Rainbow 6 carried over due to 'no contest' race

A spill in the early stages of the 10TH race on Sunday's program

at Gulfstream Park prompted the stewards to declare the race a "no contest" in

order to protect the safety of the jockeys and horses.

Jockey Edgar Prado was

unseated by his mount approaching the first turn and remained on the course as

the horses continued down the backstretch and into the far turn. Acting quickly

to avoid a potential accident, the stewards declared the race a "no contest" and

track announcer Larry Collmus quickly made the announcement for the benefit of

the track patrons and the participants in the two-turn turf race.

Due to the quick action of the stewards, there were no

further incidents on the track. Prado, a Hall of Fame jockey, eventually sat up

and was taken to First Aid, where he complained of right shoulder pain. He was

taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in nearly Hollywood for evaluation.

"The safety of our riders and horses has to come first," Gulfstream Park President Tim Ritvo

said. "When the outrider got to the jockey,

the jockey wasn't moving and the outrider immediately called the stewards. The

stewards only had a few seconds to react. It's unfortunate what happened, but we

will not take any chances when it comes to the life of a rider or horse."

Because the 10TH race was declared a "no contest," all wagers on

the race were refunded and consolation payoffs were made for daily double and

Pick 3 wagers made in prior races.

Also due to the "no contest" ruling, 100 percent of Sunday's

20-cent Rainbow 6 pool was paid off to those bettors with the winners of the

other five races. The 7-1-5-3-all-1combination paid $17,858.18.

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot of $3,325,154.33 that was

carried over to Sunday's program will be carried over to Wednesday's program.

The 50-cent Pick 5 combination of 1-5-3-all-1 returned

$83,348.25.

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