BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, January 20,
2014—Not surprisingly, a double-carryover more than doubled the interest for
Yonkers Raceway’s Monday night Pick 5.
Since no one took down the wager either
Friday or Saturday, Monday night’s dowry—buoyed by the two-program carryover of
$10,368.68--featured a $25,000 guaranteed pool.
A shipment of $32,105 in fresh money
came in, and with just one winning favorite in the sequence, the payoff was
more than sociably acceptable.
The winning combination of…
2-Grecale As (George Brennan, $8.10)
3-Wednesday’s Whim (Brennan, $6.10)
5-Hobe Sound (Brian Sears, $3.30)
2-Great Soul (Eric Carlson, $28.20)
1-That Man of Mine (Jordan Stratton,
$43.40)
…returned a rather robust $5,741.25 for
every four bits.
The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager offered on races
5 through 9 nightly. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects
all five winners (as was the case both Friday and Saturday), the entire pool
(minus takeout) moves to the next racing program.
The Pick 5 offers a $10,000 “regular” guaranteed
pool every Monday and Tuesday (in conjunction with the US Trotting
Association’s Strategic Wagering Program), with program pages for those
“guarantee” days available for perusal at www.yonkersraceway.com.
The Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule continues, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting now
available daily.
