BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, June 9,
2015—The
Belmont Stakes was all well and good, but now the real fun is about to get
underway.
Yonkers Raceway returns from hiatus
Saturday night (June 13), with first post at 7:10 PM, and with a first…
…a $60,000 guaranteed Pick 5 pool.
When last we left live racing June 2, the
Pick 5 went unclaimed, with a tidy carryover of $25,569.51 all dressed up with
no place to go.
That carrot figures to attract whole lot
of lettuce, so Saturday’s “welcome back” wager shall offer a $60,000 guaranteed
pool.
To add some intrigue, the first two races
in the sequence are both added-distance events—a 1¼-mile trot and a 1 1/16
mile—pace, each with 10 starters.
If Saturday’s dowry goes unclaimed,
Monday’s (June 15) Pick 5 guaranteed pool would be $100,000. If the current
carryover remains in effect until Tuesday (June 16), the guarantee would swell
to $125,000.
(Note that if the Pick 5 is hit Saturday,
Monday’s guaranteed pool reverts to the usual $10,000).
The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager comprised of
races 7 through 11 every racing program. It has no consolation payoff, meaning
if no one selects all five winners (as was the case the last two programs), the
entire pool (minus takeout) moves to the next racing program.
Program pages for Saturday’s Pick 5 shall be
available no later than Thursday afternoon.
After Saturday’s card, the Raceway’s five-program-per-week live schedule
returns Monday night, June 15. First post every
Monday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday is at 7:10 PM, with Tuesday matinees at 1 PM.
Evening simulcasting accompanies all nighttime programs, with afternoon
simulcasting available daily.
