Christmas will come a few days early for horseplayers, as Woodbine Racetrack has announced a mandatory payout on the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 for Saturday, December 23.
The Jackpot Hi-5 carryover currently sits at $153,104.77 with six cards remaining ahead of December 23. There will be no freezing of the pool ahead of the mandatory payout.
This will be the second consecutive year that Woodbine has offered a Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout on the final card before Christmas.
A mandatory payout on December 23, 2016, which had a carryover of $548,396, saw more than $2 million of new money wagered into the pool. Horseplayers that correctly selected the top-five finishers in order scored a Holiday bonus of $4,842.70 for a 20-cent ticket.
The most recent mandatory payout offered on the Woodbine Standardbred product was on October 14 at Mohawk. The carryover that evening was a record $978,779 and horseplayers wagered an additional $2.3 million on the Hi-5.
Winning horseplayers on October 14 got back $2,446.33 for a 20-cent ticket.
The Jackpot Hi-5 requires horseplayers to select the top-five finishers in order and features a 20-cent minimum wager with a 15 per cent takeout. The wager is offered nightly on the final race of each card.
Live racing continues at Woodbine Racetrack every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Post time is 7:30 p.m.
For more information leading up to the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout, follow @WoodbineSB on Twitter.
(WEG)