Belmont: Pick six pays $16,961 to 83 winners

ELMONT, N.Y. - There were 83 winning tickets sold on Thursday’s pick six at Belmont Park, each returning $16,961.

The pick six had not been hit at Belmont since Sept. 13, creating a three-card carryover of $539,675 entering Thursday’s program. An additional $1,515,838 was wagered into the pool on Friday.

The winning sequence of 3-1-6-4-10-8 was bookended by heavy favorites Readtheprospectus ($3.90) and Hot Rendezvous ($4.60). In between, the winners were Double the Energy ($18.20), Summer Shiner ($10) - both trained by Linda Rice - favored Selenite ($8.20) and Lawyer Jim ($17.20).

The consolation payout (5 of 6) was $117.50.