by John Berry, for Pompano Park

Pompano Beach, FL — When the 6-year-old mare Diamonds Princess earned her initial win of the 2016 season in 13 starts with a 44-1 upset in the Tuesday (April 5) finale at Pompano Park, it set the stage for the largest Super Hi-5 payout in Pompano Park history.

One unidentified bettor was able to come up with the correct 4-2-3-9-7 combination with the 20-cent ticket worth $182,716.56.

Diamonds Princess, trained by Mike Micallef for the Baron Racing Stable, was driven by Dave Ingraham, who steered the mare past the 4-5 favorite, Pacific Date (Aaron Byron), in deep stretch for the win.

With Mayabelle and Gaston Lareau finishing third at 24-1, followed by Machin Marley (9-1) and Diva Las Vegas (69-1), the Super Hi-5, requiring one unique ticket to take down the entire pool, was hit for the seventh time this season.

Those who wagered their $2 to win on Diamonds Princess were enriched with a $90.40 payday while the 4-2 exacta came back at $379.40 with the 4-2-3 trifecta combo returning $1,710.00. The 20-cent superfecta of 4-2-3-9 paid $1,251.88.