by Tom Kelley, publicity director, Balmoral Park

Crete, IL — Once again Balmoral Park will be offering some very lucrative guaranteed pools on Friday (Nov. 27).

With the 10-cent Hi-Five going unclaimed last Saturday night, a nice carryover of $14,755 will be added to this Friday’s pool. With that in mind, Balmoral Park will offer fans a chance to grab some Black Friday shopping money by posting a $30,000 guaranteed pool on the 10-cent wager. The Hi-Five is on race 12 on Friday night.

In addition to the Hi-Five guarantee, fans will have a chance to snag some additional money they can use to expand their tickets earlier in the night as Balmoral Park will also offer up a guaranteed pool of $15,000 on its 50-cent Pick 5 wager. The low cost wager also went unclaimed last Saturday, meaning an additional $4,427 in carryover money will be added to the pool on Friday night. The Pick-5, which is on races four through eight on Friday, once again features a low 50-cent minimum.

As usual on Friday the $1 Pick-4 with its low takeout of 15 percent will be offered on races nine through 12. The Pick-4 will have a guaranteed pool of $15,000 as well.

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 Friday’s opener at Balmoral is 7:10 p.m. (CST). Don’t miss this great last minute opportunity to grab some extra spending money for the Holiday season.