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$1 Million ‘Wild West Bonus’ Created For Winner Of Big ‘Cap, Gold Cup, Pacific Classic

Santa Anita Park and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club have announced they have joined forces to create the $1 Million Wild West Bonus. This will provide $1 million in additional money to the winning connections of any horse that manages to sweep three of Southern California's most prestigious Grade 1 races; the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap on March 6, the $300,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (at Santa Anita) on May 31 and the $750,000 TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 21.

Including the $1 million bonus, any horse sweeping these three races would bank a total of $1,870,000.

All three races are run at the North American classic distance of a mile and one quarter. The Santa Anita Handicap, which will be run for the 84th time, is for horses aged four and up, while the Hollywood Gold Cup and TVG Pacific Classic are open to horses three and up.

Santa Anita has also announced that it will boost the $75,000 China Doll Stakes, to be run on Big 'Cap Day, March 6, by $25,000, from $75,000 to $100,000. The China Doll, for 3-year-old fillies at one mile on turf, is one of five stakes, four of them graded.

Additionally, Santa Anita will raise purses on all overnight races to be run on Big 'Cap Day by $15,000 per race in an effort to ensure big fields and to reward those owners and trainers that continue to support Santa Anita on its biggest days.

For additional information on the $1 Million Wild West Bonus, please contact the Racing Office at Santa Anita by calling (626) 574-6352.

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Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Drives Santa Anita Handle Over $17.5 Million

Spurred on by the prospect of a mandatory payout, $5,316,575 in new money was wagered in Saturday's 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., creating a massive total Jackpot pool of $6,214,637.

With 201 winning tickets with six winners, each ticket paid $24,654.80.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 was comprised of races five through 10 and included a pair of graded stakes, the Grade 2 San Vicente, which went as race seven and the Grade 3 Thunder Road, which was carded as race eight.

Total pari-mutuel handle on the 10-race program was $17,571,849.

Here are the winning numbers and win payoffs in Saturday's Rainbow 6:

Race 5, #10 Pawnee, $19.80; Race 6, #2 Gregdar, $22.20; Race 7, #6 Concert Tour, $2.80; Race 8, #2 Hit the Road, $8.20; Race 9, #12 Bob's Sniper, $19.80 and Race 10, #8 Agreetodisagree, $9.40.

After scratches, average field size for today's Rainbow 6 was 9.1 horses per race.

First post time for an eight-race card on Big Game Sunday at Santa Anita is at 11 a.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com.

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Mighty Heart, Pink Lloyd Among 2020 Sovereign Award Finalists

The Jockey Club of Canada has announced the finalists for the 2020 Sovereign Awards, which christens Canada's champions. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony will be held virtually in April. The winners of 12 horse categories and five human categories will be crowned.

Finalists in each category follow.

Champion 2-year-old female: Alda (Munnings), Dreaming of Drew (Speightster), and Lady Speightspeare (Speightstown)

Champion 2-year-old male: Gretzky the Great (Nyquist), Master Spy (Silent Name), Ready to Repeat (More Than Ready), and Stephen (Constitution)

Champion 3-year-old female: Artie's Princess (We Miss Artie), Curlin's Voyage (Curlin), and Merveilleux (Paynter)

Champion 3-year-old male: Belichick (Lemon Drop Kid), Mighty Heart (Dramedy), and Shirl's Speight (Speightstown)

Champion older main track female: Painting (Distorted Humor), Souper Escape (Medaglia d'Oro), and Summer Sunday (Silent Name)

Champion older main track male: Mr Ritz (Oasis Dream), Pink Lloyd (Old Forester), and Skywire (Afleet Alex)

Champion female turf horse: Elizabeth Way (Frankel), Rideforthecause (Candy Ride), and Theodora B. (Ghostzapper)

Champion male turf horse: Count Again (Awesome Again), Say the Word (More Than Ready), and Silent Poet (Silent Name)

Champion female sprinter: Artie's Princess (We Miss Artie), Boardroom (Commissioner), and Lady Grace (Kantharos)

Champion male sprinter: Not So Quiet (Silent Name), Pink Lloyd (Old Forester), and Silent Poet (Silent Name)

The outstanding broodmare category includes Count to Three (Red Ransom), Danceforthecause (Giant's Causeway), and Include Katherine (Include).

Horse of the Year finalists will be announced and a winner anointed at the ceremony.

Finalists for outstanding breeder are Anderson Farms Ont., Inc, Sam-Son Farm, and Tall Oaks Farm; while outstanding owner is between Gary Barber, Live Oak Plantation, and Sam-Son Farm. Kevin Attard, Josie Carroll, and Mark Casse are up for outstanding trainer. The outstanding jockey honored will be either Rafael Manuel Hernandez, Patrick Husbands, or Justin Stein; and outstanding apprentice jockey is a three-way battle between Nikki Alderson, Maurcio Malvaez, and Edgar Zenteno.

Media award finalists will be announced later this month and crowned at the ceremony. Also announced later in February will be the winner of the outstanding groom award and a special Sovereign Award winner.

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New Mexico: Advanced Deposit Wagering Bill Would ‘Modernize And Digitize’ Pari-Mutuel Wagering

In a letter to New Mexico horsemen sent out on Thursday, Feb. 4, the New Mexico Horsemen's Association executive director Richard Erhard announced that state representative Candy Ezzell will introduce a bill to legalize advanced deposit wagering on Monday, Feb. 8.

The bill, HB199, will be introduced before the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee at 1:30 p.m., local time. It was developed in concert by the NMHA, New Mexico Horse Breeders Association, and Jeff True, president and general manager of Ruidoso Downs.

“The overarching objective of HB199 is to Modernize and Digitize our Pari-Mutuel Domain and allow New Mexico residents to wager on horse racing (our New Mexico content) through the use of their own personal electronic devices, i.e., mobile phones,” Erhard wrote. “There are numerous positive aspects of this legislation, however three notable positive outcomes are as follows:

Allow further penetration into our pari-mutuel market, therefore creating more revenue for the state of New Mexico and its legendary horse racing industry.
Maintain the current level of on-track revenue.
Stop bet poaching by out-of-state ADW groups.”

For more information, the full letter to horsemen is available here.

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