Meadowlands Media Relations
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Meadowlands
is popular with players given the half-dozen opportunities they are given
nightly to dive into large pools that offer a low takeout of 15 percent. What
sometimes gets lost in the shuffle is the fact that almost all other Big M
wagers have bets that have takeouts of just 17 and 20 percent.
Here are the six wagers that offer
the 15 percent takeout, and what their average pools have been during the first
three weeks of May:
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Race 1: 20-cent Pick-5 ($90,897)
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Race 3: 20-cent Survivor Pick-7 ($15,408)
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Race 6: 50-cent Pick-4 ($119,634)
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Race 8: 20-cent Pick-6 ($22,934)
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Race 10: 50-cent Pick-4 ($113,522)
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Race 13: 10-cent Hi-5/Pentafecta ($33,044)
“We have priced our wagering menu to
attract horseplayers from all around the world,” said track Chief Operating
Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “The lower takeouts create more
winners, and without winners, there is no game.”
“The lower minimums have attracted a
new demographic of players who can now bet more combinations and last longer.
When you put all those things together, along with fantastic races to wager on
every weekend, you get the consistently monstrous handle numbers we have seen
during 2021. Last weekend, we extended our streak of consecutive
$3-million-handle nights to 16, a record that can be attributed to our
top-flight racing, low takeout wagers and an incredibly loyal fan base, for
whom we are very appreciative.”
The competitive racing at The Big M
always gives players a shot at a score, and thus far in May, score they have,
with the Survivor Pick-7 leading the way with an average payoff of $4,529.
The Pick-5 is next, averaging $4,515,
followed by the Pick-6 ($3,582), Hi-5/Pentafecta ($1,851), Late Pick-4 ($1,321)
and Early Pick-4 ($668).
Across-the-board bettors get a fair
shake at The Meadowlands, as win, place and show bets have a 17 percent
takeout. Daily Double and Exacta wagers are at 19 percent takeout while
Superfectas and Pick-3s have a 20 percent rake.
On Saturday, the Exacta was as
popular as ever. Of the $3.7 million in total handle, over $1 million of that
was bet on the Exacta alone, accounting for 28 percent of all wagering on the
14-race card.
FASTER, FASTER! “We have seen an extraordinary group
of fast horses competing during May,” said Settlemoir. “For example, we had 49
races for male pacers this month, and 23 of those went under-1:50.”
Proof of the high-octane horses
competing at the mile oval came last Saturday (May 22), when the fastest mile
of the year in the sport was equaled by Nicholas Beach, who stopped the clock
in 1:47.2 just one week after American History recorded an identical time for
the mile.
GET YOUR FREE PROGRAMS, HERE! Need a program but don’t want to
spend any green?
The Big M has you covered, with free
programs of every race of every race card. Just go to playmeadowlands.com to get your no-cost
past performances.
GET SOCIAL, NOT DISTANT: You can always check in with the team
at The Meadowlands on Twitter.
For early changes, racing information
and staff selections, go to @themeadowlands or #playbigm.
On race nights, stay in touch with
the Big M’s Dave Brower (@eedoogie), Dave Little (@DaveLittleBigM), Ken
Warkentin (@kenvoiceover) and Jessica Otten (@JessicaOtten1).
A $100,000 PROMISE: Every night, The Meadowlands promises
big money on both editions of its signature wager, as each 50-cent Pick-4
sports a guaranteed pool of $50,000.
THE SCHEDULE: Live racing continues every Friday
and Saturday with a first-race post time of 6:20 p.m.
Big M TV’s live “Racing from The
Meadowlands” pre-game show, which provides news, notes, features, staff
selections and a look at that evening’s marquee races, gets underway at 5:47
p.m.
FAB FRIDAY: The featured action on Friday’s card
will be a pair of New Jersey Sire Stakes Finals for 3-year-olds on the trot.
Each – one for colts and geldings and one for fillies – has a purse of $200,000
and the results figure to reveal top contenders for the Hambletonian and
Hambletonian Oaks.
BELMONT NEXT WEEK: One of the biggest days in
Thoroughbred racing takes place next week (Saturday, June 5) with the 153rd
running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.
Meadowlands’ fans can wager and then
watch the action up close in one the best simulcast facilities in the game at
The Big M. Post time for The Belmont Stakes is 6:49 p.m.
NHL AND NBA PLAYOFFS ACTION: The NBA and NHL playoffs are in full
swing, and bettors can watch and wager on the action at one of the leading
books in the country, the FanDuel Sportsbook at The Meadowlands.
In addition to the hoops and hockey,
players can also get their action on Major League Baseball, professional
soccer, golf, tennis and much, much more.
The sportsbook is open Sunday-Friday
from 10 a.m.-midnight and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 a.m. The cash counter is open
from 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
