The Rainbow 6 jackpot at Gulfstream Park will have a mandatory payout Sunday, and if it isn’t hit earlier in the week, officials project the pool could be somewhere between $2.2 and $2.5 million.
The 20-cent bet will be held on races 5-10. The jackpot had not been solved for the last 13 race dates heading into the Friday card, according to Gulfstream. The last mandatory payout was Aug. 17.
Here’s a look at the sequence:
Race 5: The first leg is a $35,000 claiming race at a mile on turf. Six of the nine runners have won stakes. Their ranks include Yes This Time, who last year was lining up against graded rivals in Southern California. Treasure King is back on turf, the surface of two of his three wins. Grand David is looking for his first win on the grass, but was second to 20-time winner Fly the W over the local lawn in August.
Make It Big tries turf for the first time for a stallion who gets 13 percent winners on the grass and a mare who has produced a turf winner. Make It Big is stretching out around two turns and might have a chance to steal away in a race that does not appear to have an abundance of speed. His main pace rival could be the route horse Mr Crowley.
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Race 6: The $25,000 claiming sprint for fillies and mares ended up drawing all 3-year-olds. Star of Saturn is appealing because she’s the most accomplished member of the field as a three-time winner. She’s also had success at seven furlongs, and this race is something of an extended sprint, too, as it will be run at 6 1/2 furlongs.
Look Like It owns the field’s best last-race Beyer Speed Figure, a 71, and Hockey cuts back to one turn after showing speed around two in what can be an effective move. Jayana was fourth last out to Hub City, who came back to win her next race for a $25,000 tag with a Beyer of 76.
Race 7: There are a host of options in this nonwinners-of-two-lifetime route for 3-year-olds and up. The claiming price is $8,000, and they will go a mile and 70 yards on Tapeta.
Immense Faith draws a difficult outside post, but appears to have more natural speed than most of these in what would seem to give him a tactical advantage. He also removes blinkers, and he did not wear the equipment when he won his maiden.
Tuddenham Mill faced higher-priced rivals off the bench last time, and the winner of the race has since struck again, taking a $35,000 claiming race on turf with a Beyer of 79. Tuddenham Mill has reason to move forward for both the class move and in his second start since February.
The 3-year-olds Karaoke and Old Flag both faced older rivals for the first time in their last starts and ran races that suggest they will fit in this spot. Las Olas owns some of the field’s best Beyers.
Race 8: Here’s the Kicker was favored at this maiden special weight level last out and was beaten just a neck by her fellow fillies and mares. She was prominent over seven furlongs and shortens up a tad in distance here to 6 1/2 furlongs. On a pedigree point, Here’s the Kicker is out of a mare who was a stakes winner at both 2 and 3.
Lady Rosette steps up in class, but has an age edge on all of these as she is 4. The foundation of three starts she has should serve her well at this distance, which can be a bit demanding.
Cajunette has speed and an outside post that might give Jesus Rios options.
Race 9: King Cab is moving back to dirt for this $25,000 starter allowance for 3-year-olds and up over six furlongs. He won on Tapeta last time and has since been flattered with both the third- and sixth-place finishers returning to win their next starts.
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Zydeceaux is proven class as a two-time stakes winner, and I like that his dam won 13 races. He can move forward in his second start since April.
Race 10: Super Sailor look like a strong favorite on the move back to turf for this $35,000 maiden-claiming race for 2-year-olds at a mile. The last time he raced on grass he was second at a similar distance behind the well-regarded Forged Steel. Super Sailor’s last race came off the grass.
Always True debuted around two turns last out and ran a respectable second. He now tests turf for a sire who is getting 25 percent winners on the grass from a very limited sample. This one’s dam was a winner on turf.
Country Slew has routed in both of his starts and has a nice foundation for Sunday.
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