Three Stakes Race Winners Compete in the Florida Derby Saturday

Three horses that have won stakes races in Florida this year head the field for Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby (Grade 1).

Those horses are Classic Causeway, White Abarrio and Simplification. They head a field of eleven horses that are entered for Saturday's running of the Florida Derby.

They were among the eleven 3-year-olds that on Wednesday were entered for the 1-1/8 mile dirt stakes.

Here are the draw results and post positions:

The full field is as follows:

1. Strike Hard (20-1)
2. Classic Causeway (7-2)
3. Simplification (5-2)
4. King Of Truth (50-1)
5. Pappacap (10-1)
6. Charge It (7-2)
7. White Abarrio (3-1)
8. Cajun's Magic (30-1)
9. O Captain (20-1) 10.
   10. Clapton (30-1)
   11. Steal Sunshine (30-1)
   
   The 2022 Florida Derby will go to post at 6:38 P.M. in Race 14.

 

 

GP Sunday: 1:05 First Post, Two Carryovers

$Gulfstream Park has a ten-race card on Sunday with a first post of 1:05 p.m., and with no stakes races.

The first race has a Super Hi-5 carryover of 8,419.

The carryover on the Rainbow 6 is $349,854.  The 20 cents per-combination only bet is on races five through ten, with the sequence scheduled  to start at  3:05 p.m.

This afternoon and evening, we will have coverage of today's racing and other Gulfstream news.

GP: Turf Sprints are Saturday Co-Features; Rainbow 6 Carryover is $284,731

A pair of 5 1/2 furlong  turf stakes are Saturday's co-feature races at Gulfstream Park.

The $75.0 Melody of Colors is for 3-year-old fillies.  It is the seventh race with scheduled post of  4:06 p.m.

The dirt track and the all-weather Tapeta track are listed  as Fast. The  tur is  listed as  Firm. 

The $75,000 Texas Glitter is for 3-year-old males.  It is the ninth race with scheduled post of 5:10 p.m.  

First post is 1:05 p.m. for an 11-race card.

The first race has a Super Hi-5  carryover of  $3,731.

The Rainbow 6  has a carryover of $284,731.

The 20 cents per-combination only bet is on races six to eleven, with the sequence scheduled to start at 3:35 p.m.

On Friday there were 75  Rainbow 6 tickets with  all 6 winning horses. Each of those tickets paid $1,107.60 om a 20-cent bet.

Wagering on the Rainbow  6 was $149,256. Of that Gulfstream took out 20 percent. It then divided 56 percent among the tickets with six winners and added  24 percent to the carryover.

Program numbers of the winning horses were 6-6-5-6-7-8, on races four through nine.

 

Gulfstream's Horse Racing; 1:05 PM Friday Post Time

 

Gulfstream Park  will run nine races on Friday, with first post at 1:05 p.m.

The only carryover is on the Rainbow 6, at $248,940. The 20 cents per combination-only bet is on races four to nine, with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:35 p.m.

Gulfstream  is guaranteeing that today's Rainbow 6 will have a $400,000 gross pool of the entire coming in carryover plus all of today's Rainbow 6 bets - to be paid if there is just one ticket with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.

If there are multiple tickets with all six winning horses, Gulfstream will take out 20 percent, then divide 56 percent among tickets with six winners and add 24 percent  to the carryover.

On Thursday, 44 winners collected $2,003.50 each on this wager. Race 5 was the long-odds trip with a 9:1 winner. Two favorites won in the Rainbow races.

Gulfstream announced a mandatory payout of all multiple race wagers on April 3rd, its final day of the meet. That will include the Late Pick 5, Rainbow 6, and Super HI-5.

Betting on the Rainbow 6 was $160,310. All sources track handle was $6.63 million.