In an incredible twist of pari-mutuel fate, Wedding Groom, a handy winner at odds of 4-5 of Santa Anita's eighth race on Sunday, keynoted an unlikely $35,628.60 bonanza as there were two winning tickets in the one dollar Golden Hour Pick 4, which is comprised of the final two races at both Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields. What is equally astonishing is that the one dollar parlay in the four-race sequence would've paid, by comparison, a paltry $3,347.
Instituted at the beginning of the current Autumn Meet on Sept. 25, the Golden Hour Pick Four complements the five dollar Golden Hour Double and also features a low 15 percent takeout.
With Umberto Rispoli up, Wedding Groom sailed to victory by 8 ¼ lengths and paid $3.80 to win. Leg Two in the Golden Hour Pick 4 was run next at Golden Gate, as Shot of a Lifetime, with Cristobal Herrera up, won their eighth race at 7-1 and paid $16.20 to win.
The Golden Four then shifted back to Arcadia, where longshot I Will Not, with Mario Gutierrez aboard, took the ninth race at 10-1 and paid $22.40.
The Golden Hour Pick 4 concluded with Golden Gate's ninth race and it was won by longshot Southern Thunder. Off at 19-1 with Hugo Herrera, Southern Thunder paid $40.00 to win.
Beginning with Santa Anita's eighth race, the winning numbers, with prices in Sunday's one dollar Golden Pick 4 were (9) $3.80, (5) $16.20, (1) $22.40 & (6) $40.00.
Monday's Golden Hour Pick 4 will begin with Santa Anita's seventh race, which has an assigned post time of 4:13 p.m. PT.
First post time for an eight-race card today at Santa Anita is at 1 p.m. Santa Anita's races, including the final two races from Golden Gate Fields, can be viewed live and free of charge at santaanita.com.
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