With a projected jackpot of $1.25 million, the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park is sure to be a worthwhile endeavor for bettors Sunday. A clear standout in the feature could simplify things, but parsing through five claiming races to complete the bet will inevitably lead bettors into several traps. In the ninth race, a $12,500 starter/$20,000 optional claimer, Lou the Body is sure to be a single on countless tickets, providing a nucleus for the perpetually challenging wager. Switching between three trainers since May, the 4-year-old gelding has won four straight races. Trainer Daniel Hurtak claimed him for $12,500 after a 15-length victory in July and stepped him up to this level last time out. Though he wasn’t quite as sharp, he prevailed by a length over next-out winner Secretary Empire and earned an 83 Beyer Speed Figure. Few favorites are unimpeachable, and Lou the Body has his challengers for hedging bettors. The Thor, a Chilean-bred 6-year-old trained by Amador Sanchez, has been steadily improving in allowance company and finished fourth by a length last month. Puckered, a 4-year-old filly trained by Herold Simms, will take on the boys after a fourth-place finish in the $75,000 Sheer Drama. These two may offer upside, but with several challenging races scattered throughout the Rainbow 6, many bettors will likely take the single in order to spread in other races. The multi-race wager will kick off with one of its hardest legs in the fifth, a $25,000 claiming race on synthetic. Barring longshot My Man Flint, the remaining six runners in the field have a reasonable winning chance. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Ninja Star earned an 82 Beyer Speed Figure on the Tapeta last time out, while Lights of Broadway offers more extensive experience on the surface. They are the only two runners in the field who ran in this claiming condition last time out. Drink N Wink and Merlin, among others, have run solidly on turf recently and will try to switch surfaces. Without a firm conviction to begin the Rainbow 6, it could be wise to take a few on the first leg. Things don’t get much easier in race 6, a $25,000 maiden-claiming race featuring 11 juvenile fillies. Second-time starter My Girl Nina could end up as the favorite after a runner-up finish in her debut, but breaking from the far outside post could be taxing for the young filly. Sweet Agenda is dropping in class after two starts in maiden special weights for trainer Nolan Ramsey. She showed early speed in her debut and finished third, but she struggled to get the lead in her second start and faded to sixth by 41 3/4 lengths. Directly to her inside, My Lil Flirt, trained by Kathleen O’Connell, seems to be the most promising of four first-time starters in the field. Lady Lullaby, trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., is one of three switching to dirt in their second starts. In the seventh, a $17,500 claiming race, 4-year-old filly Tinta Roja seems to have a slight edge over the likes of Trumpetta and Seekingbythestorm, though she has come up short as a beaten favorite in three of her last five starts. Others runners, like What a Knockout and Party Shaker, may be fast enough but have not won in more than a year. The eighth race is a different sort of puzzle, as Icelander, X Y Point, and Boomchero are all coming off massive layoffs and dropping sharply in class for the $8,000 claiming race, a five-furlong sprint on the Tapeta. All three had superior form last year that could blow this field away, but the trio has combined to make one start in 2025, with Icelander finishing third in a starter/optional race on Jan. 3. The 4-year-old colt hung in well in starter/optional and conditioned allowances on synthetic and dirt last year, but he will return for the lowest tag of his career off an eight-month break. In his 3-year-old season, Boomchero won his first two starts in stylish fashion on synthetic before regressing on dirt and turf in his next two starts. X Y Point raced on dirt in allowance and stakes company in his first 13 starts before his synthetic debut in a $75,000 handicap last November. He finished eighth by eight lengths and has not run since. Like Boomchero, he has never run for a tag. From a class standpoint, they all offer similar upside and risk. :: Get the Inside Track with the FREE DRF Morning Line Email Newsletter. Subscribe now.  Even if Lou the Body comes through in the ninth, surviving bettors still have one final hurdle to clear in the 10th, a conditional $17,500 claiming race. Golden Valley, a 3-year-old filly, should be able to get the job done for Carlos Narvaez, but most runners in the field have tried this level before and stand a chance of breaking through. Inclement weather could affect conditions at Gulfstream on Friday and Saturday, but the forecast is mostly clear on Sunday beyond the perpetual threat of scattered showers in the evening. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.