The
Meadowlands Racetrack put on a pari-mutuel show on Friday night. The
night contained a little bit of everything. A 99-1 shot, Carolstern, paid
over $240 to win. That win caused a Pick 5 Carryover into the Saturday
night program of $16,769.68.
Later
in the card, All About Justice scored at 50-1 and returned over $107 to
win. That victory caused a Late Pick 4 payout of over $10,000 following
an Early Pick Four that returned over $18,000.
The
bettors came out in force on opening night, as the Meadowlands handle of
$2,691,107 was an increase of 24% from the $2,166,584 bet on opening night one
year ago. All three of the Meadowlands guaranteed wagers were very well
received, including the brand new early pick four, which carried a pool of over
$42,000.
Dave
Miller was the driving star of the evening, notching three wins on the
card. Tim Tetrick and Yannick Gingras both picked up where they left off,
each with driving doubles.
The
Saturday night card features a Pick 5 carryover of $16,769.68 which kicks off
the card in race one. The Early Pick 4 sports a $25,000 guarantee and
gets underway in Race 3 and the Late Pick 4, covering races 7 through 10, will
carry a $75,000 guarantee.
Horsemen
should note the holiday draw schedule this week. The Meadowlands will
draw on Saturday for Thursday’s program, Monday for Friday’s program and
Wednesday for Saturday’s program.
