by Tom Kelley, publicity director, Maywood Park

Melrose Park, IL — Maywood Park will offer a guaranteed Pick-4 pool of $40,000 on Friday (July 24).

Because the one dollar wager was not hit on Thursday, a carryover of $10,507 will be added to the Friday pool. The Pick-4, which is on races nine through 12 on Friday, features a low takeout of just 15 percent.

In addition to the Pick-4 guarantee, fans will have a chance to walk away with a big payday later in the night as Maywood will also offer a $15,000 guaranteed pool on their High Five wager. The High Five is offered on the final race of the night. The popular wager on the finale has a ten cent minimum.

Post time for the Southland Festival of Racing on Saturday and Sunday at Balmoral is 7:10 p.m. (CDT). Balmoral will offer four guaranteed pools totaling $80,000 this weekend.

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