Pick Six players will have two special shots at cashing in big time on the popular wager this Friday and Saturday when Del Mar offers value-plus on the exotic bet that requires selecting the winners of the last six races on a program.
On Friday, the track will “guarantee” a $1-million score to any single-ticket winner of the bet, which can be attempted for as little as 20¢ a ticket. Should a person be the only one to “hit” the wager, they would win the prize (which might be as much as $400,000), after which Del Mar will write them an additional check to bring their final score up to $1-million.
Then on Saturday’s special FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Day card, there will be no “carryovers” on the wager: all monies in the pool will be paid out to those with the most winners. If present carryovers continue into the Saturday card, a total prize of as much as $4-million on the “mandatory payout” program is well with the realm of possibilities.
The current Pick Six carryover going into Thursday’s program is $255,282.
The record for a Pick Six payout at Del Mar is the $2,100,017 winning ticket on August 1, 2004.
Friday’s program will offer eight races; Saturday’s will have 11. Friday’s first post is 3 p.m., while Saturday’s is 1:30 p.m.