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by Mary Eddy
Friday’s nine-race program at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $44,671 after Thursday’s multi-race wager went unsolved.
The $1 Pick 6 returned $293.50 to bettors who selected 4-of-6 horses correctly.
The sequence began in Race 4 when the Randi Persaud-trained Happy Sophia [No. 1, $24.20] upset a $25,000 claiming tilt for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward under Mike Luzzi. Race 5 saw 2-year-old New York-bred Canarsie [No. 5, $13.60] graduate on debut under Irad Ortiz, Jr. for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.
Ortiz, Jr. scored a riding double, guiding graded stakes-placed Kept Waiting[No. 4, $8.30] to an optional claiming victory in Race 6 for conditioner Robert Falcone, Jr. Trainer Christophe Clement sent out Big Everest [No. 1, $7.20] to his third victory this year, taking an optional claimer in Race 7 under Joel Rosario.
The largest price of the sequence came when Jose Ortiz piloted the Jim Ryerson-trained Unbridled Bomber [No. 4, $38.60] to upset an optional claimer in Race 8 and trigger the carryover.
With the carryover already ensured, Shadow Dragon [No. 2, $16.80] rolled home under Junior Alvarado to nab his first career victory just in time in Race 9, a six-furlong state-bred maiden, for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.
Friday’s sequence begins in Race 4 at 2:31 p.m. Eastern, and features the $125,000 John Hettinger in Race 7. First post is 1 p.m.
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NYRA Press Ofiice
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) mourns the passing of its longtime racing official John Hennegan, who passed away Thursday, April 11th after a battle with aggressive glioblastoma - a form of brain cancer. He died nine days shy of his 85th birthday.
Christian Abdo
Friday’s card at Aqueduct Racetrack will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $23,061 after the multi-race wager went unsolved during Thursday’s eight-race program.
Mary Eddy
Sunday’s card at Aqueduct Racetrack will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $72,394 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Saturday’s 11-race Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino program.
Keith McCalmont
Trainer Linda Rice and jockey Jose Lezcano combined to win five races on Thursday’s eight-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that John Imbriale has retired as NYRA’s track announcer, bringing to an end a distinguished 44-year career at NYRA in which he called many of the biggest races at Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), Keeneland and 1/ST today announce the creation of the Big 3 Pick 3, a new wager available to horseplayers on Saturday, April 6.
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