Carryovers
Carryovers: What are Carryovers?
A carryover occurs when there is no winner in the original day's race or races. At the end of a designated wager type - maybe a Pick 4, Pick 5 or Pick 6. All bets in the original pool are carried over (creating a "carryover") to the next designated race. Multiple carryovers can and do occur, which often reach several millions. Carryover pools are a huge growth area for racing and the introduction of Jackpot Pick 6s are bets designed to encourage multiple payouts and eventually trigger a mandatory payout at the end of a race meet where horseplayers chase pools worth tens of millions of dollars.
Carryovers: Popular Bet Types
- Pick 4/5/6: Pick the winners of 5 specific races. If no bettor selects all five or six winners then the money rolls over to the next day's racing. Watch out for some major carryovers happening at the major tracks in Kentucky, like Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Turfway Park - where a single day of carryover could lead to pools in excess of $1m.
- Pick 5/6 Jackpot: The same as the Pick 5 or Pick 6 wager, but here you need to be the only winning ticket with the correct combination of five or six winners to take home the jackpot. Also known as the Single 6, Empire 6, or Rainbow Pick-6.
- Super Hi 5 Jackpot or Pentafecta: Pick the Top 5 finishers in a specific race, in order, to win the Super High Five. This bet has become very popular with harness/standard-bred racing and a huge jackpot grew to nearly $1m at Woodbine Mohawk in May 2014.
Examples of Previous Carryovers
Thursday, February 27, 2020
| Gulfstream Park | Pick 6 Jackpot | $258,372.00 |
| Fair Grounds | Pick 5 Jackpot | $204,799.00 |
| Golden Gate Fields | Pick 6 Jackpot | $139,161.00 |
| Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races | Pick 6 Jackpot | $41,958.00 |
| Turfway Park | Super High Five | $9,666.00 |
| Gulfstream Park | Super High Five | $4,325.00 |
| Gulfstream Park | Super High Five | $2,729.00 |
| Laurel Park | Pick 6 Jackpot | $1,118.00 |
| Gulfstream Park | Super High Five | $918.00 |
| Laurel Park | Z-5 Super Hi-5 | $564.00 |
Friday, February 28, 2020
| Santa Anita Park | Pick 6 Jackpot | $62,717.00 |
| Tampa Bay Downs | Pick 6 Jackpot | $61,877.00 |
| Penn National | Super High Five Jackpot | $26,242.00 |
| Santa Anita Park | Super High Five | $20,420.00 |
| Sam Houston Race Park | Pick 5 | $17,131.00 |
| Sam Houston Race Park | Super High Five Jackpot | $12,266.00 |
| Sam Houston Race Park | Z-5 Super Hi-5 | $11,130.00 |
| Sam Houston Race Park | Pick 6 Jackpot | $9,024.00 |
| Fonner Park | Pick 5 Jackpot | $5,842.00 |
| Santa Anita Park | X-5 Super High Five | $4,484.00 |
| Penn National | Pick 5 | $4,342.00 |
| Santa Anita Park | X-5 Super High Five | $3,710.00 |
| Sunland Park | Super High Five | $2,781.00 |
Saturday, February 29, 2020
| Turf Paradise | Pick 6 Jackpot | $46,986.00 |
| Mahoning Valley Race Course | Pick 6 Jackpot | $4,204.00 |