East Rutherford, NJ - Saturday night's racing card at The Meadowlands is
horseplayer-centric with an unprecedented seeding of the Pick Five
pool to go along with the first leg of the World Harness Handicapping Challenge (WHHC).
To kick the night off,
The Meadowlands is putting up the commission (take-out) that the
track received from this past Saturday’s Pick Five wager plus another
$7,500 to create $10,000 in “seed” money that will be added to January 14’s
Pick Five pool. This will essentially lower the wager’s takeout rate by
creating a carryover-like scenario.
The Pick Five covers the
first five races on the card and carries a low 15-percent takeout. The average
pool was more than $57,000 last weekend.
The WHHC qualifier draws
a sophisticated crowd of harness players and focuses on Meadowlands races. You
may enter as a "walk-up" until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening.
On the track, another
pari-mutuel puzzler with big fields and the core of emerging young drivers that
have made this winter's racing so competitive and entertaining will play
out over the course of the evening.
The Meadowlands is also
giving away cash via the "Pay Off
Your Holiday Bills" promotion where you can take home up
to $500 by merely signing up by race five.
Horsemen should be
advised that the Tattersalls January Winter Mixed Sale takes
place in The Meadowlands paddock at starting 11 a.m. on Monday, January 16.
Post time is 7:15 p.m.
