Zayas, Joseph Jr. capture Gulfstream Park West meet titles

Edgard Zayas captured his second riding title in three years at Gulfstream Park West Sunday, prevailing over Paco Lopez, 47-45.

In the trainer’s race, Saffie Joseph Jr. saddled 15 winners to claim the title. Victor Barboza Jr., who saddled a pair of winners Sunday, finished second with 13 wins.

Zayas, who finished second behind Emisael Jaramillo, 50-44, last season, captured the Gulfstream Park West meet in 2016 with 47 victories.

Bruno Schickedanz and Thoroughbred Champions Training Center tied for the owner’s title with eight winners each.

Live racing in South Florida will resume Saturday at Gulfstream Park, which will host the $1.11 million Claiming Crown on the opening day card of the 2018-2019 Championship Meet.

Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Yields Multiple $1,464 Payoffs

A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 pool on closing day of the Fall Turf Festival at Gulfstream Park West Sunday yielded a $1,464.30 payoff for each ticket with all six winners.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on mandatory-payout days, the whole pool is disbursed among all those holding tickets with the most winners.

The popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for the nine consecutive racing days since Nov. 8, when a single ticket hit for a $71,152.16 jackpot payoff.

Wagering on the Rainbow 6 Sunday began with a carryover of $123,818.96, which generated a handle of $637,162 for the six-race sequence that spanned Races 5-10.