from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — Mother’s Day proved to be extra sweet for one lucky horseplayer who took down the $22,612 jackpot in the Meadowlands Super High Five wager.

The 20-cent wager requires a horseplayer to correctly pick the first five finishers of the race in order. The jackpot amount only pays out in its entirety if there is one single winning ticket. Otherwise, 75 percent of the net pool is paid out to the multiple winners while the remaining 25 percent is added to the jackpot amount.

The race five winning combination of 4-10-2-4-5 was led by 2-1 second choice Can Do. The 24-1 Sheer Flex helped juice up the sequence in second place while 18-1 I C Caviar was third. Fellow longshots Blue Muse and Never Ever Clever rounded out the top five. Favorite Forever As made a break in stride while third choice Mesmerized faded down the stretch to finish sixth.

The winning ticket was purchased through the AmTote Oregon Hub.

The wager featured a carryover of more than $17,250 coming into Sunday afternoon.

Nobody had hit the Jackpot Super High Five at the Meadowlands since April 1 when the wager was hit for $20,354.

The 12th race version of the wager continues to not get hit and now sports a carryover of $212,593.38 heading into the Big M’s next live program, which is Friday night. Post time is 7:15 p.m.

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