Churchill Downs & TwinSpires.com Partner To Offer Guaranteed Pick 6 Pools on Oaks & Derby Days

Churchill Downs Racetrack and TwinSpires.com have partnered for the third straight year to guarantee the Pick 6 pools on Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby days. The Kentucky Oaks Day Pick 6 will carry a $250,000 guaranteed pool and the Kentucky Derby Day Pick 6 will feature a $1 million guarantee.

The wagers have been officially renamed to be the “TwinSpires.com $250,000 Guaranteed Oaks Day Pick 6” and “TwinSpires.com $1,000,000 Guaranteed Derby Day Pick 6.”

The Pick 6, which is a $2 minimum wager, will cover Races 6-11 on both days. Race 6 on Oaks Day is scheduled for 1:26 p.m. EDT, while the sixth on Derby Day is 1:19 p.m. EDT.

Rules and Restrictions:

• The TwinSpires.com $250,000 Oaks Day Pick 6 is only guaranteed if there is one or more winning 6 of 6 tickets.  If there is less than $250,000 wagered into the TwinSpires.com $250,000 Oaks Day Pick 6 and there are no correct winning 6 of 6 tickets, the carryover will reflect the actual amount wagered into the pool irrespective of the guarantee.
   
• The TwinSpires.com $1,000,000 Derby Day Pick 6 is only guaranteed if there is one or more winning 6 of 6 tickets.  If there is less than $1,000,000 wagered into the TwinSpires.com $1,000,000 Derby Day Pick 6 and there are no correct winning 6 of 6 tickets, the carryover will reflect the actual amount wagered into the pool irrespective of the guarantee.
   
• TwinSpires.com and reserves the right to cancel the guarantee on both the Oaks and Derby Day Pick 6 pools if the total number of starters in all the legs of the Pick-6 sequence is less than 42 at the time the Pick-6 pool closes.
   
• TwinSpires.com reserves the right to cancel the guarantee on both the Oaks and Derby Day Pick 6 pools if any type of weather, power, or technology issue prevents simulcast outlets representing more than 20% of the Kentucky Derby Day off=track wagering in 2013 from being able to wager in the Pick 6 pools.
   
• The TwinSpires.com $250,000 Oaks Day Pick 6 consists of races 6 through 11 at Churchill Downs on Friday, May 2nd.
   
• The TwinSpires.com $1,000,000 Derby Day Pick 6 consists of races 6 through 11 at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3rd.