Breaking the Bank: Gulfstream Goldmine

Breaking the Bank - featuring data courtesy of Equibase - highlights the biggest scores of the past week in racing. (Photo by Penelope P. Miller/America's Best Racing)
Once again last week, no one managed to construct the single winning ticket for Gulfstream Park’s Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot.
Yet that didn’t stop a few handicappers from taking home a rather delectable six-figure payoff for correctly picking five winners.
To be precise, the bank was busted at Gulfstream on March 12 when the Pick 5 on the final five races of the day returned a monstrous $109,524.25 for a mere 50-cent wager.
The sequence did not gain serious traction until the final three races as it opened with wins by Martini Kid ($11) and Conquest Typhoon ($8.40).
But then Minute Madness ($63.40) rebounded from a 29-length loss at Tampa Bay Downs to notch a maiden win at 30-1 odds and Miss Matzoball ($20.20) took the $75,000 Captiva Island Stakes. Finally, first-time starter Forced Motion captured her debut for trainer Gilberto Zerpa at 31-1 odds and returned $64.40 in the final race of the day.
Aside from the gargantuan Pick 5 payoff, putting together the final three longshots in the Pick 3 or Pick 4 was extremely rewarding. The Pick 3 returned $13,561.50 for $1 while the Pick 4 was worth $14,762.85  for a 50-cent bet.
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Though there were multiple winning tickets on the March 11 Pick 6 at Gulfstream Park, those fortunate enough to correctly select all six winners were treated to a spectacular reward of $89,381.02 for a winning 20-cent wager.
That sequence featured only one winning favorite as it started with wins by Super Bird ($14.20), Keystoneforvictory ($7.40), Second Mate ($11.80), Apologynotaccepted ($10.20) and Seeking Alpha ($5). Even though the winner of the final leg was the improbable drop-down Gran Tepuy at a $105.20 mutuel, the hopes of a single winning ticket gave away to several winners who each headed home nearly $90,000 richer.
The March 12 card at Gulfstream got off to an electric start when Sunset District won the opening race at $18.60 and then was followed by horses priced at 7-1, 22-1, 31-1 and 8-5 to comprise a Super High 5 that paid $55,681.10 for a $1 bet.
The week’s “How did you come up with that one?” award was presented in the eighth race at Santa Anita Park on March 13.
In no less of a setting than the Grade 2 San Luis Rey Stakes, Generosidade, in just her fourth start in the United States, was sent off at 71-1 after finishing sixth, seventh and seventh in that trio of American starts. But on this day, the fourth start was the charm as the 7-year-old mare kicked into high gear in the stretch and posted a length and a half victory.
Aside from a week’s best payoff of $144.80 for a $2 win bet, Generosidade triggered some huge payoffs in the exotic wagers associated with that race.
The topper was the $1 superfecta which also featured horses at odds of 10-1, 30-1 and 10-1 to form a mammoth $87,409.60 superfecta for a $1 wager. There was also a trifecta worth $6,197 and a Pick 3 in that race which paid a robust $2,897.60.
CARRYOVER UPDATE: That aforementioned Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot at Gulfstream Park now has a carryover of $3,256,830.56 heading into Wednesday’s program at the Florida track. If no one hits the Jackpot in the next two weeks, there will be a mandatory payoff on March 26.
At Santa Anita, there will be a two-day carryover of $548,670 awaiting Pick 6 players on Thursday.
Top Payouts for the Week Ended March 13

