Fans of the Chicagoland area racing circuit will have the chance to build up a nice bankroll over the coming nights as both Maywood Park and Balmoral Park will offer carryovers in several of their gimmick wagers
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Starting on Thursday night (August 6) those fans betting into the action at Maywood Park will have a Pick 4 carryover of $1,537.14 to start the night. The Pick 4 entails races two through five at Maywood Park with post time for the second tentatively scheduled for 7:40 p.m. (central).
The Pick 5 wager at Maywood, which goes on races five through nine, will also feature a carryover of $4,039.06. The 50 cent wager can result in some huge payoffs and post time for the fifth is tentatively scheduled for 8:40 p.m. (central).
As if those carryovers weren’t enough to entice fans to jump into the action the 10 cent High Five wager, which takes place on Race 10, will give fans a chance to take home a pocketful of cash as a carryover of $5,658.56 will be added to Thursday’s pool. Post time for that 10th race is tentatively scheduled for 10:25 p.m. (central).
After Wednesday’s night’s Balmoral card produced a slew of upsets and huge payouts there will also be carryovers in the Pick 4 and Pick 5 on Saturday’s (August 8) program. Among the “bombers” that lit up the tote board on Wednesday was Revelation, who returned $140.20 on a $2 win mutuel while also keying a $9196.71 payoff on a 10 cent Superfecta wager. Showmeyourstuff lit up the tote board to the tune of $101.60 and was selected on the Balmoral Beat pre-race show by Publicity Director Tom Kelley while track announcer Dominic Polito touted fans of the pre-race show on Nice And Happy, who returned a hefty $30.40 to win. In all, nine of 11 winners on the card returned $11.00 or more for a $2 win wager.
Saturday’s Pick 4 carryover at Balmoral will be $2,849.59 and the wager entails races two through five while the Pick 5, which is conducted on races five through nine will have a carryover of $4,689.08. Post time for Saturday’s first race at Balmoral Park is 7:20 p.m. (central).
(Balmoral Park)