Horseplayers

Three of the four longest shots on the board finished among the top three in the fifth race at Indiana Grand Wednesday, Aug. 21. As a result, carryovers were established for both the Pick 5 and the Pick 6 heading into the next racing program at the Shelbyville, Ind., track, which is Friday, Aug. 23. […]

The Empire 6, NYRA’s new jackpot-style multi-race wager requiring bettors to select the first-place finisher of the final six races of the card, returned $12,547.40 for the first mandatory payout of the $0.20 minimum wager on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Initially added to the wagering menu on Wednesday, August 7, and offered on live […]

Six players correctly answered 10 of 12 props in the sixth week of the TIF Summer Prop Contest, forcing the tiebreaker into overdrive. Jerry Richman of Arlington Heights, Illinois emerged victorious with a guess of $104 for the Pacific Classic exacta, the highest of the six tiebreaker guesses, and closest to the actual return at […]

April Scanio competed in the 2018 NHC Qualifier at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville, Ind., and a member of her group won the qualifier. This year, it was April’s turn to take home the top prize as she topped a field of 105 entries to win the fourth annual NHC Qualifier at Indiana Grand Saturday, Aug. […]

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot continued to swell to life-changing proportions Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the 25th consecutive racing day. The carryover jackpot climbed to $712,697.13 for Sunday’s 12-race program. Multiple tickets with six winners Saturday were each worth $67,829.24. The carryover jackpot is only paid […]

Christian Hellmers, from Rancho Santa Fe, CA, hit a race 4 exacta that paid more than $16,000 to blast into the lead in Saturday’s Pacific Classic Betting Challenge at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif. Hellmers held on from there over 206 total entries with a final bankroll of $18,420. In addition, […]

The “Gold Rush” Pick Six Jackpot at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, Calif. had a big winner on Friday, according to the Times Standard. One lucky ticket-holder cashed for $292,300.74, “by far the largest horse racing payout in Humboldt County history.” The winning combination was 4-3-2-3-3-2, and the winning ticket was purchased for $1,920.20. Read […]

Sunday’s 10-race card at Saratoga will be bolstered by a mandatory payout in the Empire 6, NYRA’s new jackpot-style multi-race wager. Heading into Saturday’s Alabama Day card, the jackpot carryover stood at $346,532. With the mandatory payout in play on Sunday, the entire net pool plus jackpot amount will be distributed to those selecting the […]

A carryover jackpot of $654,663.33 awaits Rainbow 6 bettors on Saturday’s 12:45 p.m. program at Gulfstream Park. The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 24rd consecutive racing day Friday when multiple tickets were each worth $28,637.94. The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six […]

Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature five turf races from Laurel Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park with a $100,000 guaranteed pool, industry-low 12-percent takeout, and mandatory payout. Friday’s Stronach 5 begins with two turf races from Laurel – one a $35,000 allowance optional claimer and the other a $40,000 maiden claimer for 3-year-olds and […]