Saturday, December 31, 2016

Tampa Has Late Pick 5 Carryover of $76,716



Tampa Bay Downs will have a carryover of $76,716 on its Late Pick 5 on Sunday.
 
The Oldsmar track has a ten-race card with first post of   12:25 p.m. The Late Pick 5 is on races six through ten.
It will be Tampa Bay’s first Sunday of live racing in its 2016-2017 meet.

There is a carryover because on Saturday there were no tickets with all five winning horses in the Late Pick 5.
That resulted largely from 31-1 shot Cachaco winning the tenth and final race.

Post time odds on the other winning horses in the sequence were 6-1, 7-1, 19-1 and 4-5.   The 4-5 winner was Power Alert in the $100,00 Turf Dash at five furlongs.

The carryover coming into Saturday was $18,402.
Bettors added $91,536 to the Late Pick 5.

Tampa Bay made a consolation payoff to the multiple tickets that had four of five winners. It was $153.15 for the minimum 50 cent bet. That left the carryover of $76,716.

All-sources handle on Tampa Bay’s ten Saturday races was $5,296,090.  That included live handle of $269.091 from the crowd of 3,202.

The Late Pick 5 races on Sunday have a total of 48 entrants.  There will be two allowance/optional claimers, one claiming race, one maiden claimer and one maiden  special weight.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Taghleeb Wins Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream

Taghleeb  set a turf course record of 3:22.20 for two miles in winning the $100,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

The previous record for the seldom-run distance at Gulfstream was 3:23.22, set by Unitarian on Jan. 13, 2015.

This evening,  we will  have more coverage of today's turf stakes races at Gulfstream.
--Jim Freer
 

Piicks for Turf Dish

For the Turf Dash we suggest an exacta box of Incensed (2), Power  Alert (4) and  Fast Flying Rumor (6)

Super High Five Carryover for the Annual Turf Dash

The 13th Running of the Turf Dash is coming up shortly and there is a Super high five carryover of $6274.29.

The 9 and 12 horse Bill's Passion and Summation Time have officially scratched from the race.  Gerald Bennett is down to just one horse now, Fast Flying Rumor. The total purse is a guaranteed $100,000 and will be a short 5 furlongs on the turf for three year-olds and upward.

New Year New Additions at Tampa Bay Downs

Starting on New Year's Day until the remainder of the racing season, Tampa Bay Downs is adding Sundays to its Wednesday, Friday Saturday racing schedule.

We'll see you on Sundays now for more great racing!

Many Young, New Faces Debut in TBD's 5th race

In the 2-year old maiden special weight race, 90% of the 10 entries made their first appearance at Tampa Bay Downs today.

The only returner was Mo Justice, the winner of the 1 1/16 mile turf race.  Mo Justice was ridden to victory by Anthony Crastus in with a 3 3/4 length victory over Youngest Daughter.  The 2-year old filly from the barn of Bill Justice clocked in at a time of 1:43.38.

Mo Justice came out the gate in eighth being bumped at start but fought its way up to sixth, then made a strong four wide run and pulled away towards the end. Youngest Daughter finished well, very steady throughout the race for second 2 1/2 length ahead of War Storm the third place finisher.

The total purse for the race was $22,500 and the total Win Place Show was $197,689.

The charts are as follows:
Tampa Bay Downs - Race 5      video replay
#WinPlaceShow
7$6.40$3.60$3.00
3.$4.00$3.20
6..$19.00

Rainbow 6 Starts With 5-1 and 8-1 Winners

Betting on the Rainbow 6 was $157,274 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

That wagering came on a day when there is no carryover--following Friday when there was just one ticket with all six winners.

But there are mandatory payouts on the late Pick 5, starting on the seventh race, and on the Rainbow 6.

Betting on the Late Pick 5 was $225,212.

The  sixth race was won by Pagliacci (3) at 5-1.

