BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, February 27,
2014—Yonkers Raceway’s Thursday Pick 5, buoyed by a $25,000 guaranteed pool—had
the requisite guaranteed interest.
A total of $24,825 of fresh money was
tossed in to accompany the $7,500 carryover (via a Tuesday non-hit), so the
till was oversized.
The winning combination of
8/5/5/7/1---just one double-digit proposition and one delivered-the-goods
favorite--returned $1,741.25 for every two quarters.
The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager offered on races
5 through 9 nightly. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects
all five winners (as was the case Tuesday), the entire pool (minus takeout)
moves to the next racing program.
The Pick 5 offers a $10,000 guaranteed pool every
Monday and Tuesday (in conjunction with the US Trotting Association’s Strategic
Wagering Program), with program pages for those “guarantee” days available for
perusal at www.yonkersraceway.com.
Also of note during a brisk Thursday night at the
office, driver Mark MacDonald—sidelined since the last week of January after
post-accident (he wasn’t sure which one) surgery on his nose and cheekbone–made
a successful return. MacDonald won with his first drive back, angling McEver
($19.80) off the cones to win the $6,500 third-race pace going away in 1:58
The Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule continues, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting available
daily.
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