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Horseplayers will have an array of special wagering options this weekend coinciding with the first-ever California Crown day on Saturday. Among the special added wagers are an all-stakes Pick 5 on Saturday, a pair of two-day all-stakes Daily Doubles, a two-day all-stakes Pick 4 and two day all-stakes Pick 6 linking stakes races on Saturday and Sunday. Each of the special wagers features a player-friendly 15 percent takeout rate.
The two-day, all-stakes Daily Doubles are $5 minimum wagers. The first combines Saturday’s $750,000 Eddie D (G2) with Sunday’s Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2). The second combines Saturday’s $1 million California Crown (G1) with Sunday’s Zenyatta Stakes (G2).
On California Crown Day Saturday, the all-stakes Pick 5 consists of the Unzip Me, John Henry (G2), Eddie D, California Crown and City of Hope Mile (G2).
The two-day, All Stakes Pick 6 is a $1 minimum wager. It includes Saturday’s Unzip Me, City of Hope Mile, California Crown John Henry Turf, California Crown Eddie D and California Crown with Sunday’s Santa Anita Sprint Championship and Zenyatta Stakes.
The two-day all-stakes Pick 4 is a $2 minimum wager. It comprises of the California Crown John Henry Turf and California Crown with Sunday’s Santa Anita Sprint Championship and Zenyatta.
Horse Racing Nation coverage of the inaugural California Crown at Santa Anita is made possible in part through a sponsorship by 1/ST Racing.
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