by John Berry, for Pompano Park

Pompano Beach, FL — Pompano Park will be introducing some new wagering formats beginning with Monday night’s (Nov. 10) 10-race program.

The popular Pick-5 returns to the south Florida oval beginning with race two and carries a nightly guaranteed pool of $2,500.

Director of Racing Brett Revington said, “This wager was a hit with our fans when it was first introduced and the guarantee should further enhance the popularity of that particular offering.”

The track also announced a new minimum wager — 50 cents — for the Pick-4, which covers races five through eight on live race nights.

Revington continued, “Many of our fans have been asking about this reduction from the $1 minimum, so we decided to follow their suggestion. Hopefully, this, along with our nightly guaranteed pool of $5,000 and a very fan-friendly 12 percent takeout, will prove fruitful to our growing fan base.

“These new formats should also be received well by fans all across North America since TVG will be carrying our entire racing program on Monday night.”

Pompano Park’s Monday night special feature the mares with Winbak Heavenly and Mach Me Not looking to renew their budding rivalry and several northern invaders joining the fray, as well.

Last week, Mach Me Not got a “head start” on Winbak Heavenly around the final turn and went on to score a win in 1:54, thereby interrupting Winbak Heavenly’s three race winning streak.

This week, four invaders — Elleofnxample, Godiva Seelsster, Arodasi and Pertty Music — join the group, along with recent winners Just A Bee and Market Dynamics.

Elleofnxample and Arodasi come from the powerful Joe Pavia Jr. Stable, the former with a 1:49.2 mark this year and the latter no stranger to the Pompano Park winner’s circle, having won here on seven different occasions.

“These mares have two different racing styles,” Pavia related. “Elleofnxample can grind a long way while Arodasi can really turn on the afterburners late in a mile.”

The 4-year-old Godiva Seelster looks to go over the $100,000 mark in lifetime bounty Monday night. The consistent mare is having her best year with $55,670 on her 2014 card.

Pertty Music has been tangling with the best mares on the Indiana circuit and recently took a mark of 1:51 at Hoosier Park.

Post time for Monday night’s opener is 7:30 p.m.