The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $450,000 Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for six racing days in a row.
Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 6-11, including the $75,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf in Race 10. The mile turf stakes for older Florida-bred fillies and mares will co-headline Saturday's program with the $75,000 Sunshine Turf, a 1 1/8-mile turf stakes for older Florida-bred horses carded as Race 4.
Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Sugar Fix, who most recently captured the Claiming Crown Tiara, is rated as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of seven. Graham Motion-trained Sister Otoole, who finished second in the Maple Leaf (G2) over Woodbine's Tapeta track last time out, is rated second at 5-2.
The Rainbow 6 jackpot is 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.
Todd Pletcher-trained Shamrocket, who captured the Sunshine Classic last weekend in his dirt debut, is rated as the 7-5 morning-line favorite in his return to turf in the Sunshine Turf.
Irad Ortiz Jr., who has been sidelined by a knee injury, is scheduled to return to action Saturday with to riding engagements. The two-time defending Championship Meet titlist is named to ride Max K.O. in the Sunshine Turf in Race 4 and Ideal Breeze in Race 5.
Who's Hot: Leading rider Luis Saez was victorious on his first four mounts on Friday's program, sweeping the first three races Golden Isle ($4.40) in Race 1, Boldness ($3) in Race 2 and Reconfigure ($6.40) in Race 3 before taking a race off and coming back to win Race 5 aboard Take Charge Ro ($3) in Race 5.
Emisael Jaramillo notched back-to-back wins aboard Big Daddy Dave ($3.20) in Race 8 and Fish Mooney ($15) in Race 9.
The 20-cent Rainbow 6 was solved by one lucky bettor for a $159,442.38 jackpot payout Thursday at Gulfstream Park.
Live Oak Plantation homebred Quality Review ($8.60) was one of four horses live to take down the jackpot heading into the 10th race finale, edging School Dance by a half-length to complete the winning 3-5-3-4-4-1 combination.
Other winners in the sequence were War of Ages ($13.60) in Race 5, Crumb Bun ($12.20) in Race 6, Make No Mistake ($11.20) in Race 7, Oriental Trigger ($53.80) in Race 8 and Mezcal ($3.40) in Race 9.
Thursday marked the third time in five racing days that the Rainbow 6 was hit. It was solved for a life-changing $1,200,305.88 on Jan. 7, one day before a mandatory payout returned $100,823.22.
The Rainbow 6 jackpot is 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.
The Rainbow 6 begins anew Friday with a $50,000 gross jackpot pool guarantee starting in Race 5, a claiming event for 4-year-olds and up scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on the turf that drew a field of 10 including morning line top choice Bright Devil, racing first off the claim for trainer Bobby Dibona.
The feature comes in Race 9, a 5 ½-furlong optional claiming allowance for Florida-bred fillies and mares 4 and up where Jacks or Better Farm's American of Course is the 9-5 program favorite. Trained by Kathleen O'Connell, the 5-year-old mare won three straight last spring and summer and returned from a seven-month layoff to run third Dec. 16 at Gulfstream.
Races 9 and 10, a 1 1/16-mile claiming event scheduled for the turf, are also respectively the second and final legs of the national weekly Stronach 5 wager that begins at Santa Anita and also includes Golden Gate Fields.
A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool yielded multiple payoffs of $41,039.94 Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
The popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for 21 racing days in a row following a $461,035.47 jackpot payoff Oct. 9 at Gulfstream Park.
There was one ticket eligible to take down the whole pool heading into the final race of the six-race sequence (Races 5-10) with No. 5 Spinning Kitten, who finished off the board.
The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is usually 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 usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on mandatory-payout days, the entire pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the six-race sequence.
A jackpot pool of $450,473.78 was carried over to Saturday's program. Betting on the six-race sequence reached $2,048,201 Saturday.
The Rainbow 6 will start anew Sunday, the closing day of the inaugural Fall Meet, with a $75,000 jackpot pool guarantee. Sunday's first-race post time is sent for Noon.
Sunday's program will be co-headlined by a pair of $60,000 overnight handicaps at a mile – the Miami Gardens for 3-year-olds and up in Race 3 and the Opa-Locka for fillies and mares in Race 10.
