It used to be a excellent Saturday for one fortunate horse racing bettor who became a 50-cent Pick out Five into over part one million greenbacks.
The bettor received the Early Pick out 5 — appropriately selecting the winner of the primary 5 races — of Saturday’s 13-race program at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Seashore, Florida, and took house $524,966.50.
The payout used to be the 5th absolute best for a Pick out Five in U.S. horse racing historical past and the 3rd absolute best for a non-jackpot, according to Ed DeRosa, director of selling for Brisnet.com, the professional knowledge supply of the Kentucky Derby and TwinSpires.
The successful horses for the primary 5 races had been No. eight Freddy Soto, No. four Union Lane, No. 1 He is a Babe, No. three Enzoexpress and No. 6 Lashara.
It used to be a large day for lengthy pictures, as Freddy Soto, winner of the primary race at 73-1 odds, had crushed a complete of 5 horses in his earlier 3 races previous to Saturday’s victory, whilst No. four Union Lane had completed in entrance of 11 overall horses in her earlier seven races.
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ESPN’s Chris Fallica contributed to this document.