A communication problem between the New York Racing Association and AmTote resulted in incorrect pick-six information being announced several times late on the Friday card.
Racing analyst Andy Serling announced on-air following the eighth race of the nine-race program that there would be a $61,486 carryover into Saturday. A graphic on the simulcast feed stated the same information.
After the ninth race was run, announcer Frank Mirahmadi said the pick six paid $61,486. He then came back on-air and said that there would be a carryover. The graphic then reappeared.
Shortly thereafter, the NYRA press office reported the pick six had indeed been hit and that the lone winning ticket paid $61,486.
Consolation tickets with five winners, as correctly reported in the results, returned $951.
The breakdown in communication between NYRA and AmTote came because the winning ticket included Iwishirish in the ninth and final race. Iwishirish was a morning scratch from the race and all pick-six tickets using her were moved to the favorite, who turned out to be eventual winner Woundwithhereyes.
NYRA put out a release at 7:52 p.m. Friday night that said, "NYRA and AmTote are currently in the process of discussing alternative ways to broadcast Will Pays for multi-race wagers with scratched horses to alleviate situations such as these going forward."