For Meadowlands fans whose resolutions in addition to weight loss and quitting smoking were to go for bigger scores at the track, all they have to do is get involved in the track’s Pick 5 on the first night of racing in 2018, when players will have a carryover of $28,786 to shoot for Friday evening. The bet requires a player to correctly select the winners of Races 3 through 7 and has a base wager of 50 cents. In partnership with United States Trotting Association Strategic Wagering, the track will offer a $125,000 guaranteed pool on the wager. Program pages for all Pick 5 races, as well as the Pick 4 (Races 8-11), are now available here. For free analysis of the entire card by Derick Giwner, click here. [DRF BETS: Wager on the Meadowlands Pick 5 carryover & pick up your free $200 bet!] A big reason why swimming in the Big M’s Pick 5 pool makes sense for the bettor is value. If the final pool is $150,000 ($121,214 in new money), the winners would get back $131,818, a surplus in winnings of over $10,000. The record payoff on the Meadowlands Pick 5 was on Friday, February 5, 2017, when one bettor had the lone winning 50 cent ticket worth $109,966. Post time at the Meadowlands Friday, and on every Friday and Saturday through the end of February, is 6:35 p.m. MEADOWLANDS ON SNY: The first of 10 “Meadowlands Harness Live” telecasts will be seen on SportsNet New York (SNY) from 9-10 p.m. starting this Friday. The three races shown will include the ‘cash’ leg of the Pick 5 as well as the first two legs of the Pick 4, which has a guaranteed pool of $50,000. “We are extremely pleased to bring live racing to the fans who love our product but don’t – or can’t – get out to the track very often,” said Meadowlands chief operating officer and general manager Jason Settlemoir. “And we are thrilled to once again be working with SNY, with whom we have been partnered with for a decade now.” “Meadowlands Harness Live” will have coverage of races 7 through 9. The other nine telecasts will air on Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, and then after a one-week hiatus, the show returns on seven straight Fridays beginning Feb. 2 through March 16. NEW LATE CLOSER COMING: The Meadowlands is introducing a slate of Late Closers for the 2018 racing season. All are written with two legs and a final. The first cluster will be raced in April and is for horses of all ages with separate events for pacing horses and mares that were Non Winners of 6 Extended P.M. or Non Winners of $125,000 in 2017. The trotters will combine the sexes with the condition being for Non Winners of 6 (F&M 8) Extended P.M. or Non Winners of $125,000 (F&M $150,000) in 2017 The added money for each is $40,000 and the estimated final purse is $50,000. The conditions for these are through and including December 31, 2017 and a nomination payment of $500 is due by February 15 for this first group. The second group of closers will be raced through the month of May and are restricted to 3-year-olds with a separate division dedicated to each gait and sex. The conditions for those events read; Non Winners of 2 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime or $25,000 Lifetime (Winners of Over $75,000 Lifetime are ineligible). Be aware that to help accommodate those horses that may have won second-tier state bred stakes at age two, a clause that states "State Bred Wins for $10,000 or Less First Money Not Considered on Wins" has been included in the conditions. These finals are at $30,000 added, estimated to be $40,000. The conditions are through and including March 15 and the $500 nomination deadline is the same date. Questions should be directed to Meadowlands Race Secretary Peter Koch at (201) 842-5130. -edited release (Meadowlands)