Bettors wagered a whopping $734,771 on the Super Hi-5
in the first race at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday.
Horses at 6-1 or lower odds came in first through
fifth in the nine-horse field. Sir
Hannoun, at 4-1, won the 6 1/2 furlong dirt race by 3 ¼ lengths over the
6-5 favorite Money Market.
That resulted in an undetermined number of multiple
winning tickets.
The payoff was $897.50 for the minimum $1 bet.
The attraction to bettors was an overnight carryover of $112,178.
While official data are not available, it is believed
that the race’s betting on the Super Hi-5 was among the largest in Gulfstream
history.
The race was a $6,250 claimer for 4-year-olds and up
that had never won two races.
The one-through five order of finish was (program
numbers in parentheses: Sir Hannoun (3),
Money Market (5), Magnanimous
Mike (6), Bay Point Count (4) and
Khamsa
Tfu (7).
Sir Hannoun won in 1:20.14 on the track listed as
fast. Andy Maragh rode for trainer Daniel Gazader.
Our suggested $1 part wheel bet, totaling $24, was not
a winner.
We included the horses that wound up second, third and
fourth in those slots. But we had the winner Sir Hannoun only in the fourth and
fifth slots, and put Khamsa Tfu who finished fifth in the first and second
slots.
--Jim Freer
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