by Tom Kelley, publicity director, Balmoral Park

Crete, IL — For the second time in the last three racing nights, Balmoral Park will offer a lucrative guaranteed Pick-5 pool of $25,000 on Wednesday (Oct. 22).

Because the 50 cent minimum wager was not hit on Sunday night, a healthy carryover of $8,565 will be added to Wednesday night’s pool. The popular, low cost Pick-5 wager will be offered on races one through five on Wednesday night.

In addition to the Pick-5 guarantee, fans will have a chance to walk away with a big payday right after that as Balmoral will also offer its usual Wednesday $10,000 guaranteed pool on the $1 Pick-4 wager. The Pick-4, which is on races six through nine on Wednesday night, features a low takeout of just 15 percent.

Handicappers across North America can get a head start on their competition with free 12 line program pages for the guaranteed pools courtesy of the USTA Strategic Wagering Program and TrackMaster on the handicapping section at www.ustrotting.com.

Post time for Wednesday’s opener at Balmoral is 7:10 p.m. (CDT). Don’t forget the guaranteed pool action kicks off with the opener so get there early and have those tickets ready!