BALTIMORE - After going unsolved during an all-stakes sequence May 15 capped by Rombauer’s upset victory in the 146th Preakness, the 20-cent Rainbow 6 will have a Maryland state record jackpot carryover of $562,931 when live racing returns to Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.

    The jackpot carryover was introduced in Maryland on April 2, 2015, opening day of Pimlico’s spring meet. The previous record carryover reached $345,898 spanning 31 racing programs before being solved by one lucky bettor for a life-changing $399,545 payout on April 15, 2018 at Laurel Park. The winning ticket was purchased through Maine off-track betting.

     Multiple tickets with all six winners in the Preakness Day Rainbow 6 each returned $5,940. The sequence began with the $100,000 James W. Murphy and was followed by the $100,000 Runhappy Skipat, $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, $150,000 Maryland Sprint, $250,000 Dinner Party and Preakness.

    Thursday’s sequence spans Races 3-8 and includes the featured Race 7, a six-furlong entry-level allowance for fillies and mares 3 and up led by Mark B. Grier’s Sosua, the even-money program favorite. Purchased for $260,000 as a yearling in September of 2018 and trained by Arnaud Delacour, the 4-year-old Speightstown filly won her March 31 unveiling at Tampa Bay Downs by 12 ¾ lengths under Hector Diaz Jr., who returns to ride from Post 1 in the field of six.

      Pimlico will present nine races on Friday, and its finale – a five-furlong turf sprint allowance for 3-year-olds and up – kicks off the weekly national Stronach 5 wager that continues with Race 9 from Gulfstream Park, Race 3 from Santa Anita and Race 3 from Golden Gate Fields before wrapping up with Santa Anita’s Race 4. The minimum wager is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

 

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