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Nicoletti, Mailloux Handicap Saturday’s Mandatory Payout Rainbow 6 At Gulfstream

A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 pool is set for Saturday at Gulfstream Park, and there will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover going into the first race of $3,766.40.

The Rainbow 6 wager went unsolved Friday for the 10th racing day since an April 17 mandatory payout, producing a carryover pool of $419,268.47 heading into Saturday's mandatory payout.

Ron Nicoletti & Ashley Mailloux sit down and handicap Saturday's mandatory Rainbow 6, a sequence with full fields and the English Channel Stakes.

The carryover jackpot 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. However, on mandatory payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 pool is disbursed to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will be kicked off by a six-furlong maiden special weight event for 3-year-olds and up in Race 7. Todd Pletcher-trained Splashtown, a 3-year-old son of Speightstown, and Kent Sweezey-trained Prowler, a sophomore son of Quality Road, are among three first-time starters in a field of 11. Mauricio Fuentes-trained Maddy's Dream, who finished second in his April 17 debut despite an awkward start, is like to receive a lot of attention from bettors.

Race 8, a mile race for $6250 claimers at a mile, will quickly be identified as a 'spread' race by many Rainbow 6 players.

Setting the Mood, who is scheduled to make his first start for leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. after being claimed for $20,000 out of a third-place finish, has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in Race 9, a mile turf race for $20,000 claiming fillies and mares that have not won two races lifetime. The former Todd Pletcher-trained 4-year-old filly, who finished fourth in the 2020 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1), will clash with nine other well-matched fillies and mares.

Race 10, a six-furlong sprint for fillies and mares that haven't won two races lifetime, is likely to become another popular 'spread' race.

The English Channel, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds, should also provide a strong challenge to handicappers in Race 11. Trainer Carlos David's highly regarded duo of Fulmini and Hot Blooded drew the two far outside posts, just inside Yes This Time, the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 10, not including two main-track-only entrants.

A full field of $12,500 claimers will contest Race 12, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up. Joseph-trained Keep Quiet, who is coming off a victory in $16,000 claiming company, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite.

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Stronach 5 Rewards 46 Winning Ticket-Holders With $1,800

There were 46 winning tickets in Friday's Stronach 5 with each worth $1,800.80.

Friday's wager featured races from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Friday's first two races of the Stronach 5 began at Pimlico and both races produced prices, with Judi Blue Eyes ($10.80) winning the eighth race, an allowance event at 1 1/16 miles on the turf, and American Patrol ($19.80) winning the ninth race, a $40,000 maiden special weight event for 3-year-olds.

The third leg of the Stronach 5, Gulfstream's ninth race at five furlongs on the turf, was won by 9-5 favorite Missing Link ($5.60). The Stronach 5 headed west for the last two legs of its popular Friday program. Santa Anita's third race was won by the 1-2 favorite Zabava ($3), who registered her eighth career victory and second in her last three starts. The Stronach 5 concluded with Golden Gate's second race and another heavy favorite in Arouse N Go ($4.80) getting a trip to the winner's circle.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One – Pimlico Race 8: Judi Blue Eyes $10.80
Leg Two – Pimlico Race 9: American Patrol $19.80
Leg Three –Gulfstream Park Race 9: Missing Link $5.60
Leg Four –Santa Anita Park Race 3: Zabava $3
Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields Race 2: Arouse N Go $4.80

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.

The Stronach 5 In the Money podcast, hosted by Jonathan Kinchen and Peter Thomas Fornatale, will be posted by 2 p.m. Thursday at InTheMoneyPodcast.com and will be available on iTunes and other major podcast distributors

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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Belmont Park: Saturday’s Pick 6 Boosted By $41,572 Carryover

Saturday's Pick 6 will be boosted by a $41,572 carryover, as the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday at Belmont Park. The $1 Pick 6, implemented at the current 48-day Belmont spring/summer meet, returned $685.50 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

Friday's sequence kicked off in Race 4 with Barista Vixen [No. 7, $6.30] capturing a 6 ½-furlong claiming sprint on the main track under Hector Diaz, Jr. for trainer Wayne Potts.

Joel Rosario guided Christophe Clement-trainee Proper Grammar [No. 5, $9.70] to victory in Race 8, a six-furlong inner turf sprint for maiden claimers.

