Meadowlands: Free $10,000 handicapping contest coming June 10
A total of $10,000 will be up for grabs on Saturday, June 10, when The Meadowlands offers a free-to-enter handicapping contest for those 18 years of age and older.
The contest details:
· Limit one entry per person
· On the day of the contest, players must check in and register at the Players Club Desk by 6:30 p.m. and complete the “official contest” form prior to race two
· No live money will be wagered into the pari-mutuel pools
· Each contestant will receive a $10 betting voucher and a free live racing program
· Each participant will make a mythical $2 across-the-board wager on Big M races two through 11
· Contestants must make their selections for races two through 10 prior to the second race on the official contest entry form and then turn them in to contest officials
· If a horse is scratched, contestant receives the post-time favorite
· If the track cancels the race card, the contest is canceled
· The winner will be determined by the highest total mythical bankroll at the conclusion of the 11th race at The Meadowlands
· In the event of a tie, payouts for the placings will be combined and divided
· The payouts: 1st-$2,500; 2nd-$2,000; 3rd-$1,250; 4th-$1,000; 5th-$750; 6th through 10th-$500
“With The Belmont Stakes taking place that day,” said Big M Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “We are expecting a big crowd in our simulcast area, so we should be able to create some buzz for the contest since the race at Belmont is slated to go at 6:50 p.m., which is 20 minutes after the deadline for entries for the handicapping contest. Hopefully, for us, that creates customers who spend both day and night with us.”
A MEMORIAL WEEKEND: This Memorial Day Weekend, live racing will be conducted on the normal Friday and Saturday schedule. The first of 13 races both nights will get underway at 6:20 p.m.
Saturday’s card sports co-features that have a Garden State flavor, as there will be a pair of $240,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes finals for 3-year-old pacers.
In the filly split, Two Pistol Annie, victorious in both leg one and leg two of the series, is the one to beat.
Voukefalas, an easy winner of both preliminary legs, will look for the sweep in the division for colts and geldings as he continues his season, which has a handful of Grand Circuit stops on the schedule, including the $700,000 (est.) Meadowlands Pace on July 15.
-edited release (Meadowlands)