SANTA ANITA’S SATURDAY RAINBOW SIX POOL TOTALS $3,796,529; 20 CENT MINIMUM WAGER GENERATES 112 WINNING TICKETS, EACH WORTH $26,755

         ARCADIA, Calif. (March 19, 2022)- With better than 3.4 million in new money wagered and a carryover from Friday of $395,500, Santa Anita’s 20 Cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool totaled $3,796,529 at fourth race post time on Saturday. With a mandatory payout in place and just one winning post time favorite, there were 112 winning tickets, each worth $26,755.70.

Saturday’s winning Pick Six payoffs and prices were as follows: R4, #3 $12.60; R5, #9 $6.60 (favorite); R6 #6 $14.60; R7 #2 $15.00; R8 ( Irish O’Brien Stakes), #6 $8.80 and R9 #9 $19.80.

The most high profile upset of the day came in the featured Irish O’ Brien, as previously unbeaten Becca Taylor, off as the 4-5 favorite, came up a nose short, with Reddam Racing’s homebred Eddie’s New Dream winning under Mario Gutierrez for trainer Ben Cecil at 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside turf.

First post time for an eight race card on Sunday is at 1 p.m. with admission gates opening at 11 a.m.

Sunday’s main event is the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes for older California-bred or sired horses at about 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside turf course.