Giant Run (10) at 8-1 won the seventh race at 8-1.  It was  the  $75,000 Tropical Park Derby.
--Jim Freer

Gulfstream Preview: Tropical Park Derby

Gulfstream's first of four Saturday stakes is the Tropical Park Derby at 1 1/16 miles on turf for 3-year-olds.

It  is headed by Oscar  Nominated, winner of last spring's Spiral (Grade 3) on the synthetic at Turfway.

He is our pick to win.


There is a lot of speed in the race and that could help Oscar Nominated and J R's Holiday, who probably will go off at 20-1 or higher.
--Jim Freer

Tampa Bay's Turf Dash is a Bennett Family Affair

The Bennett family trio of Gerald and Mary and their son Dale account for four of the horses in the ninth and feature $100,000 Turf Dash at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday.

The first post of the 10-race card is 12:25 p.m.  The scheduled post for the five-furlong Turf Dash is 4:25 p.m.

The race is for 3-year olds and upward. There were twelve entrants, four of which are trainerd by a Bennett clan member. The Bennett family’s Winning Stables owns or co-owns three of those horses.

The field is down to eleven following  the morning scratch of Summation Time, who  would have been among the favorites.

Gerald Bennett trains two horses in the race. They are Fast Flying Rumor, a 4-year old gelding that Ronald Allen Jr. will ride, and Bill’s Passion, a 3-year old gelding that will be ridden by Daniel Centeno. 

Fast Flying Rumor should be one of the favorites among bettors, having won the Turf Dash last season in 55.03 seconds.

He has a strong history of running very well under Allen  at Tampa Bay Downs.  Last season at Tampa Bay, they teamed for three victories and a second place finish in five starts.

(The photo on the home page is Fast Flying Rumor winning the Turf Dash on Jan. 9, 2016).

Winning Stables, owned by the husband-wife team of Gerald and Mary Bennett, and  Midnight Rider are  co-owners of Fast Flying Rumor. 

Look out for Bill’s Passion, as well.  He  is coming in off a  win in 57.23  seconds over five furlongs in the Turf Dash prep on Dec. 7, under Centeno.  Winning  Stables and Harold Queen are co-owners of Bill’s Passion.

On Dec. 7, Bill’s Passion won by   neck over One  Lucky Step who is trained by  Mary Bennett and  owned by Winning Stables..
Since then, One Lucky Step has had two very fast   workouts at Tampa By Downs. Edwin Gonzalez will ride the 4-year old gelding.

Dale Bennett trains Incensed. Wilmer Garcia will ride the 3-year-old gelding who has finished either first or second in his last seven races. Six were at five furlongs on turf, with three in less than 57 seconds.  He  is making his Tampa debut.

Outside of the Bennett circle there are two  formidable contenders in Power Alert and Super Spender, who both should be rallying from off the pace.

Power Alert was the runner up by 4 3/4 lengths in last season’s  Turf Dash.  He is the 5-2 morning  line favorite.
Since his loss to Fast Flying Rumor last year,  Power Alert won two non-graded stakes at Gulfstream Park and finished third and second in Grade 3 stakes outside Florida,  All of those races were  five furlongs on turf.

Albin Jimenez will ride Power Aletrt, a 6-year-old gelding who is trained  by  Brian Lynch.

Super Spender is coming to the Oldsmar track with back-to-back wins.  The  latest was on Dec. 3 at five furlongs on turf in the  Canterbury  on Claiming Crown day at Gulfstream.

For updated coverage throughout the day, follow our blog.
--Monique Welch


Last Race Day of the Year at Tampa Bay Downs

We are here on site at Tampa Bay Downs.   It is a clear, sunny but slightly windy day with a high of about 73 degrees today.

The track is fast and the turf is firm.

The opening race of the day was a 6 furlong claiming race that went to Red Hot n' Boom ridden by Ademar Santos.  Red Hot n' Boom finished in 1:12.74 by the neck over Hiram's Mistress. The total Win Place Show came to $66,054.

