Multiple ticketholders with the 5-8-2-7-4-6 combination for the last six races were each worth $3,240.04. A $6,678,939.12 Rainbow 6 jackpot was taken down by a Palm Beach bettor last Sunday on the day before a mandatory payout of the record carryover pool
ELMONT, N.Y. - Belmont Stakes hopeful Commanding Curve arrived in Elmont, N.Y. early in the afternoon on Thursday and appears in great shape for the June 7, 1 ½-mile "Test of the Champion." "Everything was good [with shipping in]," said the colt's traine
"He was perfect in the gate," said Alan Sherman, assistant to his father Art Sherman, who trains California Chrome. "I just wanted [the gate crew] to make sure he's square; he has a tendency to spread his front feet when he's in the gate. My main concern
"He pretty much goes at his own pace," said Alan Sherman, who assists his father, trainer Art Sherman. "Like, you see him the first time around, he's real easy, and then he hits the half-mile pole and starts to pull on [exercise rider] Willie [Delgado] pr
"Yesterday he pulled, and today he pulled farther," said Willie Delgado, California Chrome's exercise rider. "And then he pulled up and he wasn't even blowing out a match. Fitness wise, he's fit. Come the day of the race, like I always said, it's all up t
With Jack Milton's Poker win, Pletcher's starters have earned $268,512,294, just over $45,000 more than his former boss, Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, for whom he worked as an assistant from 1991-95. Through Monday's racing, Lukas' starters have earned $2
ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Todd Pletcher on Monday confirmed that Matterhorn is now possible for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 7. The colt, fourth in the Grade 2 Peter Pan on May 10, recently was purchased by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners f
ELMONT, N.Y. - Belmont Stakes contender Tonalist put in his penultimate work for the June 7 "Test of the Champion" at 6 a.m. on a resplendent morning at Belmont Park. Trained by Christophe Clement for Robert Evans, the 3-year-old colt went an easy five fu
Although 20 cents will remain the minimum cost of a Rainbow 6 bet, tickets in higher amounts will be accepted, as long as they are in 20-cent increments, in order to facilitate the process of placing multi-combination wagers. Thus, on Monday, a ticket can
The tradition started when Churchill Downs accidentally misprinted California Chrome's name on the saddlecloth for his Kentucky Derby preparations. After donning the mislabeled cloth in the lead-up to the Run for the Roses, the homebred son of Lucky Pulpi
