$53,142
Jackpot 6 carryover spices Saturday card
By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
Saturday
night’s program features a $53,142 carryover in the 10-cent Jackpot 6, meaning
one ticket could come away with an awfully sweet payoff.
The
Jackpot 6 is one of four wagers on the program that come with a reduced 16%
takeout rate. The others are the Hi-5, which like the Jackpot 6 is a 10-cent
minimum bet; the 50-cent Pick 5; and the 20-cent Pick 4, which has a
$25,000-guaranteed pool.
To
give an example of what the reduced takeout really means, last Saturday night’s
Hi-5 saw the 34-1 Cosmos winning and the 19-1 I’m Confident checking in second,
followed home by the 7-5 Art Genta, 14-1 Chewy Baca and 6-1 Toucam Sam,
triggering a $5,600 payoff for each winning 10-cent ticket.
Using
the normal takeout rate, it would have paid an even $5,000, a difference of
$600 to each winning ticket holder. That’s not just numbers, but real dollars.
Taking
a closer look at the Jackpot 6, the wager finds 70% of the net pool paying out
to tickets with the most winners, with 30% of the net pool designated for the
carryover.
If
there is one unique ticket selecting six winners, the entire pool and the
carryover is paid to the holder of the ticket. If that should happen Saturday
night, they would receive the entire net pool and a $53142 bonus.
With
the 10-cent minimum, putting together healthy-sized tickets without spending a
lot of money makes the Jackpot 6 even more attractive. Jump right in, the pool
is going to be fine.
Sire Stakes, Distaff Open have the
spotlight
A
$10,000 California Sire Stakes for 4-year-old pacing males and a $6,000 Open
Pace for fillies and mares are the main events on Saturday night’s Watch and
Wager LLC program at Cal Expo.
A
14-race card is on tap and things get underway at 6:10 p.m. The Sire Stakes is
scheduled as the fifth event on the evening, immediately followed by the
Distaff Open in the sixth-race slot.
King
Of The Crop, Rikybrnthegaragdwn and Laissez Moi Passer are all multiple trophy
earners who figure to have their share of backers in the Sire Stakes. King Of
The Crop was third in the most recent stakes clash for this group back on January
17 and is coming into this assignment off back-to-back conditioned scores.
The
Little Steven homebred carries the banner of Frank Nevarez with Gordie Graham
training and Bruce Clarke guiding from the cozy rail slot. He established his
lifetime mark of 1:53 2/5 on February 20 and came right back with another sharp
tally last weekend.
Rikybrnthegaragdwn is a son of Living It Up out of the
top racemare and producer Sports Bra who races for Maryann Plano and Nikki
Hudson with Luke Plano reining and training. His most recent victory came in
the February 7 Shelly Goudreau, where he romped home and established a new mark
with his 1:52 4/5 tour of the oval.
Laissez
Moi Passer was posing for pictures after upsetting his peers in the most recent
Sire Stakes for this group in January. Sal and Georgette Wenceslao own the son
of Disco Devil with Sal the conditioner and Williams Hernandez in his usual
spot in the sulky.
Completing
the field are Lil Steve Oneder with Chip Lackey at the controls; Tony
Cheesecake, who will have the services of James Kennedy; and Full Moon Rising,
who leaves from the outside post with Dave Siegel handling the lines.
