HALLANDALE BEACH – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 11th consecutive day Friday, triggering a guaranteed jackpot pool of $750,000 for today’s 14-race Fountain of Youth Day program featuring nine graded stakes worth $1.65 million in purses.

    First race post time is 11:30 a.m.

    A total of $264,958 was bet into the multi-race wager, which began with a carryover of $486,488 from Thursday’s card. Multiple tickets with all six winners Friday were each worth $29,667.06. Since the 2018-19Championship Meet kicked off Dec. 1, the Rainbow 6 has been hit seven times, most recently for a $227,505.88 payout Feb. 15.

    Today’s Rainbow 6 spans races 9-14 and includes four graded stakes led by the 73rd running of the Gr. II, $400,000 Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth for 3-year-olds in Race 13. Also in the sequence are the Gr. III, $150,000 Honey Fox in Race 11 and Gr. II, $200,000 Mac Diarmida in Race 14, both on turf, and the Gr. II, $200,000 Davona Dale for 3-year-old fillies in Race 12.

     Other stakes on the program are the Gr. III, $150,000 Palm Beach in Race 4, Gr. III, $150,000 Canadian Turf in Race 5, Gr. III, $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint in Race 6, Gr. III, $150,000 The Very One in Race 7 and Gr. III, $150,000 Herecomesthebride in Race 8.

     In addition to the Rainbow 6, there will be guaranteed pools of $750,000 in the 50-cent, all-stakes Late Pick 4 (Races 11-14) and $500,000 in the 50-cent Late Pick 5 (Races 10-14).

Who’s Hot: Irad Ortiz Jr. added to his meet-leading totals with back-to-back winners Friday aboard Trapped At Sea ($9.20) in Race 9 and Amazing Audrey ($5.20) in Race 10. Younger brother Jose Ortiz also won twice with Mucho ($3) in Race 2 and Let’s Go Baby ($9) in Race 11, while Rafael Hernandez doubled on Emperor John ($3) in Race 3 and I’m Listening ($35) in Race 7.

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