by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — The players came out with both fists for Yonkers Raceway’s Monday night Pick-5.

The Pick-5 is a 50 cent base wager offered on races five through nine nightly. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners (as was the case both Friday and Saturday), the entire pool (minus takeout) moves to the next racing program.

Buoyed by a $25,000 guaranteed pool (including a two-day carryover of $16,174.33), $62,017 of fresh money was wagered. Going into the final race, all combinations were accounted for, with the winning sequence of 7/1/1/4/2 returning $263.75 for every four bits.

The Pick-5 offers a $10,000 guaranteed pool every Monday and Tuesday (in conjunction with the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program), with program pages for the “guarantee” days available for perusal at www.yonkersraceway.com.