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

Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway’s Thursday night Pick-5 comes complete with a $7,500 carryover; actually $7,500 and three cents, to be precise.

Yonkers’ two-week-old 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 Tuesday), the entire pool carries over to the next racing program.

The Pick-5 also offers a $10,000 guaranteed pool every Monday and Tuesday.