The Meadowlands Racetrack will resume live racing on Friday (January 12) with a Pick-5 guaranteed pool of $125,000.
Nobody picked five back on Saturday, December 30, which was the track’s most recently raced card due to the cancellation of last weekend’s races at the ‘Big M.’ The resulting carryover of $28,786 led to the hefty guarantee which is backed by the Meadowlands in concert with the United States Trotting Association Strategic Wagering. The wager begins in Race 3 and has a fifty-cent minimum and a 15 per cent retention rate.
On the racetrack, a healthy response in the entry box has again resulted in maximum field size, as ten participants will head postward in each and every race. This development has resulted in even larger pools, thus a very positive effect on the handle for the past few race cards.
The races themselves represent something for everyone, of an interesting fusion of conditioned races brimming with veterans along with a few fields of younger types competing in lifetime wins and money classes as they seek their level.
There are more than a few horses on Friday's card that have been consigned to the Tattersalls January Mixed Sale that will be held on Monday, January 15 in The Meadowlands paddock.
Program pages for the Pick 5 and other guaranteed bets are available for free on the Meadowlands’ website (meadowlandsracetrack.com).
Post time for the card is 6:35 pm.
(Meadowlands Racetrack)