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From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers & Kevin Kerstein:

POOL FOR MANDATORY PAYOUT OF SUNDAY’S DERBY CITY 6 ON CLOSING DAY WILL BE MULTI-MILLIONS

 

Force-Out of 20-cent Derby City 6 with $1,413,928 Carryover on Races 6-11 Starting at 3:18 p.m. ET

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 28, 2025) – Bettors have a massive $1,413,928 carryover in the Derby City 6 to chase Sunday at Churchill Downs for the 11-race closing day program.

There is a mandatory payout in Sunday’s 20-cent Derby City 6, which covers Races 6-11 starting at approximately 3:18 p.m. (all times Eastern) because it’s closing day of the 43-day Spring Meet. Churchill Downs’ gates will open at 11:30 a.m. The first of 11 races is 12:45 p.m. and the finale is scheduled for 5:58 p.m.

The jackpot carryover was $1,413,928 at the conclusion of Saturday’s action.

All monies on Sunday will be distributed to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series.

Last year, there was a $357,208 jackpot carryover on closing day and $2,057,512 in new money was wagered – more than five times the carryover. The winning sequence that day paid $131,622.

The Churchill Downs record carryover is $1,694,336 on Nov. 18, 2005. The following day $4,004,157 of new money was bet into the pool. The $2 Pick 6 that day paid $32,865.

Takeout on the Derby City 6 is just 15% – one of the lowest multi-race wager takeout rates in American racing – and only costs 20 cents per combination.

Sunday’s closing day sequence features 58 entered horses for an average of 9.7 entries per race:

  • Race 6 (3:18 p.m.): $225,000 Bashford Manor (Listed), 2yo, 6 F (seven entries)
  • Race 7 (3:51 p.m.): $225,000 Debutante (Listed), 2yo f, 6 F (nine entries)
  • Race 8 (4:23 p.m.): $300,000 Hanshin (Listed), 4&up, 1 M (eight entries)
  • Race 9 (4:55 p.m.): $175,000 Anchorage Overnight Stakes, f&m, 1 1/8 M (T) (nine entries)
  • Race 10 (5:27 p.m.): $175,000 Maxfield (Listed), 3yo, 7 F (13 entries)
  • Race 11 (5:58 p.m.): Mdn 120k, f&m, 1 1/8 M (T) (15 entries, 12 can run)

Past performances are available at www.Brisnet.com. Fans can wager on the Derby City 6 on track at Churchill Downs; www.TwinSpires.com, the track’s official online wagering platform; other online wagering outlets; and select satellite betting centers throughout North America.