Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Contact: Dan Silver
dsilver@nyrainc.com
GUARANTEED $100,000 PICK 6 DEBUTS THURSDAY AT SPA
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will offer three different guaranteed wagers during the 2010 Saratoga Meet: a $100,000 Guaranteed Pick 6 on Thursdays, a $500,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 on Saturdays, and a $1 Million All-Graded Stakes Late Pick 4 on Travers Day, Saturday, August 28.
The $100,000 Guaranteed Thursday Pick 6 will be offered for the first time in 2010. This is a $2 minimum wager in which the bettor must correctly select the winners of six consecutive races. By guaranteeing the wager, NYRA will supplement the net difference if the total pool is less than $100,000.
This will be the second consecutive year that NYRA has offered a $500,000 guarantee on the Saturday Late Pick 4, a $1 minimum wager in which the bettor must correctly pick the winners of four consecutive races. By guaranteeing the wager, NYRA will supplement the net difference if the total pool is less than $500,000.
In lieu of the regular Pick 4 guarantee, on Travers Day, Saturday, August 28, NYRA will offer a $1 Million Guaranteed All-Graded Stakes Late Pick 4 featuring the Grade 1 Travers and the Grade 1 King’s Bishop.
Founded in 1955, and franchised to run thoroughbred racing at New York’s three major tracks through 2033, NYRA boasts a lineage that actually stretches back almost 150 years. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of the state’s thoroughbred business which contributes more than $2 billion annually to New York State’s urban, suburban and rural economy. In 2009, more than 1.6 million people attended the live races at NYRA tracks. Factoring nationwide off-track wagering, the average daily betting handle on NYRA races alone totals more than $9.3 million every race day. NYRA has a vast network of websites, including www.nyra.com, www.belmontstakes.com, and www.nyragroupsales.com. You can also follow NYRA on social media platforms Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube.
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