by Tom Kelley, publicity director, Maywood Park

Maywood, IL — Starting Friday, Sept 4, Maywood Park and the USTA Strategic Wagering Program will increase the guaranteed Pick-4 pool from $10,000 to $15,000 on Friday nights. The increase is possible thanks to the success of the new wagering model that has Maywood and Balmoral offering three guaranteed pools every night. The total guaranteed pools offered by Maywood and Balmoral in September will exceed $1,000,000.

Maywood will now offer $95,000 per week in guaranteed pools. The Thursday guarantees will remain the same: a guaranteed pool of $20,000 on the ninth race trifecta, $10,000 on the tenth race High Five and $10,000 on the Pick Four, which is offered on the final four races of the night. The Friday guaranteed pools are led by a $25,000 trifecta pool on race 11, $15,000 on the High Five and the Pick-4 with the new guarantee of $15,000.

Balmoral Park will also be raising guarantees in September. This Saturday, Balmoral Park will offer $100,000 in guaranteed pools on their Super Night Eliminations, which include a Pick-5 guarantee of $20,000 thanks to a carryover of $5,399 from last Sunday night.

Free program pages for races that are part of the USTA Strategic Wagering Program are available courtesy of Track Master at http://www.trackmaster.com/usta. The Pick-4 wager has a low 15 percent takeout every night.