There's an added bonus. Beginning at 6 p.m., on-track guests can receive a free 2022 calendar filled with photos of the equine stars of 2021.

The Meadowlands will race this Friday, and go dark on Saturday, Jan. 1, before gearing up for its usual Friday-Saturday schedule, effective Jan. 7.

After zero favorites managed to win any of the races in the sequence, the 20-cent Pick-5 failed to yield a winning ticket when the last race card took place on Dec. 18, creating a carryover of $38,923 for this Friday.

Big M fans figure to fire away, since all of the Pick-5 races – as well as 13 of the 14 races on the night – will sport full 10-horse fields.

This will be the first Pick-5 carryover since January 2, when the final pool was a massive $360,948.

This time around the final pool is estimated to reach $150,000 and the bet – as always – sports a low 15 percent takeout. A negative takeout pool – where the return to bettors is greater than the “new money” that will be pushed through the windows – looms.

Big M TV's Dave Brower and Jessica Otten will take an extended look at the Pick-5 and give out tickets during the pre-game show.

The 20-cent Pick-6 also failed to yield a winning ticket on Dec. 18, and that pool will begin with $6,131 in the hat. The last Pick-6 to see a carryover was on Dec. 17 when the total pool was $55,626. That figure figures to be much higher this time around.

The last day of the year will mark the end of a good 12-month run for the track, from a business perspective anyway.

“New Year's Eve marks one of the greatest comeback stories in Meadowlands history,” said track Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “We have been able to overcome the pandemic as our faithful followers have our average nightly handle at $3 million.

“Our four big days of racing – the Hambletonian, Breeders Crown, Meadowlands Pace and Fall Final Four/TVG Finals were all highly successful. On Hambletonian Day, we wagered $6.4 million to end our Winter-Spring-Championship Meeting with an average handle of $3.3 million per card.”

In addition, annual total handle at The Meadowlands has increased over $100 million as compared to just three years ago.

New Year's Eve at The Big M will offer great racing. And a whole lot more.

“The Big M offers a great party with great food, along with wagering on a big carryover as well as the College Football Playoff in our FanDuel Sportsbook,” said Settlemoir. “After the races, we will close out 2021 with a huge fireworks display to ring in the New Year. The Meadowlands promises to be one of the most exciting New Year's Eve venues in the Metropolitan area with an incredible evening of non-stop action Friday night.”

GET SOCIAL: Everything Meadowlands is available by going on Twitter. You can check in with the Big M team for early changes, racing information and staff selections by going to @themeadowlands or #playbigm.

On race nights, stay in touch with Otten (@JessicaOtten1), Brower (@eedoogie), Dave Little (@DaveLittleBigM), Ken Warkentin (@kenvoiceover), Shades (@ShadesOnRacing) and Edison Hatter (@Edison_1999_).

NEW YEAR'S EVE IN PINK: A great way to spend New Year's Eve is in Pink Restaurant at The Meadowlands.

There is a sumptuous buffet available for $64.95 and includes a complimentary glass of celebratory champagne for those 21 years of age and older.

Reservations can be made by calling 201-THE-BIGM.

BET THE CFP AT THE FDS: They'll be plenty of action for horseplayers on the New Year's Eve card at The Meadowlands, but they'll also be plenty of action for college gridiron fans as well, as the College Football Playoff will take place with a pair of games certain to take tons of play. The winners of the semifinal tilts will meet for the National Championship on Jan. 10.

So, you want to bet on the games? You can do so inside the grandstand at The Big M in the FanDuel Sportsbook.

The first semifinal gets underway at 3:30 p.m., where the Crimson Tide of Alabama are a 13½-point favorite over the Bearcats of Cincinnati. Alabama is -590 on the money line and the under/over is 57.

In the late game – which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. – the Georgia Bulldogs are a 7½-point choice over the Michigan Wolverines. Georgia is -280 on the money line and the under/over is 45½.

New Year's Day (Jan. 1) will see many college bowl games, followed the following day (Jan. 2) by Week 17 of the National Football League with many games having playoff implications.

Watch and wager on all the games in the FanDuel Sportsbook, where the hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m.-1 a.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-2 a.m. and Sunday 8 a.m.-12 a.m.

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The 50-cent minimum Early Pick 5 consists of the first five races and is a popular, low 14% takeout bet. Race 1, the first leg of the Early Pick 5, has a scheduled post time of 11:45 a.m. PT/2:45 p.m. ET. The last leg is Race 5, with an approximate post of 1:45 p.m. PT.

Race 1 is a maiden claiming sprint with eight set to compete. The morning line favorite, Mr Botanicals, is likely to go off as a heavy favorite. Race 2 is a contentious heat for hard-knocking claiming sprinters, and the third race is a similarly competitive group of routers. Among the main contenders in Race 3 are Good Bye Putin and Rocks and Salt, both shipped north by trainer Carla Gaines in search of easier company.

