Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet begins on Sept. 26 with a new wager, the $1 Sunset Pick Six. The Sunset Pick Six will comprise the final three races from both Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park on days that the pair are running. Available to retail customers only (no CAW players), the Sunset Pick Six features a low 15 percent takeout and will not have a consolation payout. The net pool will be distributed entirely to winning ticket holders or, if no one successfully selects all six winners, carried over to the next racing day.
The Sunset Pick Six is part of a comprehensive wagering menu available to horseplayers during the Santa Anita Autumn Meet, which closes Oct. 26. Back again is the traditional $2 Pick Six offered on the last six races each race day. It will continue to pay out 70 percent of the total pool to tickets that have all six winners with the remaining 30 percent going to consolation payouts. If there are no tickets with six winners, 70 percent of the pool will then carry over to the next race day with the remainder paid out in consolations.
Santa Anita will again offer a $5 late Daily Double, $3 late Pick 3 and $3 All-Turf Pick 3, each of which has a player-friendly 15 percent takeout rate. The late Daily Double covers the final two races on each day's card; the late Pick 3 includes the final three races of the day and the All-Turf Pick 3 consists of the final three turf races on the program. Santa Anita will also continue to offer "rolling" $2 Daily Double's and $1 Pick 3's throughout each day's program.
Big pools will again be the norm in both the 50-cent Early Pick 5 and 50-cent Late Pick 5. The 50-cent Early Pick 5, which features a low 14 percent takeout, saw an average pool size of $340,000, during the Hollywood Meet. The 50-cent Late Pick 5 attracted an average pool size above $580,000.
Also returning is the $1 Coast-to-Coast Pick 5, which has a 15 percent takeout rate and is available to retail customers only. The Coast-to-Coast Pick 5 combines races from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park on days that both tracks are running.
A $1 Super High 5 will again be offered on the final race of each day's card. The Super High 5 requires players to select the first five finishers in exact order. If there are no perfect tickets, 100 percent of the pool carries over to the following day's Super High 5.
The Autumn Meet will also offer 10-cent superfectas on all races with a minimum of six entrants, $1 Trifecta on races with a minimum of four runners, and a $1 exacta on every race. Additionally each day's card will offer a 50-cent early Pick 4 and 50-cent late Pick 4. On cards with more than 10 races, a 50-cent middle Pick 4 will also be offered.