Todd Pletcher-trained Fearless, who captured the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Mile last winter, is scheduled to come off a six-month layoff in the Miami Gardens. Rated as the 1-2 favorite in the morning line, the Repole Stable's 5-year-old son of Ghostzapper followed up his Gulfstream Park Mile score with a close second in the G2 Oaklawn Handicap and a third in the G3 Pimlico Special before going to the sidelines. Paco Lopez has the call.
Steve Budhoo-trained Eye of a Jedi, who captured the G3 Ghostzapper during the Championship Meet, and Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Girolamo's Attack, who captured the Oct. 27 Miami Beach Handicap, will challenge Fearless.
Joseph Jr.-trained Queen Nekia, also a graded-stakes winner during the Championship Meet, is scheduled to return from a three-month layoff in the Opa-Locka. The 6-year-old daughter of Harlington, who captured the G3 Royal Delta at Gulfstream, went on to finish fourth in the G1 Ogden Phipps at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and third in the G2 Delaware Handicap in Wilmington, Del.
A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is set for Saturday's program at Gulfstream Park, highlighting the final weekend of the inaugural Fall Meet.
The Rainbow 6 has gone unsolved for the 21 racing days in a row following a $461,035.47 jackpot payoff Oct. 9.
The Rainbow 6 jackpot pool stood at $450,473.78 entering betting on Saturday, when the pool is expected to grow over $3 million.
Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, including four races on the Tapeta all-weather course and two on the main track.
Gulfstream host and analyst Ron Nicoletti says to use a couple 6-1 shots, both ridden by Chantal Sutherland, and not to forget Riveting Spirit in the final leg.
A 'spread' race kicks of the sequence in Race 5, a mile-and-70-yard route for $20,000 claiming fillies and mares on Tapeta.
A full field of 12 juvenile fillies has been entered in Race 6, a six-furlong sprint at six furlongs for $50,000 maiden claimers, including eight first-time starters. Joe Orseno-trained Keen Kingdom, a daughter of Animal Kingdom, is a debuting half-sister to a Grade 2 stakes winner on turf. Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Illogical Love, a daughter of Classic Empire, is also scheduled to debut.
A well-balanced field of fillies and mares has been assembled for Race 7, a 1 1/16-mile route over the all-weather track for $20,000 claimers. Gerald Brooks-trained Midnight Bella, a two-time winner over Presque Isle's Tapeta course in September; Little Bit Good, who makes her first start for dangerous off-the-claimer trainer Gilberto Zerpa; Anthony Margotta Jr.-trained Diamond Play, who hasn't been off the board in her last seven starts; and Elizabeth Dobles-trained Pearlescent, who rolled to a nine-length win in her Tapeta debut against weaker last time out; all figured to be well represented on many handicappers' tickets.
Race 8, a mile event for $6250 claimers on the main track, will likely provide a stern handicapping test for Rainbow 6 bettors. Peter Walder-trained Mr. Tito's, who won first off the claim at the same level last time out; Herbert Miller-trained Doctor D J, who was just a neck behind Mr. Tito's; and Mark Casse-trained Kramden, dropping down while switching to dirt, over which he has finished first and second in three outings; figure to be included on many tickets.
David Fawkes-trained Riveting Spirit will seek a repeat victory in the Race 9 feature, a 1 1/16-mile starter optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares on Tapeta. Riveting Spirit, who has a win and a second-place finish on Tapeta, is a half-sister to multiple-stakes winner Noble Drama. The 4-year-old Florida-bred filly is out of Queen Drama, a half-sister to Big Drama, the Eclipse Award-winning sprint champion, and a full sister to Sheer Drama, a multiple Grade 1-stakes winner. Carlos David-trained Centsless Drama, an ultra-consistent daughter of Big Drama; and Ralph Nicks-trained Katz a Dream, who beat slightly weaker while romping to victory in her Tapeta debut; are rated first and second, respectively, in the morning-line.
Jane Cibelli-trained Flowmotion, a hard-hitting turf veteran with back success on Tapeta, is among the strongest contenders in Race 10. The mile-and-70-yard route on Tapeta for $12,500 claimers may well be viewed as another 'spread' race by bettors looking for multiple chances should they be alive into the last race.
First-race post time for Saturday's 10-race program is set for 12:30 p.m.
The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is usually 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 usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on mandatory-payout days, the entire pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the six-race sequence.
Gulfstream's inaugural Fall Meet will conclude on Sunday.
The 2021-2022 Championship Meet is scheduled to get underway Friday, Dec. 3.
