BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, October 8, 2015—All
the cash associated with Yonkers Raceway’s million-dollar International Trot
won’t be disbursed on the racetrack.
Yonkers Raceway, in conjunction with the
Standardbred Owners Association of New York and the U-S Trotting Association’s
Strategic Wagering, shall offer a $75,000 guaranteed Pick 5 pool for the
special matinee Trot program (first post 2 PM) as this marquee event returns
after a two-decade hiatus.
The wager includes $25,000 of “seed money”
and encompasses races 2 through 6 on the card, with the 10-horse International
scheduled as the fourth race (approximate post 3:10 PM). Yonkers’ Pick 5—a
50-cent base wager—usually goes from races 7 through 11.
“We are all very excited to see the
International come back,” Raceway president Tim Rooney said. “We’ve put
together an excellent field and we invite all our fans to enjoy it and test
their handicapping skills.”
Some other notes regarding this special
guarantee…
--though additional monies may be carried
over should the gimmick not be hit before Saturday, the total guaranteed pool
remains at $75,000;
--as always, the Pick 5 is not a
“must-pay” wager, so if no one selects all five winners in the sequence, the
entire pool (minus takeout) would move to the Monday, Oct. 12, program;
--program pages for this wager accompany
this release and shall be available at www.yonkersraceway.com.
Again, please note the International is
part of a matinee card, with first post at 2 PM and the race itself going at
approximately 3:10 PM. Also note that a superfecta has been added to the
International Trot wagering menu.
