Meadowlands Media Relations
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Meadowlands’ signature Pick-4 wager
– always popular with the Big M faithful – has experienced an especially good
run over the last three weeks, as the bet with the 50-Cent base (and low 15
percent takeout) has seen at least $90,000 pushed through the windows each of
the last six times it’s been offered.
After a two-month stretch that saw the pool fail to reach the
$100,000 mark, a total of $112,478 was wagered on July 6. That started a streak
of four straight six-figure pools that was completed on Meadowlands Pace Night
(July 14) when the total reached a meet-high $142,198.
For the month of July, the Pick-4 pool is averaging $108,673.
The players of the Pick-4, as well as the Pick-5 and Survivor
Pick-10, are privy to something special: Information available exclusively to
Meadowlands bettors.
“We take pride that we are the only harness or thoroughbred
track that shows how many tickets are live to every horse after each multi-race
leg,” said Jason Settlemoir, the Big M’s chief operating officer and general
manager. “This new Meadowlands innovation has created multi-race wagers with
total transparency, and most importantly, lets the players know what kind of
ticket they are live to
after every race in the sequence.”
The Pick-4 will be
available on races eight through 11 when live action resumes Friday night. Free program pages for the Pick-4, courtesy of Track
Master, are available on the Meadowlands’ website (www.playmeadowlands.com) and on the
handicapping section at www.ustrotting.com.
JUST FOUR CARDS LEFT…..
FRIDAY: It’s
“Christmas In July” as those attending the live card can enter to win $50 and
$100 gift cards to local department stores. Guests can enter the contest at the
Clubhouse entrance and the Players Club Desk.
Live racing begins at 7:15 p.m. and features two eliminations
for the Jim Doherty Memorial for 2-year-old fillies on the trot.
SATURDAY: The
5th annual Food Truck Seafood Festival pays a visit to the mile
oval. Fans can have their food in the backyard and watch the races up close.
For those who prefer a more refined experience, patrons can
feast in the track’s Pink restaurant and enjoy a seafood buffet for $39.95. If
one would like a 1¼-pound lobster as well, that will cost an additional $20.
For reservations, call 201-THE-BIGM.
The first of 12 races on the card will head to the gate at 7:15
p.m., with the marquee event a pair of Hambletonian Oaks eliminations for
3-year-old trotting fillies.
SUNDAY: Simulcast
players who love classy thoroughbred racing will get to watch and wager on the
Grade 1, mile-and-an-eighth Haskell Invitational from Monmouth Park. A talented
field of 3-year-olds will compete in the 51st edition of the track’s
marquee event, which carries a purse of $1 million. The Haskell has an
approximate post time of 5:45 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 3: The final night card of the 2017-18 Meadowlands meeting gets
underway at 7:15 p.m.
HAMBO DAY: The
biggest day of harness racing not only at the Meadowlands, but in the entire
industry, takes place on Saturday, Aug. 4, when the $1 million Hambletonian for
3-year-old trotters takes center stage. Post time for the first race is noon.
In addition to the 93rd edition of the Hambletonian
being simulcast around the world by the Meadowlands TV department, it will also
be seen live by a national television audience on the CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
from 4-5:30 p.m. The show will be hosted by Gary Seibel with Dave Brower
providing color commentary. Greg Blanchard will handle the interviews.
In addition to the $1,000,000G Hambletonian, other stakes on the
star-studded card include: the $500,000G Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old
trotting fillies, $300,000E Cane Pace for 3-year-old colts and geldings,
$200,000E Lady Liberty for filly and mare pacers 3-years-old and up, $225,000E
Sam McKee Memorial for open pacers 3-years-old and up, $300,000E John Cashman
Memorial for open trotters 3-years-old and up, $350,000E Jim Doherty Memorial
for 2-year-old fillies on the trot, $114,000E Shady Daisy for 3-year-old
fillies on the pace, $175,000E John R. Steele Memorial for filly and mare
trotters 3-years-old and up and $350,000E Peter Haughton Memorial for
2-year-old colts and geldings on the trot. (G – guaranteed purse; E – estimated purse, exact purse to be
determined after number of starters is determined)
