The Meadowlands Racetrack will be offering an enticing carryover pool for handicappers to fire at on Friday (Jan. 17), as the East Rutherford, NJ track will have a $100,000 pool on tap for its 20-cent Jackpot Super High-Five players.

On December 27 of last year, one sharp Meadowlands player held the only ticket with the winning combination of 10-6-5-3-9 in the Early 20-cent Jackpot Super High-Five and walked away with $23,262.20. If someone is to hit the Late JSH5 this Friday night, that payoff would look small by comparison.

The carryover for the wager that requires one to be the lone holder of a ticket with the top five in official order of finish now stands at $105,787.13. Thus, for a wager of two thin dimes, a player could cash in for over $100,000 at the conclusion of Friday night’s 14th race.

For those looking for a 20-cent base bet that’s a tad easier to hit, the 20-cent Survivor Pick-10 is sure to please. Over the last four race cards at the ‘Big M,’ the SP10 has returned no less than $3,526.86. The $5,022.74 payout on January 10 was interesting because one only had to last five legs to collect. While a 21-1 shot did start the sequence, two of the other four winners went to the gate at 3-1 or less. The 20-cent Survivor Pick-10 begins nightly in the third race.

PICK-4 REPORT: The Meadowlands’ signature wager – the 50-cent Pick-4 – did big business as usual last weekend, with total pools of $85,813 (Friday) and $82,539 (Saturday). Friday’s payoff of $226.75 was significant when you consider the last two legs of the wager were taken by 4-5 shots. Saturday’s return of $970.05 started with a 7-5 chalk and ended with the most challenging of the sequence at 12-1.

The wager has a low 15 per cent takeout and a guaranteed pool of $50,000 and is featured nightly on the eighth race.

Friday night’s 50-cent Pick-5 returned a whopping $32,166.95 to one superb handicapper, even though favourites won twice. The wager is offered every night on Race 1.

This Saturday will mark the second week of the Meadowlands and Woodbine Mohawk Park offering the popular Can-Am Pick-4, where players have to select two winners at each venue to cash. Those who hit a week ago cheered long and loud, as the bet with the 20-cent base returned $1,413.40.

Last weekend was the third consecutive weekend where betting exceeded $5 million at the industry’s handle leader, as $2,773,142 was bet Friday and $2,594,301 on Saturday.

(With files from the Meadowlands Racetrack)