There is a $20,134 carryover in the Jackpot 6 heading into Saturday’s card of live racing at Cal Expo. Additionally, there is a mandatory payout set for Sunday, so there is a great chance to turn a small bet into a large payday this weekend.
The Jackpot 6 is a 10-cent wager with a reduced 16 per cent takeout that is contested on Races 3 through 8 on the program. The wager finds 70 per cent of the net pool paying out nightly to the tickets with most winners when there are multiple tickets, with the remaining 30 per cent designated for the carryover.
A single winning ticket takes home the entire pool and the carryover. There is a mandatory payout on Sunday, so if the Jackpot 6 should carry over on Saturday, a large payoff is very possible.
A new Jackpot 6 will start when racing resumes Friday, December 26, as Cal Expo’s ‘Watch and Wager LLC’ meet expands to three nights a week.
“Cal Expo is the first harness track in America to offer a Jackpot Pick 6,” Cal Expo General Manger Chris Schick explained. "The wager was targeted toward the lottery-type player, and our regulars have also liked being able to take a shot with say 120 combination tickets for $12 as well.”
In addition to the Jackpot 6, there are three other wagers offered nightly at Cal Expo that come with the reduced 16 per cent takeout. They are the 50-cent Pick 5, the 20-cent Pick 4, and the 10-cent Hi-Five on the nightcap.
Its Not Over, El Azteca Head Open Trot
Its Not Over and El Azteca, who have dominated things at the ‘head of the class’ at Cal Expo so far during the current meet, are set to go at it once again in Saturday night’s featured $6,000 Open Trot.
A 14-race card is set with first post at 5:45 p.m. Cal Expo racing is now being conducted on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with Friday racing being added to the mix beginning December 26.
El Azteca accounted for the first ‘top dances’ for the trotting set during the current meet, but it has been Its Not Over that has prevailed in the last three Open Trots with El Azteca his most immediate victim.
Its Not Over is a four-year-old son of Panama Hanover out of the Andover Hall mare Hall It that races for Richard Dryden and Debra Budahn, is conditioned by Bob Johnson and will once again have Chip Lackey in the sulky while starting from the demanding Post 10.
After a needed outing on October 25, Its Not Over has rattled off three straight victories at the top rung, putting his class and versatility on display in the process. He played the role of stalker in his November 1 tally, when he made every pole a winning one on November 23 and then did his work in first-over fashion over a ‘sloppy’ track at most recent asking.
El Azteca is another Panama Hanover offspring that is owned, trained and was bred by Marco Rios with James Kennedy handling the lines. He comes into this assignment with $124,000 in his bank account and a 1:54.3 mark that was set this year at Hoosier Park.
He captured the October 18 and 25 Opens, but has had to settle for the second money behind Its Not Over in the last three top clashes for the division. El Azteca lost his best chance in the slop last time when he made an early miscue and for this go-around he is drawn inside his main rival. He will start from Post 9.
Also, just a reminder from Cal Expo that beginning December 26, the Watch and Wager LLC meet will expand to three nights a week, with the trotters and pacers in action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
(Cal Expo)