Kentucky Downs: 2021's Average Winning Pick 5 Payout Was $43,128

ARCADIA, Calif.-Santa Anita's traditional $1 Pick Six heads a robust and varied 2023-24 Classic Meet Wagering Menu as The Great Race Place approaches its traditional opening day on Tuesday, Dec. 26. The $1 Pick Six features a carryover component and a 70/30 split, with 70 percent of each day's net pool going to any ticket with six winners and the…

Even though the official Equibase chart for race 4 on Wednesday at Churchill Downs does not show a Super High 5 payout, the Louisville, Ky., track confirmed Thursday morning that the track paid out the pool "as is" at about 5 p.m. EST Wednesday. Churchill Downs handled $751000 on the Super High 5, a historic total given that the track handled…

Churchill Downs Set To Open 21-Day November Meet This Sunday (Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: RACING RETURNS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. FOR 21-DAY FALL MEET Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open…

ARCADIA, Calif.-With a traditional $1 dollar Pick Six and an all-new wager, the "Santa Anita Turf Pick 3" leading the way, Santa Anita has announced its 2023 Autumn Meet Wagering Menu, which will be in effect on opening day, Friday, Sept. 29. The traditional Pick Six requires players to pick winners in the final six races on each day's card and…

Even with a takeout increase that was a target of criticism beforeopening day, Kentucky Downs brought in more betting dollars in 2023 than it hadin any of its previous meets. Ending Wednesday, the seven days of racing spread across the past two weeksattracted a record, all-sources handle of $83741006, according to data compiledfrom Equibase…

The annual, all-turf racing festival that defines boutiquearrived last week at Kentucky Downs. It is a meet made up of sevenracing days in a meadow just walking distance from the Tennessee state line. By the middle of next week, the racing will be gone foranother 11 1/2 months, vanishing faster than a summer fling. Kentucky Downs may be the epitome…

Handicappers in the Finish Line Pavilion last year. (Grace Clark photo) Kentucky Downs Press Release FRANKLIN, Ky. - Kentucky Downs is expanding the Super Hi-5 wager to all its 17 stakes races in addition to the last race of the day at the upcoming all-grass meet. The FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs, which offers the most lucrative purses in the…

FRANKLIN, Ky.- Kentucky Downs is again staging the online, live-money King of the Turf Handicapping Challenge at the late-summer all-turf meet that attracts the largest purses and field sizes in America. Back for the third year will be the instantly-iconic Global Tote King of the Turf Championship Belt trophy to the overall winner. Kentucky Downs…

KY Downs To Host "King of Turf Handicapping Challenge" From the KY Downs Media Team / Jennie Rees: Kentucky Downs is again staging the online, live-money King of the Turf Handicapping Challenge at the late-summer all-turf meet that attracts the largest purses and field sizes in America. Back for the third year will be the instantly-iconic Global…

With big fields and huge wagering pools expected for Santa Anita's winter meet opening day Monday, fans will be offered a comprehensive betting menu that will include a $1 million guaranteed payout in the track's 20-cent single-ticket Rainbow Pick 6, providing there is a single-ticket winner. With 11 races on tap, including six graded stakes, the…

Live Racing Returns to Churchill Downs on Sunday for 19-Day Fall Meet (Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open its 133 Fall Meet with an 11-race program - all for promising…

Santa Anita Ready to Open Fall Meet This Friday From the Santa Anita Media Team: Fans will be greeted with a full complement of world-class racing, a variety of promotions and a comprehensive wagering menu when Santa Anita's 18-day Autumn Meet opens on Friday, Sept. 30. A total of 10 stakes will be offered opening weekend, Oct. 1 & 2, with the…

Thefan in me loves the look of Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby. It is a Grade 1 race.It is worth $1 million. It has a high-quality field, a range of racing stylesand what appears to be real value on the face of it. Thecynic in me, though, sees it is at Parx Racing. In Pennsylvania. The home of hightakeout. Itis like seeing that pretty shrub in the…

ARCADIA, Calif.- Fans will be greeted with a full complement of world-class racing, a variety of promotions and a comprehensive wagering menu when Santa Anita's 18-day Autumn Meet opens on Friday, Sept. 30. A total of 10 stakes will be offered opening weekend, Oct. 1 & 2, with the Grade I, $300000 Awesome Again Stakes on Oct. 1 providing the winner…

Fans will be greeted with a full complement of world-class racing, a variety of promotions and a comprehensive wagering menu when Santa Anita's 18-day Autumn Meet opens on Friday, Sept. 30. A total of 10 stakes will be offered opening weekend, Oct. 1 & 2, with the Grade 1, $300000 Awesome Again Stakes on Oct. 1 providing the winner with a fees-paid…

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The Meadowlands seven-program September "mini meet" comes to an end this weekend (Sept. 16-17) with the New Jersey Classic serving as the featured harness racing event. Last Friday (Sept. 9), two "A"-level 3-year-old trotting finals - one for fillies and one for colts and geldings - gave notice to horsemen and owners that New…

Churchill Downs Ready To Pop Gate on September Meet (Set Piece gets a morning bath at Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed…

Racing at Kentucky Downs just keeps getting bigger. Turf Cup day 2022 has the makings of a huge day. When we say "huge", we mean "huge". Based on grade 1 winners entering some races, the weather-forced re-scheduling of the Winstar Mint Millions, and the already scheduled block-buster card, this little country track nestled just north of the…

FRANKLIN, Ky.- Christy Moore of Fishers, Ind., came in second overall behind Kenny Mollicone in Kentucky Downs' 2021 King of the Turf Betting Challenge, including winning the second of the three stand-alone tournaments during the meet. She'll be back firing away at the handicapping-contest series again this year, with Kentucky Downs her favorite…

Churchill Downs, Ellis Park To Offer Two-Day Pick Six Betting Option (Churchill Downs / Coady Photography) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: A special two-day $1 Pick 6 including stakes races from Churchill Downs and Ellis Park highlights Saturday's Arlington Million Day wagering menu at Churchill Downs. Billed as the "Bluegrass Pick 6," the…

When the Colonial Downs Racing presented by Woodford Reserve season gets underway on July 11 there will be "More Racing and More Money" available for the wagering public as the New Kent, Va., racetrack lowers the takeout rate on its Pick 5 wager to just 12% and the bet will offer a carryover provision for the first time. The wager will have a…

Looking to place a bet on the Kentucky Derby but feel intimidated about how? Here's your handy beginner's guide on betting on one of the biggest sporting events of the year. The Kentucky Derby starts just before 7 p.m. on Saturday and you'll want a place a bet to add some excitement. The good news is that for as little as $2, you can bet on the…

Thoroughbred racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts from Churchill Downs in Louisville to its sister track Turfway Park Racing & Gaming, 94 miles to the northeast in Florence, on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6:15 p.m. (all times Eastern) for the 16-day Holiday Meet. The Holiday Meet covers a five-week stretch every Thursday-Sunday through Friday, Dec. 31…

The Breeders' Cup world championships is just days away. Many handicappers have been focusing on the horses for months. Shrewd bettors will also pay attention to how to turn those handicapping opinions into efficient and profitable tickets. The 14-race world championships of horse racing will feature a variety of different wagers for players.…