Gulfstream: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Balloons to $2.6 Million

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Balloons to $2.6 Million

Multiple Tickets Return $84,316

Jaramillo Closes Gap in Standings with Three Wins

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot ballooned to $2,616,516.18 for Friday’s twilight card when the popular multi-race wager went unsolved Thursday for the 49th consecutive program.

First-race post time for Friday’s nine-race program is set for 2:15 p.m.

Tickets will all six winner Thursday were each worth $84,316.34.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

A total of $301,185 was bet into the Rainbow Thursday, when wagering on the six-race sequence started with a carryover of $2,544,245 from Sunday’s program.

There will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover of $7,420.61 heading into Friday’s program.

Jaramillo Closes Gap in Standings with Three Wins

Emisael Jaramillo rode three winners on Thursday’s program at Gulfstream Park to climb to within six wins behind leading jockey Edgard Zayas with seven racing days remaining in the Sprint Meet.

Jaramillo, Venezuela’s all-time leading jockey in wins, scored three straight victories aboard Una Luna ($5.40) in Race 5, Amardine ($4.60) in Race 6 and Hardened ($12.60) in Race 7.

Zayas notched one victory aboard Slingin Sammy B ($6) in Race 1.

Gulfstream Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and is one of North America’s top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; XpressBet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry. For more information contact David Joseph at david.joseph@gulfstreampark.com or call 954.457.6451.