BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, June
11, 2015—Your
homework assignment is here.
As previously mentioned, Yonkers Raceway
returns from hiatus Saturday night (June 13), doing so with a $60,000
guaranteed Pick 5 pool (including a $25,569.51 carryover).
Well, the Saturday program has been
finalized, and the intriguing sequence—which begins with a 1¼-mile trot and a 1
1/16 mile pace, both with 10 scheduled starters—is now up for early
handicapping and included with this release.
If Saturday’s gimmick 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.
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.