Up next is the secnod race will be 6 1/2 furlongs on the dirt.  The favorite for this race is That's a Myth who will be ridden by Edwin Gonzalez.

Stay tuned for more updated coverage through out the day.

Gulfstream Has Stakes-Laden Card, Without Expected Rainbow 6 Carryover



The Saturday card at Gulfstream Park has four turf  stakes, all with large fields that could offer some big payoffs but without a  much-anticipated frenzy of Rainbow 6 betting.

The 10th and feature race is the $100,000 H.  Allen Jerkens at two miles on turf for 3-year-olds and up with scheduled post  of 4:34 p.m.

It is part of an 11-race card with first post of 12.00 p.m.

The other  stakes races are:
*$75,000  Tropical Park Derby – 1 1/16 miles turf, 3-year-olds, seventh race, scheduled  post 3:01 p.m.

*$75,000 Via  Borghese – 1 3/16 miles turf, fillies and mares  3-YO and up, ninth race, scheduled  post  4:03  p.m.

*$75,000 Tropical Park Oaks – 1 1/16 miles  turf, 3-year-old fillies,  11th race,  scheduled post 5:05  p.m.

Later in the morning, we will have previews of the stakes  on this Web site. We will have race coverage during the afternoon on our blog.

On Sunday, Gulfstream will have the $100,000 Mr. Prospector (Grade 3) at six furlongs on dirt for 4-year-olds and up.  The six-horse field includes South Florida-stabled stakes winners Delta Bluesman and Yourdreamsormine.

Rainbow 6
Even with the four stakes, New Year’s Eve will  not be as festive as hoped for by many  fans and  by Gulfstream management.

That is because  on Friday there  was just  one winning  ticket in  the Rainbow 6, and it took down the  jackpot  (including the  entire  carryover) of $505,610.72.

If there had been multiple Rainbow 6 winners, the carryover would have continued into Saturday and  would have  been $392,176.

On Saturday, the Rainbow 6 is on races six to eleven.
For several days, Gulfstream has been promoting that on Saturday it  will have mandatory payoffs on the Rainbow 6, Late Pick  5 and Super Hi-5—with no carryovers going  into Sunday.

If the  carryover had continued, Gulfstream  history indicates there would have been $1 million or more bet on the  Rainbow 6.

On mandatory days, Gulfstream pays out 80 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet (the carryover is 20 percent) and the entire carryover—regardless of the number of winning tickets.

On other days, Gulfstream makes that payout only when there is just one ticket with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.

When there  are multiple winners on such days, Gulfstream takes out 20 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet.  It divides 56 percent among tickets with the most winning horses and adds 24 percent to the carryover.

On Saturday, Gulfstream will divide 80 percent of the day’s  bet among tickets  with the  most winners.

The Rainbow 6 is a 20-cent per combination-only bet. Multiple horses can be used in each race, thus setting up a ticket with multiple 20 cent combinations.  For example, a ticket with two horses in each race has 64 combinations and costs $12.80.

*Going into Friday, the carryover was $343,542.  Bettors added $202,642 to the pool.

Gulfstream reported that the winning ticket cost $900 and was bought in Maryland.  It has not disclosed the identity of the ticket holder.

The ticket had the following number of horses in races five through ten – 5, 5, 6, 5, 3, 2.

One of its horses in the tenth and last race was the winner, the 10 horse Sober on Sunday.

Going into the tenth race, it was the only live ticket that included Sober on Sunday.

The ticket had 4,500 combinations at 20 cents each—coming to $900.

The six races had 62 starters.

To have gone ALL in each race would have required 1,152,000 combinations at 20 cents each. The cost would have been $230,400.

If such a ticket were one of two winning tickets, the total payout would have been $113,480 (56 percent of the day’s pool).

Each ticket would have received $56,740. 

