Gulfstream: Former Jockey Fuentes Saddles First Winner

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $1,965,546

Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Sunday’s Program

Former Jockey Mauricio Fuentes Saddles First Winner

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – With Sunday’s scheduled mandatory looming, the 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 47th racing day in a row Thursday at Gulfstream Park. Rainbow 6 betting on Friday’s 2:15 p.m. twilight program will start with a $1,965,546.90 carryover jackpot.

Multiple tickets with all six winners Thursday were each worth $17,992.58.

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.

The Rainbow 6 was last solved July 6, when one lucky bettor cashed a $173,583.90 jackpot payoff.

The carryover jackpot stood at $1,903,858.03 at the start of Rainbow 6 wagering Thursday, when a total of $257,140 was bet into the multi-race pool.

A mandatory payout for the Rainbow 6, as well as the Late Pick 5 and last-race Super Hi-5, has been scheduled for Sunday, the closing day of the Summer Meet. If no one hits the Rainbow 6 through Saturday, the pool could be as high as $10 million Sunday afternoon.

Friday’s Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 4-9.

Race 7 will also be included in the sequence for Friday’s Stronach 5, which will have a $107,353.23 carryover from last week.

The multi-track wager will begin at 5:09 p.m. with three consecutive turf races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream and Santa Anita. The sequence will wrap-up with a mile race from Golden Gate Fields and a mile turf race from Laurel.

Former Jockey Mauricio Fuentes Saddles First Winner

Former jockey Mauricio Fuentes won his first race as a trainer Thursday when he saddled Amaty Racing Stables, Inc.’s Dad’s Yankees to victory in the first race at Gulfstream Park.

“It’s something incredible. I’ve been around the track for 30 years so this feels really good,” said Fuentes, who watched Dad’s Yankees win by 1 ½ lengths as the favorite.

Fuentes rode more than a thousand races in Florida and Pennsylvania during this career. He then worked for trainers for Phil Combest and Herman Wilensky.

Fuentes currently owns two horses and trains seven others for Amaty Racing. Earlier this year, Dad’s Yankees finished fourth, beaten 10 lengths, by Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Math Wizard. Combest was among those who congratulated Fuentes after the race.

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.