On Saturday evening at Hawthorne Racecourse, the Jackpot High Five wager was capped and had a mandatory payout.
After not being hit on a single ticket during the first 36 nights of the meet, the carryover had grown to $224,190. The pool was capped and a mandatory payout of set for Saturday night with a guaranteed pool of $500,000.
When all was said and done, an additional $1,413,238 was wagered into the High Five pool on Saturday, in addition to the carryover. The full field of 12 pacers raced very cleanly and resulted in a blanket finish at the wire.
In the end, 9-1 shot Powerful Pulse was the winner, followed by Sweet Donnas Girl (33-1), Naty (9-2), Backwoods Barbie (31-1), and Back Stock (42-1) in fifth.
From front to back, the field of 12 was only separated by 5-3/4 lengths at the wire.
The $.20 payout on the High 5 returned a whopping $64,380.68. Total handle for the Saturday Hawthorne card was very strong as well, as $2,641,399 was wagered on the 12 race card.
(Hawthorne)