Del Mar wagering menu includes switch to Rainbow Pick 6

Photo: Courtesy Del Mar

Del Mar opens its 82nd summer meet Friday with one significant change to its betting menu: the Pick 6, long a $2 minimum wager with traditional format, has been lowered to a 20-cent base wager where 30 percent of the pool will carry over unless there is a single unique ticket with all six winners.

The change to a "Rainbow Pick 6" with jackpot provision is designed to build the pool heading into two "mandatory" payout days, which are scheduled for Pacific Classic day on Aug. 21 and closing day on Sept. 6. The takeout rate for the Rainbow Pick 6 is 23.68%.

Here are all the wagers offered by Del Mar this season with takeout rate included:

 Minimum betWager type Takeout 
$2 Win, Place, Show 15.43% 
$2 Parlay 15.43% 
$2 Quinella 22.68% 
$1 Exacta 22.68% 
50 cents Trifecta 23.68% 
10 cents Superfecta 23.68% 
$1 Place Pick All 23.68% 
$2 Daily Double 20.00% 
50 cents Pick 3 23.68% 
50 cents Early Pick 4 23.68% 
50 cents Early Pick 5 14.00% 
50 cents Late Pick 5 23.68% 
20 cents Pick 6 23.68% 
50 cents Super High 5 23.68% 

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