These numbers point out that even “whales” need to leave out some horses in Rainbow 6 bets.
--Jim Freer

Friday, December 30, 2016

Rainbow 6 Hit for $505,610.72

There was just one winning ticket on the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream on Friday, and it paid $505,610.72 on a 20 cent-only bet.

The program numbers on the six winning horses were  1-3-8-8-6-10.

Gulfstream reported that the winning ticket cost $900 and was played in Maryland. It did not identify the ticket holder.

The single ticket win takes most of the excitement away from Saturday, when there will be a mandatory payout on the Rainbow 6.

If there had been multiple wining tickets on Friday, the carryover on Saturday would have been almost $400,000.

Now. there will  be no  carryover going into Saturday.

However, multiple holders of winning tickets will divide 80 percent of the day's Rainbow 6  bets.

On most days, those tickets divide 56 percent of the day's Rainbow 6 bets and 24 percent goes into the carryover.

On Sunday, there also will be a  new Rainbow 6 pool, with no carryover going in to the day.
--Jim Freer



Rainbow 6 Has Four Live Singled Tickets

With the tenth and final race coming up, there are four live tickets with singled horses in the Rainbow 6.

If any of the four win, the ticket holder would win the jackpot of $505,610.72

Those horses are 
4 -- Lilies and  Roses
8 -- Scat's  Empire
10- Sober on Sunday
12 - Antebellum

If any other horse wins, the carryover for Saturday's mandatory payout will be $392,176.

Bettors added $202,642

343,542 

Rainbow 6 Has Four Live Singled Tickets

Florida Weekend Racing Preview



Florida’s thoroughbred tracks are entering a New Year’s weekend in which both will   have stakes racing and Gulfstream Park on Saturday will have  the added  attraction of  a mandatory payout  on the Rainbow 6.

The watching and wagering will begin at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, when Tampa Bay Downs has first post for its nine-race card.

Gulfstream has ten races on Friday, with first post at 12:35 p.m.

We will have previews, results and other coverage throughout the weekend. All postings will be on our blog and most will be on this Web site.

On Saturday, our editor Jim Freer will be on-site for coverage at Gulfstream and reporter Monique Welch will be on-site for coverage at Tampa Bay.

Beginning Friday evening, we will have previews of this weekend’s stakes races.

Rainbow 6
Going into Friday, the Rainbow 6 carryover at Gulfstream is $343,542.  It will be on races five through ten.

If there is just one ticket on Friday with the winners of  all six  Rainbow 6 races, it will take down the entire carryover plus 80 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet.

Otherwise, Gulfstream will divide 56 percent of Friday’s Rainbow 6 bet among tickets with the most winners and add 24 percent to the carryover.

If  the carryover extends into Saturday, all tickets with the  most winners (likely six) will divide the carryover plus 80 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet.

Past Gulfstream betting patterns indicate it is likely that as much as $1 million will be bet on the Rainbow 6  on Saturday.

The Rainbow 6 is a 20-cent per combination-only bet. Multiple horses can be used in each race, thus setting up a ticket with multiple 20 cent combinations.  For example, a ticket with two horses in each race has 64 combinations and costs $12.80.
--Jim Freer
 


Thursday, December 29, 2016

Rainbow 6 Carryover at $343,542 as "Mandatory Saturday" Looms

Gulfstream Park will have a Rainbow 6 carryover of $343,542.99 on Friday, 

First post is 12:35 p.m. for a ten-race card. The Rainbow 6 is on races five through ten, with a  carryover that is now into its 14th  day.


Friday will be the last day prior to Saturday's mandatory jackpot payout of the carryover and 80 percent of the day's new Rainbow 6 bets--regardless of the number of tickets with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.

With the exception of mandatory payout  days, Gulfstream makes that jackpot payout only if there is just one ticket with all six winners.

On Saturday, that payout can be divided among multiple winners. The pie could be huge,based on expectations that $1 million or more  will be bet on the Rainbow 6 on Saturday.

