Meadowlands: $14,531 Pick 6 carryover on Friday

With a shot of warm air coming to the region, temperatures will be exceeding seasonal averages with readings expected in the 50-degree range this weekend, which is the perfect time to come out to The Meadowlands and enjoy live harness racing, which takes place on the usual Friday (Jan. 26) and Saturday (Jan. 27) evenings with a first-race post time of 6:20 p.m.

This weekend will offer what’s been the norm at the mile oval lately – plenty of big fields – with 14-race cards being offered both nights that offer 13 10-horse fields on Friday and 12 more on Saturday.

The big fields have helped business at The Big M get off to a solid 2024 start, with four of the first five race cards seeing total handle exceed $3 million.

One wager sure to attract a lot of interest is Friday night’s 20-cent Pick-6, which will start out with a double carryover of $14,531 in race 8 after no winning tickets were sold on the puzzle last weekend (Jan. 19-20).

The last time there was a similar Pick-6 circumstance was Dec. 1 of last year, when players were motivated to pump $37,927 of “new money” into the pool after a carryover of $13,662 was the starting point.

“Our Pick-6 carryovers are always popular,” said track Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “They create a lot of buzz with our players because they offer such incredible value. Since the carryover itself is not subject to the already low 15 percent takeout, it’s commonplace for a bet like this to offer what is called a negative takeout, when the return to players actually exceeds what’s wagered when there are winning tickets sold.”

-edited release (Meadowlands)