Mandatory payout set for Empire 6 for Saturday, June 6
by Brian Bohl
Empire 6 jackpot currently stands at $51,220
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the first Saturday card of the Belmont Park spring/summer meet will be highlighted by a mandatory payout of the Empire 6, which currently boasts a jackpot of $51,220.
Live racing resumed at Belmont Park without spectators on June 3, starting a 25-day meet that will feature 40 total stakes worth $7 million, including 22 graded contests.
Four of those graded stakes will take place during Saturday's 11-race card with a first post of 1:15 p.m. Eastern.
Live coverage of all the races in the sequence are available with America's Day at the Races on FOX Sports and MSG+. Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.
The Empire 6's first four legs will feature consecutive stakes, starting with the Grade 2, $150,000 Fort Marcy, featuring four contenders for trainer Chad Brown going 1 1/8 miles on the turf in Race 6 at 3:59 p.m.
The Grade 3, $100,000 Westchester, featuring the season debut of Code of Honor, will go off as Race 7, followed by the $100,000 Intercontinental in the following race for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up going seven furlongs on the Widener turf in Race 8.
The 120th running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Carter Handicap, carded as Race 9, is the centerpiece, with 11 contenders 3-years-old and up going seven furlongs on Big Sandy.
A 6 ½-furlong sprint for New York-breds in Race 10 will be followed by a one-mile maiden race on the Widener turf in the 11th-race finale to close the Empire 6 sequence.
The Empire 6 requires the bettor to select the first-place finisher of the final six races of the card. On non-mandatory payout days, if one unique ticket exists, then 100 percent of the net pool, plus the jackpot carryover if applicable, will be paid to the winner. If there is no unique wager selecting the first-place finisher in all six races, then 75 percent of the day's net pool will be distributed to those who selected the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races. The remainder will be added into the jackpot and carried to the next day's Empire 6.
For more information on the Empire 6, please visit http://www.nyrabets.com.
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