Del Mar confirms $2 Pick 6 on betting menu for fall meet

Del Mar formally confirmed Thursday the previously reported increase in its Pick 6 from $1 to a $2 minimum wager in time for its 12th fall meet which starts next Thursday.

While the base bet of the Pick 6 has changed, the traditional 80-20 payout structure remains intact. The modification to the Pick 6 is expected to generate more carryovers and excitement for the fall meet. In the scenario where nobody picks six winners, there will be a carryover of the major portion of the pool to the next betting program. In the past, even single-day carryovers have led to subsequent pools that move into the $500,000 range.

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The shore track’s 16-day fall session runs until Nov. 30. For the fourth time, and second year in a row, Del Mar will host the two-day Breeders’ Cup starting next Friday.

In all there will be 15 different ways to wager on the track’s daily programs starting with win, place and show bets and extending to a series of exotic wagers topped by the Pick 6 during the five-week outing.

“We continue to provide a very strong wagering program for our customers,” said Bill Navarro, Del Mar’s director of mutuels. “We are excited for the return of the Breeders’ Cup and we are looking forward to the event’s deep and high-quality fields that provide tremendous value for horseplayers.

Besides the Pick 6, the trio of popular wagers introduced this summer will continue in the fall including the $3 late Pick 3 on the last three races daily with 15% takeout, the $5 late double on the last two races daily with 15% takeout and the middle Pick 4 held for races 4-7 on opening Day and every weekend.

Here’s the full array of Del Mar bets that will be available during the fall meet: $2 win, place and show; $1 exacta; $2 quinella; $2 rolling doubles until $5 late double on the last two races; 50-cent trifecta; $1 rolling Pick 3 for all but the last two races; 50-cent rolling Pick 3; $1 superfecta with a 10-cent minimum; $1 place pick-all starting with race 1 or 2; 50-cent Super High 5 for the finale; $2 Pick 6 for the last six races; 50-cent players’ Pick 5 for the first five and last five races; 50-cent pick 4 for races 2-5 and the last four; 50-cent middle Pick 4 for races 4-7 weekends and opening day; and $2 win-place-show parlay for all races but the last.

The fall season’s first post will be next Thursday at 3:30 p.m. EDT to start a nine-race card. The first post next Friday for the Breeders’ Cup 2-year-olds card is at 2:35 p.m. with a 10-race-day. The post time Nov. 1 for the second day of the Breeders’ Cup and its 12-race card is 1 p.m.

The track will then settle into a schedule starting Nov. 2 with a starting post time of 3:30 p.m. EDT. Consisting of four three-day weeks going Fridays through Sundays, the meet will close Nov. 30. First post for all racing days following will be 3:30 p.m. with eight races planned for weekdays and nine for weekends.