Saratoga offers new exotic wagers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – There will be some new wagers offered sporadically throughout the Saratoga meet, which begins Thursday.

On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, NYRA will offer the Triple Play, a $3 minimum pick three wager on specially selected races. NYRA debuted a similar wager at the Belmont spring/summer meet. The takeout is 19 percent.

NYRA will offer a two-day daily double on the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Derby and Saratoga Oaks. The $1 base wager has an 18.5 percent takeout.

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On the last two weekends of the meet, NYRA will offer a two-day pick six featuring select races from the Aug. 26-27 cards and the Sept. 4-5 cards. The base wager will be 20 cents with a 15 percent takeout.

The Cross Country pick five will continue to be offered on most Saturdays throughout Saratoga except Travers Day. It will be offered on three Sundays – Aug. 7, 14, and 21.

There will be a cross-breed pick five offered on Aug. 6 tying in races from Saratoga and the Meadowlands, which hosts its Hambletonian card. That base wager is 50 cents with a 15 percent takeout.