Gulfstream’s Saturday Racing; Carryovers

Gulfstream Park has a ten-race card scheduled for Saturday. First post is at 1:05 PM, and the last post is 5:51 PM.

There is one stakes races on the card. Race 9; the Ginger Punch. It is for three y/o and up; 7-1/2 furlongs on the turf. The purse is $65,000. Sugar Fix, at 6:5 is the race favorite. The 5th through 10th races are the Rainbow 6 races, starting at approximately 3:13 PM.

The two carryovers on the day are the Rainbow 6 at $525,978, and the Super Hi-5 at $3,866. Gulfstream is guaranteeing a $700,000 gross pool on the Rainbow 6 if wagering + the carryover does not total that amount.

In Friday’s racing action, 7 winners hit the Rainbow 6, each pocketing a tidy sum of $6,701.04. Two favorites won in the Rainbow 6 races, and the 15:1 Check the Grade was the longshot win in race 10. The late Pick 5 paid $4,017.45 to about 12 winners also. The Super High-5 wager should be a bet in race #1, as 8 starters are listed. Seven is the minimum for this $1 wager. Thunderstorms and winds are expected Saturday also during racing hours from tropical storm ALEX as it crosses Florida this weekend, so look for off-turf races moved to the All Weather track surface.
 

Bettors added $81,254 to the wagering, with 44 horses running in the Rainbow 6.

 

Total all-sources track handle was $2.997 million Friday.
Be safe out there !

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