Pick six returns $67,779 to 26 winning tickets

ELMONT, N.Y. – There were 26 winning tickets, each worth $67,779, sold on Wednesday’s pick six at Belmont Park as bettors aggressively went after a three-day carryover.

Wednesday’s card began with a $326,010 carryover after the pick six was not hit for three consecutive cards. There was $2,519,765 wagered into the pool Wednesday, despite three of the six races in the sequence being moved from turf to dirt after rain hit the area Tuesday.

The sequence began with Unbridledadventure ($12.20) and was followed by Strive for a Cure ($22.60) sneaking through along the rail to upset 3-5 favorite Steam Engine in a maiden race for New York-bred juveniles. Killybeg’s Captain ($6.10) won an off-the-turf allowance as the second choice. Potomac ($3.50) became the first and only favorite in the sequence to win as she just got up over stablemate Mohican and Baseline.

Carthweelin Lulu ($16) pulled off an upset as the co-fifth choice in the $150,000 Joseph A. Gimma Stakes before second-choice Party in the Sand ($8) ran down favored Zecha to complete the sequence.

The consolation payout (5 of 6) returned $455.50.