Matty's Marauder [No. 3, $24.80] provided the biggest price in the sequence when finding the wire first in Race 6, a six-furlong maiden claiming sprint, for jockey Luis Saez and trainer David Donk.

My Lips Are Sealed [No. 4, $8.50] went gate-to-wire in Race 7 as Eric Cancel engineered the frontrunning trip for trainer George Weaver.

The Rosario-Clement tandem struck again in Race 8 as La Dragontea [No. 2, $5.30] outlasted Caen Na Coille in a 1 ¼-mile turf route.

Clement conditioned his third winner in the sequence [and fourth on the card] when Sport Model [No. 4, $24] closed out the card in the ninth race finale, a six-furlong state-bred maiden claiming sprint under jockey Trevor McCarthy.

Featuring a $1 bet minimum and 15 percent takeout, the Pick 6 wager requires bettors to select the first-place finisher of six designated races on the card. A total of 75 percent of the full pool, minus takeout, will be distributed to bettors who select the first-place finisher of all six races. A consolation payout of 25 percent of the net pool will be distributed to tickets selecting 5-of-6 winners.

In the event there are no tickets with six winners, there will be a carryover of 75 percent of the net pool into the next day of the meet with the remaining 25 percent of the net pool distributed as a consolation payout to tickets selecting the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races on the card. On carryover days, the Pick 6 is offered with a 24 percent takeout.

The $1 Pick 6 replaced the Empire 6, a jackpot style wager featuring a $0.20 bet minimum first offered in August 2019 at Saratoga Race Course.

Saturday's Pick 6 will include four graded stakes, kicking off in Race 6 at 3:34 p.m. Eastern with the Grade 3, $150,000 Beaugay at 1 1/16-miles on turf for older fillies and mares. The sequence will also include the Grade 3, $150,000 Vagrancy for older filly and mare sprinters in Race 7; the Grade 3, $200,000 Peter Pan at nine-furlongs on Big Sandy for sophomores in Race 9; and the Grade 1, $700,000 Man o' War at 11 furlongs on turf for older horses in Race 11. First post on Saturday's 11-race card is 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

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Weekend Lineup: Five Graded Stakes At Belmont Saturday

TVG will be broadcasting racing throughout the weekend from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app, which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

“America's Day at the Races” will be live on Saturday, May 8 on FS2 from 2-6:30 p.m. featuring the live programming at Belmont Park, which gets into full swing with five graded stakes. The Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, the local a prep for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 5, and the Grade 1 Man o' War on turf, will be the highlights of the day. On Sunday, May 9, “America's Day at the Races” will air on FS2 from 12:30-6 p.m. ET.

Saturday, May 8

2:31 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Runhappy Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Mr. Amore Stable's 6-year-old Florida homebred Firenze Fire, a winner of 12 races and more than $2.2 million, is the 4-5 morning line favorite against four rivals in the Grade 3 $150,000 Runhappy Stakes for 4-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs. Trained by Kelly Breen, Firenze Fire, ridden by the three-time Eclipse Award-winner, Irad Ortiz Jr., is making his 2021 debut. Last year, Firenze Fire won two Grade 2 stakes races at Belmont, capturing the True North in June and the Vosburgh in September. Following the Vosburgh, Firenze Fire finished a fast-closing third in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland. Michael Dubb's Chateau earned his first graded- stakes score in March when the Rob Atras-trained 6-year-old gelding captured the Grade 3 Tom Fool Handicap at Aqueduct. Chateau will try to rebound from a well-beaten fourth-place finish in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap on April 3.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL050821USA4-EQB.html

3:34 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Beaugay Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Three fillies and mares out of last year's Grade 1 Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf ― Harvey's Lil Goil (third), Civil Union (fifth) and Nay Lady Nay (IRE) (eighth) ― will be making their 2021 debuts on Saturday in Belmont's $150,000 Grade 3 Beaugay Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on turf. Trained by Bill Mott, and breaking from the rail under Junior Alvarado, Harvey's Lil Goil won the Grade 3 Regret at Churchill Downs and the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland last year. Allen Stable's 6-year-old mare Civil Union, a winner five times in nine starts for trainer Shug McGaughey, captured the Grade 2 Glens Falls Stakes at Saratoga and the Grade 1 Flower Bowl at Belmont in 2020. Last year, the Chad Brown-trained Nay Lady Nay won the Grade 3 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes at Monmouth Park and was third in the Flower Bowl.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL050821USA6-EQB.html

