Mandatory Payouts of Sunday’s Closing Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Trevor McCarthy celebrated Saturday’s Christmastide Day program at Laurel Park with five wins, including three of five stakes, and effectively clinched the fall meet riding title.

McCarthy won Race 2 aboard Let’s Play Nine ($3.60), the first of two wins on the day for trainer Mike Trombetta. One race later, McCarthy led 1-2 favorite Threefiveindia ($3) to victory in the Dave’s Friend, the first of five $100,000 stakes on the nine-race card.

“It’s cool. It’s nice. Everything really worked out,” McCarthy said. “I’m very lucky, very privileged. A lot of the credit goes to the trainers and the grooms and the hotwalkers; they do all the hard work and then they give us two minutes and leave it up to us.”

McCarthy returned to the winner’s circle in Race 6, the $100,000 Native Dancer, on Someday Jones ($7.60), a 6-year-old son of 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) winner Smarty Jones – both trained by John Servis.

McCarthy closed the day by sweeping the late double with Majestic Reason ($5.80) in the $100,000 Willa On the Move in Race 8 and Cassidy Ave ($6.40) in Race 9. His efforts gave him a 52-45 edge over runner-up Sheldon Russell in the rider standings; Russell is named in five races on Sunday’s closing day card. Alex Cintron, third with 44 wins, has four mounts Sunday. McCarthy is named in three races.

“I was excited. I thought I could get a few winners today and everything really worked out nice,” McCarthy said. “The last race just goes to show you, I’m having such a highlight day and everything’s going great so I’m just going to sit there and wait. You just have so much confidence when you win races. I knew I had a lot of horse so I was just extremely patient and it paid off. Days like today are freaky, and they’re fun. It’s hard sometimes with ups and downs, but this is what makes it great.”

Mandatory Payouts on Sunday’s Closing Day Program

Laurel Park will wrap up its fall meet Sunday, Dec. 29 with a nine-race program that includes mandatory payouts in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, 50-cent Late Pick 5 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers.

No single bettor solved the Rainbow 6 Saturday, growing the carryover jackpot to $7,688.10. Multiple tickekts were sold with all six winners, each worth $238.04.

The Rainbow 6 spans Races 4-9 and includes the day’s feature, a $40,000 maiden special weight for fillies and mares 3 and up which attracted a field of seven led by narrow 5-2 program favorite Song of the Night, a sophomore homebred daughter of Tiznow.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out only when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on days when a mandatory payout is scheduled, the entire pool is shared by those holding tickets with the most winners.

Sunday’s Late Pick 5, which offers an industry-low 12 percent takeout, covers Races 5-9 while the Super Hi-5 will begin in Race 3.

Laurel Park will open its 2020 winter meet with a special New Year’s Day program Wednesday, Jan. 1.