HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The curtain rings down Sunday on the 2024-25 Gulfstream Park Championship meeting. But not before offering yet one last mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6, a closing day tradition as well as a bi-weekly ritual around these parts the past couple of months. The wager tends to favor those with well-endowed bankrolls to attack the usually daunting sequences. Sunday’s Rainbow 6, which begins in race 7 and continues through the finale of the 12-race program, is no different. It begins with a head-scratching full field of 12 bottom-level conditioned claimers on the turf and also includes three two-turn maiden special weight races, the first over the main track and the final pair on the grass. With the Rainbow 6 jackpot having been hit on March 21, just five days after a mandatory dispersal of the pool, the carryover on Sunday will be modest, perhaps in the range of $300,000 if not solved again either Friday or on Saturday’s Florida Derby card. Race 7: The racing office did the “little guy” no favors by putting a $17,500 non-winners of two claiming race on the turf as the opening leg. Those that can afford to spread probably will. In an attempt to narrow things down to a few logical options, it’s hard not to include the class-droppers Gimme Mo Baby and Carrington, who exit a key race. You would also have to consider Free to Roam, who has been idle but gets some class relief, has lured leading rider Irad Ortiz Jr., and comes out of a very sharp main-track workout on March 15. :: Get Gulfstream Park Clocker Reports from Mike Welsch and the Clocker Team. Available every race day. Race 8: Shangrala Road is offered up for those looking to single something in leg 2 after he chased home the Florida Derby-bound Disruptor in a promising seven-furlong debut. He should handle the added distance of this 1 1/16-mile race being bred to stay two turns on his dam’s side. Those seeking a bit more coverage are sure to gravitate to the Todd Pletcher duo of Only in America and Majorca, both already well seasoned around two turns, with Only in America sure to garner considerably more support with Ortiz up. Looking for a real sleeper? Toss in Chillax, who has been holding his own in the morning with no less a mate than Fountain of Youth winner Sovereignty. Race 9: Billy the Greek could be an even better-looking single as he is dropping in class and is well spotted for leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. He hasn’t missed a beat in the morning of late and has been matched up and actually held his own reasonably well with Pegasus World Cup winner White Abarrio in each of his last two drills. For more coverage, Bold Looker seems most obvious second off the claim for the hot Carlos Narvaez barn. Race 10: It’s back to the turf with maiden fillies and mares, including a couple of dangerous-looking first-time starters, Royalty Rate and Mildred Pierce, who are hard to ignore in this spot. I would lean more to Mildred Pierce as she is kin to graded turf stakes winners Personal Best and Capture the Flag. I would also include Restless Dreamer, who has been knocking on the door in this category while exiting a pair of good grass works at Palm Meadows. There are plenty of other logicals to include here but I will try to beat the likes of Annulled in her turf bow and Counterinteligence, who does add blinkers but is already a beaten favorite twice in as many starts. :: Play Gulfstream Park with confidence! DRF Past Performances, Picks, and Clocker Reports available now. Race 11: Starter handicap races on the Tapeta are always wide open, especially with a horse like K. C. Chief in the lineup. He has been very inconsistent of late but is surely capable of beating these at his best. K. C. Chief will assure a lively pace, along with Lamplighter Jack and Alley Oop Johnny, which might give closers like Stroke of Midnight, who galloped out best of all behind K. C. Chief two back, and the improved Soulmate the chance to be along in time. Race 12: Those fortunate enough to still have life may need a ton of coverage to close the deal, especially in a race that features five first-time starters with varying degrees of breeding for the grass. Of that group, I’m leaning toward Hibiscus, a half to the multiple graded stakes-placed Tapwater, who exits a sharp-looking work over the Palm Meadows turf. The experienced runners include Bojaca Blessing, who is first-time Jose D’Angelo and first-time Lasix, and Keepthedreamalive, who finished fourth of a dozen in a promising turf debut. Obeissante is logical stretching out with Ortiz named but must overcome a difficult post draw and has only modest turf breeding on the dam’s side of his pedigree. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.