TurfPublicists: BELMONT TO OFFER $350K GUARANTEED LATE PICK 4 ON SATURDAYS

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Contact: Jon Forbes

BELMONT TO OFFER $350K GUARANTEED LATE PICK 4 ON SATURDAYS

ELMONT, N.Y. – Beginning May 12, Belmont Park will offer a $350,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 on Saturdays.

The Late Pick 4 requires bettors to select the winners of the final four races on the card. By guaranteeing the wager, NYRA will supplement the net difference if the total pool is less than $350,000.

The Saturday, May 12 card is topped by the Grade 2 Peter Pan, a 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds that attracted a large field, including Grade 2 Jerome winner The Lumber Guy, Calder Derby victor Good Morning Diva, and Grade 2 Louisiana Derby runner-up Mark Valeski. The Peter Pan is a prep for the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 9.

On Belmont Stakes Day, Belmont will present a $1 Million Guaranteed All Graded Stakes Pick 4 and a $1 Million Guaranteed Pick 6. In addition, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, there will be a $500,000 Guaranteed All Graded Stakes Pick 4 in conjunction with the running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap.

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