Big bucks, no whammies

The New Year has started with a bang as plenty of huge payoffs and a bevy of new wagers have fans buzzing at Balmoral Park, with the “new” 50-cent superfecta the most lucrative wager on the menu, averaging almost $2,000 through the opening week. Last Saturday night’s sixth race produced the biggest payday of the meet, returning $12,783 on a 50-cent wager.

The return of quinella wagering has also generated excitement and plenty of healthy returns even with favorites being involved. Last week, 2-1 favorite Wesley Snip combined with 30-1 outsider The Long Goodbye, for a $795 return. The next night, 4-5 favorite Fox Valley Lola and 35-1 longshot VL Fern teamed up for $477 payout. The $5 Quinella is only offered on race six at Balmoral Park.

The new 50-cent Pick 5 (races 7-11) has also been an instant hit. With a carryover pool of $5,421 from the Saturday night action, Sunday’s 50-cent Pick 5 pool swelled to almost $31,000.

Balmoral patrons are also enjoying the chance to make 50-cent Pick 4 tickets with the average return on those winners being a healthy $580 for a 50-cent wager.

Maywood Park is also off to a quick start in 2007. Opening its 62nd season of racing last Friday night, patrons poured $1,649,712 through the betting windows.

When racing resumes at Maywood Park this Thursday there will be Pick 5 carryover of $7,748. With that carryover Thursday’s Pick 5 pool is estimated to be somewhere around $25,000. Maywood’s Pick 5 is offered on races 8 thru 12.

Listed below are the average prices for each wager offered at Balmoral Park:

$2 WIN - $14.80
$2 EXACTA - $83.55
$2 DOUBLE - $131.50
$5 QUINELLA - $341.88
$2 TRIFECTA - $580.52
$1 PICK THREE - $1,152.30
$1 PICK FOUR - $ 1,161.15
$1 PICK FIVE - $1,173.15
$1 SUPERFECTA - $ 3,987.59
(Balmoral Park)

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