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Pimlico’s Memorial Day Program Features $833,252 Rainbow 6 Jackpot

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Sunday at Pimlico Race Course, raising the Maryland state record jackpot carryover to $833,252.12 for Monday's special eight-race program.

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

Maryland Jockey Club host and handicapper Tim Tullock has a best bet and longshot for the sequence:

The Rainbow 6 begins with the third race, a claiming event at six furlongs for 3-year-olds and up, and leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez will send out the 9-5 favorite in Super C Racing Inc.'s Company Clown. The 4-year-old, who won last time out, gets the services once again of jockey Victor Carrasco.

The fourth race features 3-year-old maidens at a mile on the turf. Gold Square LLC's Momza is a tepid 3-1 choice for trainer Kelly Breen. Flight Map goes out for trainer Kelly Rubley while Shug McGaughey will send out Corrado. A maiden claimer for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs makes up the fifth race and Ronomes is a strong 7-5 favorite off a pair of second place finishes for trainer Robert Vukelic.

The sixth race, scheduled at five furlongs on the turf for Maryland-bred or sired fillies and mares, is a wide-open event with R. Larry Johnson's homebred Spun Glass a 3-1 favorite. Sick Pack Sara, entered for the main track only, would be seeking her fourth consecutive victory if the race is taken off the turf.

Shane's Jewel is a 7-5 favorite in the seventh race, a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claiming event for 3-year-olds and up. Non Stop Stable's Tappin Cat gets a return trip to Pimlico with jockey Sheldon Russell after a fifth-place finish last time out. The Rainbow 6 ends with the eighth race, a mile claiming event on the turf for fillies and mares, drew a field of 10 including Bellsinthewood, making her second start in the U.S. and first since October of 2019.

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$154,931 Carryover Sweetens Pot For Friday’s Stronach 5: Tullock And Tukker Video Analysis

Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables and Robert LaPenta's impressive maiden winner Little Huntress, off the board in her season and stakes debut last month, returns as the narrow program favorite in Friday's feature as live racing returns to Laurel Park.

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

Little Huntress, a gray or roan daughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Frosted, drew Post 2 in a field of eight for Friday's eighth race, an entry-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-old fillies sprinting six furlongs. Sheldon Russell rides for his wife, trainer Brittany Russell.

A $100,000 yearling out of Keeneland's September 2019 sale, Little Huntress didn't debut until last November at Laurel when she ran second by less than a length as the favorite after setting the pace behind Journeytothemoon, fourth in the March 13 Beyond the Wire.

Stretched out to seven furlongs, Little Huntress responded with a front-running 14-length maiden special weight romp under wraps Dec. 27 at Laurel. The effort earned her a shot in the Feb. 20 Wide Country, also at seven-eighths. Little Huntress set a wicked pace of 22.62 and 44.91 seconds before tiring to be eighth as Street Lute went on to her sixth career stakes win.

Second choice at 7-2 is Sonata Stable's Paradise Song, a maiden special weight winner second time out Jan. 15 who was second by less than a length in an optional claimer Feb. 12, both going six furlongs at Laurel. Julian Pimentel rides for trainer Mike Trombetta from outside Post 8.

Among other entrants are Breeze Off the Bay, third to Street Lute in the Jan. 16 Xtra Heat; Pretty Lori, unraced since a 7 ½-length win in an off-the-turf maiden special weight last September for trainer Hamilton Smith; Malibu Beauty, fourth in the Dec. 26 Anne Arundel County; and Kewpie Doll, with a record of 2-3-1 from six career starts at Laurel.

The feature is part of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 sequence (Races 4-9) that will offer a carryover jackpot of $15,617.22 from Sunday's last live program. Race 7 is a six-furlong maiden special weight for 3-year-old fillies that drew a field of eight including Above the Limit, second in a pair of maiden special events, most recently Feb. 28 at Laurel; and first-time starters Runners Dream, an Oregon-bred by champion sprinter Runhappy, Someday Is Today, Stir Crazy and Monster Rising.

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.

Laurel's eighth race also kicks off the national weekly Stronach 5 wager, which returns this week with a $154,931.69 carryover from March 7. The sequence continues with Race 8 from Gulfstream Park, Laurel's Race 9 and Race 3 from Santa Anita Park before wrapping up with Race 3 from Golden Gate Fields.

Maryland Jockey Club hosts and analysts Tim Tullock and Naomi Tukker give their picks for the Stronach 5.

The sports bar on Laurel's second-floor clubhouse will be open for both simulcasting as well as the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament starting Friday. The track is allowing a maximum of 400 patrons on live race days with all screening, social distancing and safety protocols in place.

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$91,481 Carryover In Friday’s Stronach 5: Video Analysis By Tullock And Tukker

There's a $91,481.74 Stronach 5 carryover awaiting bettors this Black Friday.

The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature three races from Laurel Park and two from Gulfstream Park West. The five-race sequence will kick off at approximately 3:20 with the seventh race from Laurel Park.

Maryland Jockey Club hosts and analysts Tim Tullock and Naomi Tukker take a closer look at Friday's Stronach 5 and look at a couple longshots to include in your wager, including 8-1 shot Seany P in leg two, 12-1 shot Henry's World in leg three, and Cornetta's Choice in leg four.

Stronach 5 Video:

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One – Laurel Park 7^th Race: (9 entries, 7 furlongs) 3:20 ET, 12:20 PT
Leg Two –Laurel Park 8^th Race: (11 entries, 6 furlong) 3:50 ET, 12:50 PT
Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 8^th Race: (9 entries, 6 ½ furlongs) 3:58 ET, 12:58 PT
Leg Four –Laurel Park 9^th Race: (14 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 4:20 ET, 1:20 PT
Leg Five –Gulfstream West 9^th Race: (14 entries, 1-mile turf) 4:27 ET, 1:27 PT

You can also catch The Stronach 5 In the Money podcast, hosted by Jonathan Kinchen and Peter Thomas Fornatale, at InTheMoneyPodcast.com. It's also available on iTunes and other major podcast distributors

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VIDEO: Salter, Tullock Handicap Key Maryland Million Races

The 35th edition of the Jim McKay Maryland Million Saturday at Laurel Park will feature eight stakes and four starter stakes that have drawn competitive fields for 'Maryland's Day at the Races.'

Created in 1986, Maryland Million Day celebrates progeny of stallions standings in the state. The groundbreaking concept has spawned copycat events across North America. Saturday's 12-race program drew 130 entries.

Maryland Jockey Club hosts and analysts Stanton Salter and Tim Tullock take a look at three key races on Saturday's program: the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic, the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf, and the $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff.

While capacity is limited at Laurel Park due to safety protocols, fans can watch and wager on all the races at https://1st.com/bet/

First race post is 11:25 a.m.

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