Meadowlands, Tioga
Downs & Vernon Downs all host live money events on February 21
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (February 17, 2015) – A trio of
live money qualifying events that will offer a total of six seats to the
$50,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship are scheduled for Saturday,
February 21 at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, Tioga Downs and Vernon
Downs.
The Meadowlands tournament offers a total of four seats. It
requires a $200 entry fee plus the purchase of a $200 betting card. The entire
$200 entry fee goes into the prize pool and will be distributed amongst the top
ten finishers. Contestants will bet a total of 10 races on the Meadowlands
card. Players keep all pari-mutuel earnings and in addition to prize money, the
top four finishers will receive a seat in the WHHC Final on April 25. For more
information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.
Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs will also offer live money
tournaments on Saturday. The contests each require a $40 entry fee that will be
used for 10 separate $2 win/place wagers on the 10 designated contest races.
The contests will use five races from the Meadowlands and five races from
Yonkers. In addition to keeping all pari-mutuel earnings, the top finisher in
each contest will receive a seat in the WHHC Final on April 25. For more
information, visit www.tiogadowns.com
or www.vernondowns.com.
