Saturday's Cross Country Pick 5, featuring stakes action from Aqueduct, Oaklawn Park and Keeneland, returned $1,622 for selecting all five winner's for the 50-cent wager. The total was pool was $133,595.
An allowance race from Keeneland started the sequence in Race 7, as Brooke Marie won a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint by 1 1/2 lengths for trainer Jonathan Thomas. Brooke Marie, piloted by Luis Saez, returned $9 on a $2 win wager, posting a final time of 1:02.75.
Oaklawn got in on the action in the second leg when Impressed won a six-furlong main track sprint in Race 7, registering a 1 1/4-length score for trainer Ingrid Mason. The allowance optional claiming tilt saw jockey Martin Garcia keep Impressed off the pace, rallying from eighth to complete the course in 1:10.51. Impressed paid $17.
Action shifted back to Lexington, Kentucky for the third leg and the first stakes, as Say the Word bested Channel Cat by 1 1/2 lengths to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Elkhorn for 4-year-olds and up going 1 1/2 miles on the turf in Keeneland's Race 9. The Philip D'Amato trainee returned $7.20, finishing in 2:28.26 under jockey Luis Saez.
Graded stakes action continued in Hot Springs, Arkansas when Silver State extended a run of non-favorites winning by topping Fearless by a half-length to win the Grade 2, $1 million Oaklawn Handicap for 4-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles on the main track in Race 9. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Silver State paid $11.40, with jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. guiding Silver State to the winner's circle after posting a final time of 1:49.56.
The lone victorious favorite in the Cross Country Pick 5 was in the ninth race finale at Aqueduct, when Sassy Melissa edged Tales I Winit by a neck in six-furlong maiden claimer on the outer turf. Off at 2-1, Sassy Melissa paid $6.30, with Jose Ortiz notching his meet-leading 21st victory. Winning trainer David Donk's charge stopped the clock in 1:12.35.
The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on track, on ADW platforms, and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool.
The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.
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