By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
There
is a $20,134 carryover in the Jackpot 6 going into Saturday’s card, with a
mandatory payout set for Sunday, so there is a great chance to turn a small bet
into a large payday this weekend.
The
Jackpot 6 is a 10-cent wager with a reduced 16% takeout that is contested on
races 3 through 8 on the program. The wager finds 70% of the net pool paying
out nightly to the tickets with most winners when there are multiple tickets,
with the remaining 30% designated for the carryover.
A
single winning ticket takes home the entire pool and the carryover. There is a
mandatory payout on Sunday, so if the Jackpot 6 should carry over on Saturday,
a large payoff is very possible.
A
new Jackpot 6 will start when racing resumes Friday, December 26, as the Watch
and Wager LLC meet expands to three nights a week.
“Cal
Expo is the first harness track in America to offer a Jackpot Pick 6,” Cal Expo
General Manger Chris Schick explained. "The wager
was targeted toward the lottery type player, and our regulars have also liked
being able to take a shot with say 120 combination tickets for $12 as well.”
In
addition to the Jackpot 6, there are three other wagers offered here nightly
that come with that reduced 16% takeout. They are the 50-cent Pick 5; the
20-cent Pick 4; and the 10-cent Hi-Five on the nitecap.
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Happy
Holidays! A reminder that beginning December 26, the Watch and Wager LLC meet
expands to three nights a week, with the trotters and pacers in action on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
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Its Not Over, El Azteca head Open Trot
Its
Not Over and El Azteca, who have dominated things at the head of the class here
at this meeting, go at it once again in Saturday night’s featured $6,000 Open
Trot.
A
14-race card is set with first post at 5:45 p.m.. Racing is now being conducted
on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with Friday racing being added to the mix
beginning December 26.
El
Azteca accounted for the first top dances for the trotting set at this session,
but it has been Its Not Over who has prevailed in the last three Open Trots
with El Azteca his most immediate victim.
Its
Not Over is a 4-year-old son of Panama Hanover out of the Andover Hall mare
Hanover Hall It who races for Richard Dryden and Debra Budahn, is conditioned
by Bob Johnson and will once again have Chip Lackey in the sulky while leaving
from the demanding No.10 post.
After a needed outing on October 25, Its Not Over has
rattled off three straight victories at the top rung, putting his class and
versatility on display in the process. He played the role of stalker in his
November 1 tally, made every pole a winning one on November 23 and then did his
work in first-over fashion over a sloppy track at most recent asking.
El
Azteca is another Panama Hanover offspring who is owned, trained and was bred
by Marco Rios with James Kennedy handling the lines. He comes into this
assignment with $124,000 in his account and a 1:54 3/5 mark that was set this
year at Hoosier Park.
He
captured the October 18 and 25 Opens, but has had to settle for the second
money behind Its Not Over in the last three top clashes for the division. El
Azteca lost his best chance in the slop last time when he made an early miscue
and for this go-around he is drawn inside his main rival in the No. 9
slot.