On Thursday there 35 tickets with all six winners. Each was paid $2,858,68.

The carryover coming into Thursday was $300,099.  Bettors added $181,040 to the Rainbow 6, the most on any day through 17 days of the championship meet.

Gulfstream took out 20 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet and then divided 56 percent among tickets with the most winning horses (in Thursday’s case six) and added 24 percent to the carryover.

The Rainbow 6 is a 20-cent per combination-only bet. Multiple horses can be used in each race, thus setting up a ticket with multiple 20 cent combinations.  For example, a ticket with two horses in each race has 64 combinations and costs $12.80.
--Jim Freer









Star Gala Wins 2-YO Filly Sprint at Tampa


Star Gala beat Lu Lu Laura by 1 3/4 lengths  in Wednesday's feature race at Tampa Bay Downs.

The race was six furlongs on dirt for 2-year-old fillies, with a $22,500 purse and a $75,000 optional claiming  price. 

Star Gala took the  lead from J's Indian Charm coming around the turn and held off a late bid by Lu Lu Laura.

Edwin Gonzalez rode Lu Lu Laura and had two other winners on the ten-race card.

Star Gala won in 1:12.28 on the track listed as fast. The time was relatively slow, considering that seven of the ten runners had run in stakes races.

For example, Star Gala finished fourth and Lu Lu Laura finished fifth in the six-furlong Sandpiper at Tampa Bay on Dec. 3.
 
Lu Lu Laura has become known for early speed. But on Wednesday she was bumped shortly after the start and thus forced to race from farther back than in previous races.

Star Gala was 12-1 and Lu Lu Laura was the 9-5 favorite.

The 78-1 shot Neuqua rallied to come in third, 4  1/4 lengths behind Lu Lu  Laura. J's Indian Charm held on to finish fourth.

Payoffs are listed below. 

Star Gala won for the second time in eight starts. She also has two second place and two third place finishes.

Ian Hemingway trains Star Gala for her breeders/owners Joseph and Helen Barbazon.


Star Gala is a Florida-bred daughter of Wildcat Heir.

5 -STAR GALA                26.40   8.20   5.20
9 -LU LU LAURA                       3.20   3.00
8 -NEUQUA                                           15.40
$2 EXACTA 5-9  PAID $97.60; $1 TRIFECTA 5-9-8 PAID $2,210.70; $1 SUPERFECTA 5-9-8-3  PAID $22,932.30

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $300,000



Gulfstream Park will have a Rainbow 6 carryover of $300,099 on Thursday, as bettors prepare for a mandatory payout this Saturday Dec. 31.

First post is 12:35 p.m. for Thursday’s ten-race card.  

On Wednesday there were 11 tickets with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races. Each was paid $8,602.06 under Gulfstream’s rules on days when there are multiple winning tickets.

Thursday will be the first of two days prior to a mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 carryover on Saturday—regardless of the number of tickets with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.

If the carryover extends into Saturday, Gulfstream precedent suggests that $1 million or more could be bet on the Rainbow 6.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is comprised of the full carryover plus 80 percent of the day's bets on the Rainbow 6.

Gulfstream pays out the full jackpot (all of the carryover plus 80 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet) only on days when there is just one ticket with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.

Wednesday was the 13th straight day when that did not happen, and thus the carryover continued.

On such days, Gulfstream takes out 20 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bets and then divides 56 percent among tickets with the most winning horses (in Wednesday’s case six) and adds 24 percent to the carryover.

The carryover coming into Wednesday was $260,502.  Bettors added $164,867 to the Rainbow 6, the second highest on it through 16 days of the championship meet.

The Rainbow 6 is a 20-cent per combination-only bet. Multiple horses can be used in each race, thus setting up a ticket with multiple 20 cent combinations.  For example, a ticket with two horses in each race has 64 combinations and costs $12.80.
--Jim Freer