair with the likely favorite being an old pro named Ward 'n Jerry, a homebred 8-year-old gelding who races in the silks of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams. The Mike Puype-trained veteran has run the most races – 29 – won the most – 8 – and banked the most money — $474,759 – in the lineup.

There's little doubt that Ward 'n Jerry can get the trip. In eight of his last 12 outings he's run farther than the Thursday headliner, so the old boy has a lot of things in his corner. Leading rider Flavien Prat signs on the ride, so there's yet another thing in his favor.

Here's the full lineup for the feature from the rail out with riders: Bran Jam Stable and Firsthome Thoroughbreds' Big Buzz (Jessica Pyfer); Reddam Racing's Parsimony (Mario Gutierrez); Three Diamonds Farm's Ocean Atlantique (Trevor McCarthy); Alfred Pais' Margot's Boy (Juan Hernandez); Ward 'n Jerry; Karl Pergola's K P All Systems Go (Tyler Baze); Slam Dunk Racing or Nentwig's Rijeka (Joe Bravo), and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Warren, Jr.'s Seven Charms (Kyle Frey).

First post on Thursday is at 2 p.m.

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NYRA Excludes Computer Players from Pick Six Pool

NYRA is no longer accepting wagers from customers using computer assisted wagering (CAW) programs on its Empire Six wager. The new policy took effect Feb. 4.

The Empire Six joins NYRA's Late Pick 5 and the Cross Country Pick 5 as pools that are now closed to a group of bettors who use computer algorithms to place their wagers and are known for betting huge amounts, particularly when there is a large carryover in a pool or a mandatory payout day.

This was the second step in a process that began Jan. 1 when NYRA eliminated the jackpot portion of the Pick Six wager. No matter how many winning tickets are sold on the bet, which costs 20 cents, the entire pool is now paid out every racing day.

With its new policies, NYRA is attempting to deal with what is becoming a growing problem for the sport in general. It is hard for tracks to turn down the business from CAW players because of the substantial contributions they make to handle.  However, the computer players are generally so successful that their winning wagers cut substantially into payoffs, penalizing players who don't enjoy the same advantages. Over time, catering to CAW players runs the risk of emptying the pockets of a track's regular players.

The computer players have also been known to scoop up entire pools of wagers like jackpot Pick Sixes on the mandatory payout day. On Nov. 30, the Empire Six at Aqueduct paid $482,817. There was only one winning ticket on the bet and it was sold by the Elite Turf Club, which caters to large volume, computer players.

“What we have seen with the Empire Six is that the jackpot pool is built and supported largely by the everyday horseplayers,” NYRA spokesperson Pat McKenna said. “When it comes to mandatory payout days, there tends to be an unequal playing field.”

McKenna said that the move to keep the large players out of the Empire Six came after NYRA began analyzing its wagering menu and what impact the CAW players were having on ordinary customers.

He also acknowledged that NYRA can more easily turn away handle from the computer bettors than most tracks because it is a non-profit. He said it was “likely” that handle would decline because of the steps NYRA has taken.

“The fact that NYRA is organized as a not-for-profit with the clear goal of supporting thoroughbred racing in New York state puts us in an advantageous position in that this is not strictly about the bottom line,” McKenna said. “It is about supporting our everyday horseplayers who are consistently wagering day in and day out.”

On Thursday, $53,362 was bet on the Empire Six, a bit more than what was bet the prior Thursday when $51,598 was wagered.

NYRA still accepts wagers from CAW players in all pools excepting the Empire Six, the late Pick 5 and the Cross Country Pick 5. Like most tracks, it is not unusual to see a horse at Aqueduct go into the gate at one price and then have the odds on it drop precipitously during a race. In such cases, it is normally the result of CAW players making large, last-second bets on a horse.

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Sunday’s Santa Anita Card Features Mandatory Payouts In All Exotic Wagers

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

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

Sunday's Rainbow Pick Six 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 three 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 Rainbow Six Jackpot carryover of $86,130 up for grabs into Friday'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 is 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.

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