Yonkers Raceway returns from its brief hiatus Saturday night -- and not a moment too soon
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Saturday night's 12-race extravaganza -- which holds a first-race post time of 7:10 p.m. -- will launch the Metro 6-Shooter, a unique Pick 6 wager which will feature a pair of Yonkers races and four races from the Meadowlands.
The $1 base wager is spiced up with $30,000 added to net pool and one 'overflow' race at each track (12-horse Meadowlands field and 10-horse Yonkers field). The Metro 6-Shooter is a cooperative effort between the two tracks and the Standardbred Owners Association of New York.
The wager begins with the Meadowlands' fourth race (scheduled post 8:04 p.m.), continuing with Meadowlands' fifth (8:25), Yonkers' fifth (8:37), Meadowlands' sixth (8:49), Meadowlands' seventh (9:10) and Yonkers' seventh (9:19).
As for the small print, the wager is governed by New Jersey Racing Commission and has a 20 per cent take-out. The pool is divided with 75 per cent going to any ticket(s) with six correct and 25 per cent as consolation to next-most correct. If no one selects all six winners, 25 per cent paid out as a 'next-most' consolation and 75 per cent is carried over to the next coming Saturday.
The tracks are also making it really simple and free to get the past performances. The past performances are going to be made available on both Yonkers' and Meadowlands' websites, and Yonkers is also giving away a free Metro 6-Shooter program every Saturday.
(With files from Yonkers)
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