$25,497 carryover
into Friday’s program
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (March 2, 2017) – Back-to-back
$100-plus winners helped trigger a carryover in the Pick Five at the
Meadowlands on a long shot’s delight Thursday.
The $25,497 carryover will be up for grabs on Friday’s
program. The Pick Five covers the first five races of the night. It carries a
50-cent base wager and a low 15-percent takeout rate that should almost be
eliminated with the carryover.
The last time there was a Pick Five carryover was December
22, 2016. The $25,874 carryover attracted $212,276 in new money. The winning
sequence then returned nearly $18,000.
Tony Beltrami kicked off the long shot parade in the GSY
Club race when Scirocco Jakob paid $112.60. In the next race, Tom Merton put
Mr. Julian on the front end and never looked back, scoring at $117.80. Kyle
Husted ensured the carryover in race five when he steered $66.00 winner
Wegottatruckyea to win. Husted won three races Thursday, more than doubling his
season win total.
The early pick four that included three of those big payoffs
returned $30,687.95 to one lucky horseplayer in Las Vegas.
Jim Marohn, Jr. swept the late double to increase his narrow
lead over Brett Miller in the 2017 leading driver race.
Total handle was $1,381,272 on the 9-race card.
Live racing resumes Friday with an 11-race card. Post time
is 7:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.
