from the SOA of New York

Yonkers, NY — The 50 cent Pick-5 wager at Yonkers Raceway has proven to be a very attractive new wager for horseplayers.

After one month of wagering, through 22 race cards, the 50 cent Pick-5 has yielded an average payoff of $1,641 for a 50 cent base wager. There has been a carryover on three of the 22 programs.

“The half-mile racing at Yonkers by nature is going to produce more winning favorites and shorter priced horses,” said Standardbred Owners Association of New York Executive Director Alex Dadoyan. “But the new Pick-5 wager has allowed bettors to key off on a couple of short priced winners and still see a nice return.”

Favorites have won 39 percent of the races in the Pick-5 sequences. Each of the three times there was a carryover, there was only one winning favorite in the Pick-5 races.

The record 50 cent Pick-5 pool thus far occurred on Thursday (June 27) as $20,309 was wagered following a $7,500 carryover on the previous card.

The 50 cent Pick-5 wager at Yonkers is guaranteed with a $10,000 pool on Mondays and Tuesdays and is held on races five through nine every racing night. The Standardbred Owners Association of New York has partnered with Yonkers Raceway and the USTA’s Strategic Wagering Program to offer the guaranteed pools. Free past performances for the Pick-5 races are available Mondays and Tuesdays at www.ustrotting.com or www.trackmaster.com/usta.