Two jackpot super
high five carryovers headline Friday (June 12) card
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (June
10, 2015) – While exotic racing
featuring camels and ostriches is sure to draw a big crowd, horseplayers will
be attracted to a pair of six-figure carryovers in the Jackpot Super High 5
wagers Friday night (June 12) at the Meadowlands.
The fifth race carryover has
grown to $149,789 and the twelfth race carryover sits at $126,693.
Even though the jackpots have
not been hit, the consolation payoffs, which represent 75-percent of the
nightly pool after takeout, have been rewarding. In the last four weeks, the
average 20-cent payout in the fifth race wager has been $1,195.48. The average
payout during that same time period in the last race wager has been $2,176.15.
Friday’s fifth race is the
first of two divisions in the Cathedra Dot Com series. Bay Pond Racing Stable’s
Real Drama is the 3/1 morning line favorite coming off a victory in the opening
leg of the series. With regular driver Tim Tetrick competing at Mohawk Raceway
on Friday, Real Drama will be driven by John Campbell. Oceans Motion, who also
won an opening leg of the series, will also have a new driver on Friday with
Eric Goodell replacing Mohawk-bound David Miller.
The twelfth race has a field
of ten led by 4 Leaf Racing’s Cambridge, who won at this class level last week
as the heavy favorite. The Cantab Hall gelding is trained by John McDermott,
the fourth leading trainer at the Meadowlands meet. He will be driven by George
Brennan, who will make a rare appearance at the Meadowlands before heading back
to Yonkers when its racing schedule resumes Saturday.
Post time for Friday’s
twelve-race card is 7:15 p.m.
