Preakness hero Steel the Grey takes the champions walk on Pimlico’s historic oval. (Maribeth Kalinich/Past The Wire)
Live Racing Returns May 31 to Open Laurel Park Summer Meet
David Joseph/Maryland Jockey Club
BALTIMORE, Md. – A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 on a special Memorial Day holiday program Monday at historic Pimlico Race Course produced multiple returns of $2,974.72 for selecting all six winners on closing day of the prestigious Preakness Meet.
Previously solved for a $3,240.38 payout May 10, Day 2 of the 11-day springtime stand, the Rainbow 6 saw $1,943,422 of new money added to the pool on top of a carryover of $384,473.83 from Sunday’s program.
Bandoola ($18.80) captured Monday’s Race 9 finale to complete the winning 6-2-2-4-1-7 combination. Other winners in the sequence were Rapido Rosa ($7) in Race 4, Emirates Road ($3.60) in Race 5, Just the Thing ($8) in Race 6, Boss Is a Pal ($20.60) in Race 7 and Magic Michael ($3.40) in Race 8.
The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is paid out only when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 60 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 40 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.
However, on mandatory payout days the entire pool is distributed to the bettor or bettors holding tickets with the most winners in the six-race sequence.
Introduced in Maryland April 2, 2015, on opening day of Pimlico’s spring meet, the Rainbow 6’s state-record carryover reached $1,435,080.75 over 27 consecutive racing programs before a mandatory payout of $31,028.08 to multiple ticketholders July 4, 2021.
There were also mandatory payouts of $1,588.50 for all having all five winners in the 50-cent Late Pick 5 (Races 5-9) and $4,664.60 in the $1 Jackpot Super High Five (Race 6).
Live racing moves to Laurel Park for its 33-day summer meet which begins Friday, May 31 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 18.
Notes
Jockey Jean Briceno won twice Monday on Preparefortakeoff ($10.80) in Race 1 and Just the Thing ($8) in Race 6 …
Victor Carrasco also doubled with Rapido Rosa ($7) in Race 4 and Bandoola ($18.80) in Race 9. Both Rapido Rosa and Just the Thing are trained by Jose Corrales …
Jockey Jean Alvelo was taken for X-rays following a spill in Race 6 when his mount, Tenax, stumbled and sent him to the turf course.