4:06 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park on FS2

Holly Hill Stables' 6-year-old Pacific Gale leads seven fillies and mares in a wide open renewal of the Grade 3 Vagrancy Stakes at 6 ½ furlongs. Trained by John Kimmel and ridden from post six by John Velazquez, Pacific Gale, third in last year's Vagrancy, has won both her starts this year, taking the Grade 2 Inside Information and the Grade 3 Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream Park this winter. Stepping into graded-stakes company for the first time, the Brad Cox-trained French Empire is also unbeaten this year, coming from off the pace to win her last two starts at Oaklawn Park. Tommy Town Thoroughbreds' 5-year-old Victim of Love, trained by Todd Beattie, is the defending champion, winning last year's Vagrancy by 1 ¾ lengths at 27-1. Victim of Love, who was third, beaten 2 ½ lengths, in last year's Grade 1 Ballerina at Saratoga, finished second in an allowance optional claiming race at Laurel Park on Feb. 26 in her lone start this year.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL050821USA7-EQB.html

5:12 p.m. ―$200,000 Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Klaravich Stables' Risk Taking is the 7-5 morning line favorite against five fellow 3-year-olds for Saturday's $200,000 Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, the local prep for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 5. After rocketing down the Aqueduct stretch to win the Grade 3 Withers Stakes by 3 ¾ lengths, Risk Taking will try to rebound off his seventh-place finish in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 3 as the 5-2 favorite. Irad Ortiz Jr., the nation's leading money-earning rider, has the mount from post six. Michael Shanley's Nova Rags, a chestnut son of 2012 Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags, won the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in February and then was second in Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes , and fourth in the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby for trainer Bill Mott. Recent Hall of Fame inductee Todd Pletcher sends out Overtook, second in the Withers, and Promise Keeper, a 5 ½-length allowance optional claiming winner at Keeneland on April 8.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL050821USA9-EQB.html

5:44 p.m. ―$700,000 Grade 1 Man o' War at Belmont Park on FS2

New York's first Grade 1 turf event of 2021 brings international intrigue to Belmont Park on Saturday as Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith's 5-year-old Sovereign (IRE), winner of the 2019 Group 1 Irish Derby, makes his U.S. debut under new trainer Chad Brown, headlining an eight-horse field for the 1 3/8-mile Man o' War Stakes. Formerly trained by Aidan O'Brien, Sovereign was second by 5 ½ lengths to Enable (GB) in last year's Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. He has not started since finishing third in the Bahrain International Trophy at Sakhir on Nov. 20. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount breaking from post one. Otter Bend Stables' 4-year-old Gufo has a Grade 1 victory among his five wins in eight starts, taking the Belmont Invitational Derby last October for trainer Christophe Clement. He was also a fast-closing third in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby last out on Nov. 28. The Bill Mott-trained Moon Over Miami was third in the Grade 3 MacDiarmida and second in the Grade 2 Pan American at Gulfstream Park in his last two starts. Three Diamonds Farm's Field Pass chased Raging Bull into the stretch of the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile at Keenland on April 9, before winding up fourth.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL050821USA10-EQB.html

7:19 p.m. ―$100,000 Grade 3 Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita Park on TVG

LNJ Foxwood's 5-year-old Tapwater is the 9-5 morning line favorite against seven fillies and mares in Saturday 1 ½-mile Grade 3 Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Seeking her first graded stakes win, Tapwater, a gray/roan daughter of Tapit, is trained by Richard Mandella and will be ridden from post three by Flavien Prat. Tapwater finished fourth, beaten four lengths, in her previous start, the Grade 2 Royal Heroine at Santa Anita on April 3. Canadian-bred Rideforthecause, trained by Michael McCarthy, seventh in the Royal Heroine, won last year's Grade 2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine for trainer Gail Cox. Madaket Stables, Laura De Seroux, Marsha Naify and Mathilde Powell's Neige Blanche (FR) has raced four times in the U.S. since coming over from France last year, with her best finish being a third in last September's Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/SA050821USA7-EQB.html

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