Rainbow 6 offers $1.1 million jackpot
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Jeff Engler will run Citrus Burst in Wednesday’s co-feature at Gulfstream, a five-furlong turf dash for older horses that lured a highly competitive field of nine as the finale on the nine-race card. The $62,000 allowance dash also is the last leg of the Rainbow 6 sequence, which offers a $1.1 million guaranteed jackpot.
Citrus Burst is coming off a third-place finish, beaten less than a length, under similar conditions last month while matching his career-best Beyer Speed Figure, an 87. The late-running turf sprinter also should benefit from what projects to be a lively pace scenario in this spot.
“I love him in this race,” Engler said. “We gave him a little break during the summer, and he’s really coming back to form. I thought he ran a very big race last time, and he’s doing even better now than he was a few weeks ago.”
The presence of Kentucky invader Quick Tempo and recent Tapeta allowance winner Dubai Key in the lineup should assure a strong pace, with New York invaders and familiar rivals Artemus Citylimits and Mystery Messenger along with a razor-sharp The Virginian among the other key players.