The 50-cent Pick 5 begins in race one with a $27,470
carryover. In partnership with the USTA
Strategic Wagering Program, the gross pool for Thursday’s Pick 5, including the
carryover, is expected to be at least $100,000. Free past performances
for the Thursday Pick 5 are available all month long through USTA ’s partnership with Trackmaster at http://www.trackmaster.com/usta/.
Last week was a record one for the Pick 5 at the
Meadowlands. The Thursday and Friday cards produced the two highest Pick
5 pools ever for non-carryover days, $45,439 and $46,390, respectively, and the
two highest payouts in the brief history of the wager, $27,259 and
$27,831.
The average five-of-five payout this year has been $5,241
for 50 cents. Thursday marks the third carryover through the first 17
days of racing. A $16,000 carryover on Saturday, January 28 attracted a
pool of $96,962.
The Pick 6, a $1 base wager, kicks off in race four.
The $15,177 carryover is the highest of the meet and most since last year’s
Hambletonian Elimination Day, when a $21,543 carryover attracted $33,005 in
additional wagers and yielded the top 2011 Pick 6 payout of $41,322. The
wager has paid out on six-of-six winners four times in 2012 with an average
payout of $3,574. Past performances for the Meadowlands Pick 6 are
available for purchase online through Trackmaster and the Daily Racing Form.
