EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (December 1, 2017) – Horseplayers will be treated to a Saturday night special at the Meadowlands thanks to a series of harness racing longshots triggered a Pick Five carryover of $18,646 on Friday.
The Friday night Pick Five featured zero winning favorites and winners that paid $34.80, $37.40, $6.20, $16.40, and $23.20.
With an always-low 15-percent takeout, Saturday's carryover sequence will have an effective takeout of zero with up to $124,310 in the pool. This provides horseplayers with their ideal scenario – a large pool with zero or negative takeout.
Saturday's sequence covers Races 2 – 6 and features fields with an average of 8.6 wagering interests.
Free past performance pages are available here http://playmeadowlands.com/uploadedFiles/Handicapping/Past_Performances/Sat_Dec2_Pick5pps.pdf.
The parade of longshots also led to a lone winning ticket worth more than $14,000 in the new Pick 10 Survivor wager and an Early Pick Four that paid $3,893.
Jim Marohn, Jr. and trainer Patti Harmon teamed up to win four races on the card.
Live racing continues Saturday with a 7:15 p.m. post time.
For more information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.
Justin Horowitz