Tampa Saturday: Sprint Stakes, Carryovers, Rain

A pair of six-furlong dirt stakes will be highlights of Saturday's ten-race card at Tampa Bay Downs.

The $100,000 Pelican Stajes is for 4-YOs and up. It is the ninth race at with scheduled post of 4:19 p.m. 

The $50,000 Minaret Stakes is for fillies and mares 4-YO and up. It is the third race with scheduled post at 1:18 p.m.

First post is 12:19 p.m. at the Oldsmar, Fla., track. 

At 9:00 a.m., rain is falling heavily in the Tampa Bay area.

The Weather Channel forecast is for a 30 percent or higher chance of the day.

Internet station RadioStPete  will carry track announcer Richard Grunder's live calls of both stakes races.  Bob Bauer, HRFLA handicapper and associate editor, will provide pre-race and post-race analysis.

Later this morning, after scratches and track conditions, we will post Bob's picks for the two races.

Tampa Bay has three carryovers on its Saturday card:
*Super Hi-5 -- $3,463 in first race, $1 minimum

*Ultimate Pick 6 --$27,012 on  fifth through tenth races. 20 cents only

*Late Pick 5 -- $49,862 on sixth through tenth races, 50 cent minimum

We expect that $250,000 or more will be bet on the Late Pick 5.

 

 

 

Handicapping Saturday's Rainbow 6 at Gulfsream

 

 From Gulfstream Park, here is handicapping information for Saturday's Rainbow 6--which will have a mandatory payout of the full jackpot regardless of the number of tickets with all six winners.

The carryover coming in will be $1,048,970.  Gulfstream officials anticipate that  $5 million or more will be bet on the Rainbow 6.

It is a 20 cent per combination-only bet. Multiple horses can be used in each race, thus producing multiple combinations.

For example, a ticket with two horses in each race has 64 combinations and costs $12.80.

This link https://youtu.be/tfRuYM0VWDk 

is to a video with selections by Gulfstream analysts Acacia Courtney and Ron Nicoletti.

This link  to the Equibase Web site has the Gulfstream entries for Saturday. It has click-ons for handicapping material.  Some is free.  Some, including Past Performances, is at cost.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 7-12, kicked off by a mile maiden special weight race on turf that drew a full field of 3-year-olds, including Todd Pletcher-trained Golden Whim, a debuting son of Medaglia d’Oro who was a $1.5 million yearling purchase. 

Well-bred colts trained by Chad Brown, Christophe Clement, Rusty Arnold and Kent Sweezey will also be making their respective debuts in a most challenging Race 7.

Pletcher-trained Black Magic Woman, a dominating 3 ¾-length maiden winner last time out, makes her return in Race 8, a mile optional claiming allowance for older fillies and mares. Dale Romans-trained Funnybet, who finished his 2020 campaign with three straight victories at Keeneland and Churchill Downs, is slated to make her 2021 debut.

Race 9, a mile turf race with a full field of $10,000 claimers, could well be a ‘spread’ race for many Rainbow 6 bettors.

 Chad Brown-trained Structor figures to be tested by a group of battle-tested rivals in Race 10, a mile turf race for older horses. The 4-year-old son of Palace Malice has been idle since winning his third straight race in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Santa Anita.

Multiple graded-stakes winner Mischevious Alex will be a popular ‘single’ in Race 11, the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3), a six-furlong dash for 4-year-olds and up. The Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained son of Into Mischief is coming off an eye-catching optional claiming allowance win off a five-month layoff.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will be closed out with a mile maiden special weight race on turf for 3-year-old maidens in Race 12.  Bill Mott-trained Floriform, a son of Into Mischief who was beaten by just a half-length in his 2021 debut, figures to garner a lot of support from Rainbow 6 bettors in a race that includes several well-connected first-time starters.

 The Rainbow 6 will be preceded by the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (G3) in Race 6. Rusty Arnold-trained Leinster is slated to make his first start since finishing a close third in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1`) at Keeneland. The 6-year-old son of Majestic Warrior had won the Shakertown (G2) and Woodford (G2) in his two prior starts.

       

          

Gulfstream: Saturday's Payout on Rainbow 6 Begins With Carryover of Over $1 Million

Gulfstream Park will have a carryover of $1,048,970 on its Rainbow 6 on Saturday.

 Officials of the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track anticipate that about $5 million will be bet on the Rainbow 6.

The attraction is a mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 jackpot--no matter  the number of tickets with the winning horses in all six races.

First post on Saturday will be at 12:10 p.m. for a 12-race card. 

The Rainbow 6 will be on races seven to twelve, with the sequence scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. It is a 20 cents per combination-only bet.  

The jackpot is made up of the entire coming in carryover and 80 percent of the day's new Rainbow 6 bet.

Gulfstream usually makes that payout only when there is just one ticket with all six winners.

On non-mandatory days with multiple winning tickets, Gulfstream takes out 20 percent of the day's Rainbow 6 bet.  It then divides 56 percent among tickets with six winners and adds 24 percent  to the carryover.

On Friday there were 127 tickets with six winners. Each ticket paid $1,711.24on a 20 cent bet.

Winning program numbers thus far were 7-7-4-6-5-8.

The carryover coming in was $955,623. Bettors added $389,025 to the pool.

It was the 13th straight day with multiple winning tickets.  That led to the growth of the carryover to more than $1 million.

The first race has a $4,650 carryover on the Super Hi-5.  It is $20,000 claiming race at one mile on turf for 3-YOs.

BAUER'S BETS: FAST & FIRM at TAMPA

By Bob Bauer

Tampa Bay Downs has seven-race Friday card with first post at 12:15 p.m.

Today's feature Race 7, presents a wide-open group of Sophomore Maiden Special runners attempting to graduate at seven panels on the main track. Post time is scheduled for 3:18 PM. RadioStPete  online coverage, including the live call of legendary announcer Richard Grunder starts at 3:16.

FLYING WITH ANGELS (2) is the choice to win at first asking, owners West Point Thoroughbreds paid $500,000 for this colt as a baby. This son of GHOSTZAPPER has been in Florida since mid December and has logged eight works at Payson Park. Samy Camacho rides for Christoph Clement, they win at a 27% rate when they team up together.

THE BET   $20 to win on FLYING WITH ANGELS (2) and a $2 exacta box with MY LIBERTY (4) and DREAMING OF GERRY (5) 2,4,5.   Total Bet $32    GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS   2/10  Lost $32, the bankroll is now $611.50

* On Friday, Antonio Gallardo and Samy Camacho will renew their duel for the lead in the jockey standings.

Gallardo is first with 54 wins and has mounts in six of  Friday's nine races. Camacho is  second with 53 wins and has mounts in all nine races.

Daniel Centeno and Hector Diaz have 30 wins each and are tied for third place.

*Tampa Bay will have ten races on Saturday with first post of 12:15 p.m. 

The card has two stakes. The $100,000 Pelican is six furlongs on dirt for 4-YOs and up. The $50,000 Minaret is six furlong on dirt for fillies and mares 4-YO and up.