by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications
Toronto, ON — Just a single ticket was able to correctly hit the Jackpot Hi-5 in Monday’s (Feb. 12) final race at Woodbine Racetrack for a score of $70,141.11.
Seven-year-old gelding Jefferson Tare and driver James MacDonald came through in Monday’s final race, an $8,000 to $10,000 claiming event for pacers, at odds of 5-2. The winner was followed across the wire by a quartet of longshots, including a 99-1 shot in third, to round out the top five finishers. Race favorite Mybrothergeorge (even-money) finished ninth.
Only one Hi-5 ticket wagered Monday had the combination of 6-2-8-3-10 to take down the entire jackpot of $70,141.11. The winning ticket cost $4,300.80 and was wagered by a customer in the Arlington hub. The ticket was constructed as follows: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10/ALL/ALL/ALL.
Here are the top five finishers from Monday’s Jackpot Hi-5 race.
1st: #6 Jefferson Tare (James MacDonald) 5/2
2nd: #2 HP Black Shadow (Sylvain Filion) 17/1
3rd: #8 Casimir Nunzio (Richard Simard) 99/1
4th: #3 Clever Thing (Bob McClure) 13/1
5th: #10 Mcsinner Man (Jonathan Drury) 89/1
The carryover entering Monday evening’s card was $68,165.65 and horseplayers wagered $23,778 into the Jackpot Hi-5 pool.
The Jackpot Hi-5 wager requires horseplayers to select the top five finishers in order. The wager features a 20-cent minimum and a low takeout of 15 percent.
The Hi-5 will now start from scratch on Thursday evening’s card of racing. Post time is 7:10 p.m.