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Exotic Bets Podcast Series: Pick 4s, 5s & 6s

Exotic Bets Podcast Series: Pick 4s, 5s & 6s

Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk discuss Pick 4s, 5s, and 6s. Sponsored by HRTV.

 Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Numbers Remain Strong at Saratoga

Numbers Remain Strong at Saratoga

After 10 days of racing at the boutique Saratoga Race Course meet, wagering and attendance continue on an up-tick, according to the New York Racing Association.

 Monday, July 30, 2012
Huge Carryover Pools at Churchill Downs

Huge Carryover Pools at Churchill Downs

Huge carryover pools in Churchill Downs' Pick 6 and Super Hi-5 wagers from Kentucky Derby Day will be staring at bettors when racing resumes on Thursday, May 12.

 Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Guaranteed Pick 6, Pick 4 on Belmont Card

Guaranteed Pick 6, Pick 4 on Belmont Card

The New York Racing Association has announced it will offer a $1 million guaranteed "All Graded Stakes Pick 4" and a $1 million guaranteed "All Graded Stakes Pick 6" on Belmont Stakes Day June 5.

 Friday, May 28, 2010
Breeders' Cup Handle $150 Million and Rising

Breeders' Cup Handle $150 Million and Rising

Through Nov. 8, the all-sources handle for the recent Breeders' Cup World Championships exceeded $150.2 million. The total does not include an estimated $24.75 million in exchange wagering handled by Betfair.

 Sunday, November 08, 2009

Woodbine Suspends 'Turbo-Charged' Pick 6

Woodbine Entertainment Group announced July 8 it is suspending its "Turbo-charged Pick 6" wager promotion, while leaving open the option of bringing it back later in the season or for special events.

 Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Belmont Pick 6 Hit By 29 Bettors

Belmont Pick 6 Hit By 29 Bettors

A Pick 6 Carryover of $1,186,625 from Belmont Stakes (gr. I) day at Belmont Park attracted another $3,217,655 June 11, creating a non-Breeders' Cup New York record Pick 6 pool of $4,404,280. And, when favored Ten Forty came home in the ninth race, 29 winning tickets were worth $103,754 each. None were sold on track.

 Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Turfway Donates to PDJF

Turfway Donates to PDJF

A missing decimal point in the industry database used to flag top carryovers will benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Turfway Park president Robert N. Elliston announced Dec. 21.

 Saturday, December 22, 2007
Officials Blame Weather for Breeders' Cup Wagering Declines

Officials Blame Weather for Breeders' Cup Wagering Declines

Just as severe weather played havoc with many facets of the 2007 Breeders' Cup, the blustery, sloppy conditions hit the bottom line of handle figures at Monmouth Park during the first-ever two-day World Championships.

 Sunday, October 28, 2007

Hawthorne to Reduce Pick 6 Takeout to 16%

Management at Hawthorne Race Course announced that its Pick 6 takeout -- the percentage of the wagering pool that is withheld by the state -- has been reduced to 16% for the 2007 spring meet.

 Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Technical Woes Lead Belmont to Postpone Pick 6

Friday's Pick 6 at Belmont Park was postponed until Saturday because of continued technical problems with Verizon's fiber lines. There is a Pick 6 carryover from Thursday of $456,860.97.

 Friday, October 06, 2006

Pimlico Spring Meeting Adds 25-Cent Pick Six

Pimlico Race Course will offer a 25-cent Pick Six wager at the spring meeting that opens April 20, the Maryland Jockey Club announced April 5. The wager will have a guaranteed net payout of $5,000, to be split equally among all tickets correctly selecting the winners of the six designated races.

 Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Three Sentenced in Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick 6 Scam

The "inside man" in the Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick 6 betting scam was sentenced March 20 2003, to a year and a day--the least amount of jail time for the three fraternity brothers involved in the case.

 Monday, January 19, 2004

Ultra Pick 6 Winner Plans Trip to Saratoga With Winnings

Graham Stone, a 40-year-old jeweler and father of three, reveals plans for the winnings and the strategy that resulted in one of the biggest pick six payoffs in North American history.

 Tuesday, October 28, 2003

NTRA Offers Nationwide Pick Six Wager Saturday

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) will offer a nationwide Pick Six wager, called the NTRA National Pick 6, on six important Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships prep races being contested this Saturday, Oct. 4.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Churchill Pick 6 Worth Whopping $1.1 Million

One lucky $2 ticket was worth a mammoth record payoff of $1,168,136.80 in the Pick Six at Churchill Downs Wednesday.

 Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Illinois Reinstates Pick 4 and Pick 6 Wagers

Illinois, which halted pick 4 and pick 6 bets Nov. 9, will again offer the wagers beginning Friday.

 Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Autotote Fires Employee in Connection with Pick 6 Case

An employee of Autotote, the totalizator service of Catskills OTB, has been fired for alleged wrongdoing with regards to the Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick Six that is currently being investigated by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.

 Thursday, October 31, 2002

Third-Highest Pick 6 Payoff in Del Mar History

One winning ticket purchased at Bay Meadows on Sunday's guaranteed $1-million Pick 6 at Del Mar was worth $709,396.40, third-highest for that wager in track history.

 Monday, August 26, 2002

Belmont Day Outside Elmont

Tracks around the country are celebrating Belmont Stakes Day

 Wednesday, June 05, 2002

Keeneland Alters Takeout Rates for Spring Meet

Keeneland, which last fall experimented with a reduced 16 percent pari-mutuel takeout, has made adjustments for its spring meet, which begins April 5. The takeout for win, place, and show wagers will remain 16 percent, but for exotic bets, it will go back up to 19 percent.

 Thursday, March 21, 2002

Inside Posts Pay Off at Oaklawn Park

There were two winning tickets worth $182,026 each in Oaklawn Park's Pick 6 wager called the Classix on Thursday. The winning wagers were made in Las Vegas and at Penn National Racetrack in Granville, Pa.

 Friday, February 08, 2002

Honey Fox Handicap Oversubscribed; Guaranteed Pick 6 Offered

Gulfstream Park's first Friday program of the 2002 season will be highlighted by two features -- the $100,000 Honey Fox Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares, and an enticing new target for bettors in the Guaranteed Pick 6.

 Wednesday, January 02, 2002