by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — The first of the month resulted in the first Pick-5 carryover of the month. No one had Yonkers Raceway’s multi-race wager Thursday, meaning Friday night’s Pick-5 begins with a tidy $3,848.56 incentive.

The Pick-5 is a 50 cent base wager offered on races five through nine nightly. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners (as was the case Thursday), the entire pool carries over to the next racing program.

The Pick-5 also offers a $10,000 guaranteed pool every Monday and Tuesday (in conjunction with the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program), with program pages for the “guarantee” days available for perusal at www.yonkersraceway.com.