Wager
 Wager Amount 
 Payoff 
Track
Date
Race#

Win
 $       2.00
 $               144.80
SA
3/13/2016
8

Place
 $       2.00
 $                 74.20
HOU
3/8/2016
8

Show
 $       2.00
 $                 35.40
HOU
3/8/2016
8

Exacta
 $       1.00
 $               578.20
SA
3/13/2016
8

Exacta
 $       2.00
 $            2,837.20
HOU
3/8/2016
8

Quinella
 $       1.00
 $                 72.90
TUP
3/13/2016
7

Quinella
 $       2.00
 $               139.50
AQU
3/12/2016
2

Trifecta
 $       0.20
 $                 59.30
HAW
3/12/2016
1

Trifecta
 $       0.50
 $             2,254.10
MVR
3/7/2016
7

Trifecta
 $       1.00
 $           21,597.50
CT
3/10/2016
7

Trifecta
 $       2.00
 $           20,328.20
HOU
3/7/2016
2

Superfecta
 $       0.10
 $           12,739.60
HOU
3/7/2016
11

Superfecta
 $       0.20
 $               555.66
HAW
3/11/2016
9

Superfecta
 $       1.00
 $           87,409.60
SA
3/13/2016
8

Superfecta
 $       2.00
 $           39,777.00
AQU
3/12/2016
9

Daily Double
 $       1.00
 $               657.90
HOU
3/8/2016
9

Daily Double
 $       2.00
 $            2,497.60
LRL
3/13/2016
8

Pick 3
 $       0.20
 $                 49.34
HAW
3/12/2016
8

Pick 3
 $       0.50
 $             2,472.60
FG
3/13/2016
6

Pick 3
 $       1.00
 $           13,561.50
GP
3/12/2016
12

Pick 3
 $       2.00
 $             4,262.00
LRL
3/13/2016
9

Pick 4
 $       0.20
 $               182.96
HAW
3/12/2016
8

Pick 4
 $       0.50
 $           14,148.85
DED
3/12/2016
4

Pick 4
 $       1.00
 $             3,450.20
GG
3/13/2016
9

Pick 4
 $       2.00
 $             6,831.00
AQU
3/13/2016
9

Pick 5
 $       0.20
 $               447.82
HAW
3/12/2016
5

Pick 5
 $       0.50
 $          109,524.25
GP
3/12/2016
12

Pick 5
 $       2.00
 $           13,218.00
AQU
3/12/2016
5

Pick 6
 $       1.00
 $             7,858.80
TUP
3/8/2016
8

Pick 6
 $       2.00
 $           24,307.00
AQU
3/12/2016
9

Pick 6 Jackpot
 $       0.20
 $           89,381.02
GP
3/11/2016
10

Super High Five
 $       0.50
 $             6,285.55
DED
3/10/2016
8

Super High Five
 $       1.00
 $           55,681.10
GP
3/12/2016
1

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Commonly Used Gambling Terms

Account wagering – Betting by internet or phone, in which a bettor must open an account and deposit money with which to bet.
Across the board – A bet on a horse to win, place and show. If the horse wins, the player collects three ways; if second, two ways; and if third, one way, losing the win and place bets. Actually, three bets.
Bounce – An especially poor performance on the heels of an especially good one.
Box – A betting term denoting a combination bet whereby all possible numeric combinations are covered for certain horses.
Bridge jumper – A person who wagers large amounts of money, usually on short- priced horses to show, hoping to realize a small but almost certain profit. The term comes from the structure those bettors may seek if they lose the bet.
Chalk – Betting favorite in a race.
Chalk player – Gambler who wagers on favorites.
Daily Double (or Double) – Type of bet calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races.
Exacta – A wager in which the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish, must be picked.
Exacta box – A wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are selected.
Exotic (bet) – Any bet other than win, place, or show that requires multiple combinations. Examples of exotic wagers are trifecta, Pick 6, Pick 4.
Handle – Amount of money wagered in the pari-mutuel system on a race, full day of races, or entire racing season at a track.
In the money – A horse that finishes first, second or third.
Key horse – A single horse used in multiple combinations in an exotic bet.
Morning line – The starting odds set by the track handicapper.
On the board – Finishing among the first three.
On the nose – Betting a horse to win only.
Overlay – A horse whose odds are greater than its potential to win.
Pari-mutuel – System of wagering where all the money is returned to the bettors after deduction of track and state percentages.
Parlay – A multi-race bet in which all winnings are subsequently wagered on a succeeding race.
Part wheel – Using a key horse or horses in different, but not all possible, exotic wagering combinations.
Pick (6 or other number) – A type of multi-race bet in which the winners of all the included races must be selected. Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Pick 6 are commonly used by tracks in the United States.
Place bet – A bet on a horse to finish first or second.
Quinella - Bet in which the first two finishers must be picked in either order.
Show bet – A bet on a horse to finish in the money; third or better.
Speed Figure – A metric that rates a horse’s performance in a race, which is determined by a combination of the horse’s performance and the level of competition he/she competed against.
Trifecta – A bet in which the first three finishers must be selected in exact order.
Trifecta box – A trifecta wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are bet upon.
Underlay – Horse whose odds are more promising than his potential to win.
Win – A bet on a horse to finish first.
Wheel – Betting all possible combinations in an exotic wager using at least one horse as the key.