Favorites dominate 20-cent Rainbow pick six

ARCADIA, Calif. - Favorites dominated Santa Anita's 20-cent Rainbow pick six, which paid $601 to 10,466 ticketholders on Sunday when a mandatory payout led to widespread interest.

The program began with a 21-day carryover of $1,143,194 in the Rainbow portion of the bet, which is paid only if there is a single winning ticket, or on a day with a mandatory payout. Bettors added $6,745,114 to the pool Sunday, the final day of the track’s autumn season.
Track officials had projected earlier in the week that the pool would exceed $6 million.

The winners of Sunday’s pick six races were Mayan Warrior ($4), Tiz a Billy ($4.40), Powerful Thirst ($11), River Boyne ($5.20), Surfing Star ($8.40), and Neptune’s Storm ($6.60). All were favored except for Powerful Thirst, who was the third choice in a field of 13.

This was the first meeting a California track had offered a 20-cent Rainbow pick six format. The bet has proven popular at Florida's Gulfstream Park in recent years. The two tracks have the same parent company, The Stronach Group.