The 2015 racing season will kick off in earnest on Thursday, January 29 at Maywood Park, as the half-mile oval jumps back into its familiar Thursday-Friday live racing schedule.
Right from the start bettors will have a chance to play into what will hopefully become the ‘norm’ at Maywood Park, as the Pick 6 wager features a carryover of $2,329.00. There will also be a mandatory payoff in the Pick 6 wager on Friday, January 30, as Maywood Park will debut its new 20-cent Jackpot Pick 6 wager starting on Thursday, February 5.
The new 20-cent Jackpot Pick 6, which became wildly popular at Gulfstream Park’s Thoroughbred meet, should help spur plenty of carryovers as it requires a bettor to hold the only ticket with all six winners from the designated Pick 6 races.
When there is no single winner in the Jackpot Pick 6, 50 per cent of the pool will be paid out to those with the most winners, while the remaining 50 per cent goes back into the carryover pool.
The 20-cent Jackpot Pick 6 is scheduled to be contested on Race 1 through 6 on Thursdays and Races 3 through 8 on Fridays at Maywood Park. Post time for the opener each night will be 7:10 p.m. (Central).
Balmoral Park will return to live racing on Saturday, January 31 with a first-race post time of 7:10 p.m (Central) as well. There will be no live racing at the Crete oval on Sunday, February 1 due to the Super Bowl. Balmoral is then scheduled to race Saturdays and Sundays throughout the 2015 season.
(Maywood Park)