by Gabe Prewitt, for Pompano Park

Pompano Beach, FL — Tuesday nights had been missing from the racing calendar in South Florida for a couple of seasons, but fans responded with a flurry with its return to the schedule.

More than $460,000 was wagered on the Tuesday (Dec. 2) 10-race card, with $8,872 of that coming in the nightly 50 cent Pick-5 which featured a $1,592 carryover going in. The sequence produced no real surprises, and returned $250.35 for the 50 cent combination after Verdi ($2.10) and driver Wally Hennessey captured the final leg.

The 20 cent Jackpot Hi-Five carryover survived another card, now up to $3,815 heading into Wednesday night’s action. In order to win the entire jackpot, there must be one ‘unique’ winning ticket. If there are multiple winning tickets, 50 percent of the pool is paid out and the other 50 percent is added to the carryover. There were three winning tickets on Tuesday night, producing a $573.78 return for the 20 cent combination.

Live racing action continues on Wednesday night with a first post of 7:30 p.m.

Pompano Park now offers live racing four nights per week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Sunday night racing returns on Dec. 14.