Gulfstream: $4 million pool is expected for must-pay Rainbow 6

The pool of Sunday’s mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park is estimated to be $4 million or more.

Sunday’s sequence begins at 2:45 p.m. EST with race 6, a one-mile turf event for 4-year-olds and up, and concludes with race 11, a maiden special-weight event at a mile on the turf for 3-year-old fillies.

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Race 6, 4-year-olds and up, 1 mile, turf

This is an evenly matched group of older horses. King d’Oro (4-1 morning line) has won two of his last three including one on the grass and is 9: 2-3-2 in turf races. Irad Ortiz Jr., who won aboard the 5-year-old last time, returns. Michael Maker saddles Inflation Nation (6-1), who won his last race in October over Aqueduct’s turf. Tyler Gaffalione rides. Brian Lynch saddles Royal Salute (15-1), third at Gulfstream last time off a two-month layoff.

Race 7, 3-year-old maidens, 1 1/16 miles, main track

Trainer Todd Pletcher has the two top choices. He saddles 2-1 favorite Adventurist, a $500,000 son of Curlin making his debut with Ortiz, and No Escape (5-2), second in his debut at Tampa last month. Murabeh was fifth in his debut at Gulfstream on the turf for Saffie Joseph Jr., who is a 25% winner with maidens making their second start.

Race 8, fillies and mares, 1 1/16 miles, turf

A dozen go to the post including Diamond Vega (7-2), a Chad Brown-trained mare, making her second U.S. start after racing in the U.K. and Germany. Ortiz rides. Anybody But You, a 4-year-old filly, won her debut at Gulfstream last month for Brendan Walsh. Movin’ On Up and Spinning Colors might show speed.

Race 9: 4-year-olds and up, 6 1/2 furlongs, main track

Bold Journey is the 9-5 favorite, but he makes his first start since finishing 10th in March in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1). Bill Mott trains, and Gaffalione rides. Breaking just inside is Cyclone Mischief, who just missed last time for trainer Dale Romans at Churchill Downs. Ortiz rides. Mr Skylight could be coming late.

Race 10, 4-year-olds and up, 5 furlongs, turf

Another wide-open field of 12 with Jefe de Obra the favorite for trainer Wesley Ward, who missed by a nose last time over the same course and distance. John Velázquez is aboard. Tap Gold, trained by Rohan Crichton, has three wins and two seconds in his last five starts over turf and Tapeta. Born Flashy gets blinkers for trainer Ian Wilkes and jockey Édgard Zayas.

Race 11: 3-year-old maiden fillies, 1 mile, turf    

A very competitive group with tepid 3-1 morning-line favorite Brown Sugar, a $400,000 daughter of Twirling Candy who finished third in her debut at Churchill Downs despite a troubled trip. Blinkers go on Sunday, and so does jockey Luis Sáez. Moon Gate (7-2) was competitive in two prior starts at Aqueduct and Saratoga for trainer Christophe Clément. This will be her first race since July. Javier Castellano rides. Leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. saddles Candy Buzz (12-1) with Gaffalione and Champagne Brunch (4-1) with Ortiz. Classic Q was fourth in her debut at Gulfstream for trainer Mark Casse last month.

On mandatory-payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot pool goes to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the wager’s six-race sequence. The carryover jackpot is paid only when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70% of that day’s pool usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, and 30% is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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