On Tuesday, December 17, Pompano Park offered what ended up being the track's record Pick-4 pool.
There was a carryover of almost $16,000 in Pompano's Pick-4 going into the Tuesday night program. There was also a $75,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12 per cent takeout rate. That being said, interest spanned throughout North America, as the wager produced record local pool of $102,666 for the track's ‘Send It In’ feature wager.
When all was said and done, 18 winning 50-cent tickets were tallied, and each returned $5,422.55.
The sequence started in the fifth race when Ken Holliday piloted Roll With Faith to the winner's circle and rewarded his faithful with a $6.20 mutuel.
Serious attrition followed when veteran Dave Ingraham steered Rock N Roll Rosie to a 13-1 upset win that returned $28.60.
In the third leg, Ask Me Ifi Care, with Mike Micallef in her sulky. won an all-out war down the stretch to win and paid $13.40 as the third choice in the betting.
The grand finale was won by Demi Ivey for Wally Hennessey, which resulted in a $7.20 payoff and the lucrative payday for those 18 fortunate survivors.
A $2 win parlay would have returned $2,203.20, not taking into consideration what the large win wager ($562) would have had on the last win pool.
Wednesday's program will feature a Super Hi-5 jackpot that has grown to well over $8,000 to anyone with the single winning ticket.
Post time is set for 7:20 p.m.
(With files from Pompano Park)