by Tom Kelley, publicity director, Balmoral Park

Crete, IL — Once again Balmoral Park will offer a lucrative guaranteed Pick-5 pool of $20,000 on Saturday, Dec. 13. Because the .50 cent minimum wager was not hit last Wednesday, a nice carryover of $5,026 will be added to Saturday night’s pool. The popular low cost Pick-5 wager will be offered on races five through nine on Saturday night.

In addition to the Pick-5 guarantee fans will have a chance to walk away with a big payday right after that as Balmoral will also offer its usual Saturday $20,000 guaranteed pool on their $1 Pick-4 wager. The Pick-4, which is on races 10-13 on Saturday night features a low takeout of just 15%.

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 Initiative and Track Master on the handicapping section at www.ustrotting.com.

Post time for Saturday’s opener at Balmoral is 7:10 pm (central). Don’t miss this chance to pick up some extra spending money for the Holiday season.