With no winning ticket once again on Wednesday (Sept. 5), Batavia Downs will offer a $2,940 carryover and $6,000 guaranteed pool in the early Pick-5 when racing resumes on Friday (Sept. 7) at the oldest lighted harness track in America.

Friday’s guarantee is part of the USTA’s Strategic Wagering program which offers free program pages for those five races under the “Handicapping” tab at ustrotting.com.

The wager will also be featured as the USTA Play of the Day on the Harness Racing Fan Zone.

The Pick-5 is a 50-cent base wager that begins in race one and runs through race five. There is no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners, the entire pool (minus takeout) will be carried over once again.

Post time for the first race Friday is 6:00 p.m.

(Batavia)