by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs

Batavia, NY — Batavia Downs Racetrack joins the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program Friday night (Sept. 30) with the early Pick-5 pool guaranteed at $4,000.

The early Pick-5, which kicks off in race one, has an actual carryover of $2,422 and post time for that race is set at 6:15 p.m.

The Pick-5 is a 50-cent base wager that includes races one through five during every racing program. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners, the entire pool moves to the late Pick-5 which begins with race seven.

Program pages for the early Pick-5 races are made available courtesy of Trackmaster and can be found at http://handicapping.ustrotting.com.