Meadowlands Media Relations
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – When the
second week of racing at the Meadowlands’ Fall Meeting begins Friday (Oct. 18),
there will be plenty of big-green buzz as a giant pool figures to be up for
grabs in the track’s 50-cent Pick-5 that kicks off with the first race at 7:15
p.m.
Last Saturday (Oct. 12), longshots
ruled at the mile oval, as six times on the 13-race program, winner’s odds were
at least 13-1. During the Pick-5 sequence, two 30-1 shots reigned supreme and
no one cashed a winning ticket on the wager (those who correctly selected four
winners walked away with $2,324.80), creating a carryover of $20,922.81.
That has led to this Friday’s
anticipated pot of gold, where, instead of the usual $25,000 guaranteed pool,
the Pick-5 will offer a $75,000 promise, in partnership with the United States
Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering initiative.
The last time the Pick-5 sported a
carryover ($30,928), the result was a total pool of $208,763 on June 8, and
those holding winning tickets after some shrewd selections walked away with
better than $72,000.
In total this weekend, the Big M will
offer $200,000 in guaranteed money: $100,000 on both the 50-cent Pick-4 and
50-cent Pick-5 during this Friday’s and Saturday’s programs. As always, both
wagers offer a low 15 percent takeout and free program pages for the multi-leg
puzzles are available – courtesy of TrackMaster – at both ustrotting.com and playmeadowlands.com.
QUICK LEARNERS: The Friday (Oct. 18) program at the
Big M features four divisions of the fifth leg of the Kindergarten Classic for
2-year-olds. The four big-money finals – with purses totaling more than
$700,000 – take place on Nov. 2.
IT ALL COMES DOWN: Woodbine at Mohawk Park will host the
2019 edition of the Breeders Crown. Eliminations take place Friday (Oct. 18)
and Saturday (Oct. 19) with the finals scheduled for one week later. The
2-year-old championship events will take place on Oct. 25 while all
3-year-olds, as well as the older horses, will battle on Oct. 26.
Both weekends of Breeders Crown
action will be simulcast to the Meadowlands.
DRINK FROM THE CUP: In two weeks, Santa Anita Park will
be the center of the Thoroughbred racing universe as the 2019 edition of the
Breeders’ Cup will take place with five races on Day One and nine more on Day
Two, featuring the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
On Friday, Nov. 1, post time at Santa
Anita is 1:45 p.m. EDT while the first Breeders’ Cup event takes place at 4:12
p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 2, post time for the first race is 1:07 p.m. The first
Cup race is at 2:55 p.m. with the Classic scheduled for 8:44 p.m.
Watch and wager on the Breeders’ Cup
at the Meadowlands.
BET THE ALCS: The American League Championship
Series, which pits the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees, continues
Thursday (Oct. 17) evening at 8:08 p.m.
The Yankees will start Masahiro
Tanaka, who sports a 2-0 record and 0.82 ERA in the postseason, against
Houston’s Zack Greinke (0-2, 8.38). The Astros lead the best-of-seven series
two games to one.
Baseball fans can watch and wager on
the ALCS in the Meadowlands’ FanDuel Sportsbook or in Victory Sports Bar. The
winner of the ALCS will advance to the World Series and take on the National
League champion Washington Nationals.
The Yankees-Astros series will
continue with games on Friday (at 7:08 p.m.), Saturday (if necessary, 8:08
p.m.) and Sunday (if necessary, 7:38 p.m.).
FOOTBALL SUNDAY (AND MONDAY): As always, the FanDuel Sports Book is
the place to be on Sunday (Oct. 20) to watch and wager on every National
Football League game.
Local fans can catch the Giants
hosting the Arizona Cardinals at 1 p.m. On Monday (Oct. 21) Night Football, the
Jets welcome the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in an 8:15 p.m.
kickoff.