Race 4 is the only turf race in the sequence – a maiden special weight route for fillies and mares. Local contender Assignation comes off a runner up finish at the level and is the 9-5 morning line favorite while Hall of Famer Neil Drysdale sends Bellize back to the Bay Area after a second-place finish at Golden Gate in October. Race 5, another sprint race, attracts synthetic specialist Bear Chum, an ultra-impressive 8 for 10 on the Golden Gate Tapeta. He is the 5-2 morning line favorite in a field of 8.

Eleven races are on the docket for Saturday's card. The signature event is Race 9, the Bear Fan Stakes for California-bred filly and mare sprinters. A large field of 13 is entered to run.

Horseplayers should also note that Sunday afternoon is Closing Day of the fall meet, with mandatory payouts in the Golden Pick 6, Rolling High 5, and both Pick 5 wagers. Like Saturday, Sunday has 11 races and an 11:45 a.m. PT early first post.

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The $1 Pick 6 returned $1,475 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

Friday's sequence kicked off in Race 5 with Anador [No. 1, $15.80] graduating in a one-mile Widener turf tilt for juvenile fillies under Dylan Davis for trainer Christophe Clement.

Hagler [No. 5, $14.20] showed good punch down the lane to notch a marvelous maiden win in Race 6, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for juveniles over Big Sandy. Jorge Vargas, Jr. piloted the winner for Rudy Rodriguez.

Grudge [No. 4, $39.40] provided Davis his second win in the sequence and third score on the card, capturing a six-furlong inner turf sprint in Race 7 for trainer Chris Englehart.

Manny Franco guided the Gustavo Rodriguez-trained Chloe Rose [No. 6, $19.80] to victory in Race 8, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for fillies and mares; which was followed by an impressive victory by Value Proposition [No. 11, $3.70], with Luis Saez up for Chad Brown, in the featured $100,000 Oyster Bay, a seven-furlong Widener turf sprint for 3-year-olds and up in Race 9.

With the carryover already guaranteed, Slow Crossing [No. 3, $10.20] powered clear to win the finale with Saez up for Rudy Rodriguez in a six-furlong maiden claiming sprint for New York-bred juvenile fillies.

Saturday's Pick 6 kicks off in Race 5 at 2:43 p.m. Eastern. First post on the 10-race Empire Showcase Day card is 12:35 p.m.

America's Day at the Races will present daily coverage and analysis of the fall meet at Belmont Park on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the fall meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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There was a carryover of $76,823.80 and $359,626 of money wagered Friday.

The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a low 12-percent takeout.

The wager started with Figlio Del Re, trained by Graham Motion, winning Laurel's eighth race and returning $18.80. Laurel's ninth race, the fourth leg of the sequence, had a $29.80 winner in Uhtred.

Friday's races and sequence

• Leg One –Laurel Race 8: Figlio Del Re $18.80
• Leg Two –Santa Anita Race 3: Good Vibes Only $8.60
• Leg Three –Gulfstream Race 9: Uhtred $12
• Leg Four – Laurel Race 9: Unprecedented $29.80
• Leg Five –Golden Gate Race 3: Iz Invincible $7.20

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1st.com/bet as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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Featuring a low 12-percent takeout, the Stronach 5 proved tough to hit Friday when two races from Laurel Park produced longshot winners of $33.80 and $26. The remaining three races from Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park had payoffs of $10 or less.

It was Dance Warrior, a 15-1 shot, who opened the Stronach 5 by winning Laurel's eighth race over a firm 1 1/8-mile course under jockey Jevian Toledo. The lightly raced 3-year-old daughter of Pioneerof the Nile returned $33.80

Gulfstream's eighth race at six furlongs on the main track served as the second leg of the Stronach 5. Gangly, a 4-1 shot racing for the first time since being claimed by trainer Jose D'Angelo, was the winner under jockey Samy Camacho and returned $10.

Laurel's ninth race, a maiden event at six furlongs for 2-year-olds, was the third leg of the Stronach 5 and American Playboy, off at 12-1 under jockey Jorge Ruiz, drove past 3-5 favorite Bust'em Kurt for the victory.

The Stronach 5 went west to Santa Anita for the final two legs. The third race at Santa Anita for maiden 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs went to the 5-2 second choice Miss Tokyo for trainer Leonard Powell and jockey Umberto Rispoli.

Santa Anita's fourth race concluded the Stronach 5 with maidens 3-years-old and up going six furlongs on the main track. Humboldt was a late scratch at the gate and Gerlach's (5-2) lost his rider shortly after the start. It was Pick Your Bid (3-1) and jockey Mario Gutierrez who got up in the final strides to win the final leg of the Stronach 5.

Friday's races and sequence

• Leg One –Laurel Race 8: Dance Warrior $33.80
• Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 8: Gangly $10
• Leg Three –Laurel Race 9: American Playboy $26
• Leg Four –Santa Anita Race 3: Miss Tokyo $7.40
• Leg Five –Santa Anita Race 4: Pick Your Bid $8.20

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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The $1 Pick 6 returned $389 to bettors who selected 4-of-6 winners correctly.

Thursday's sequence kicked off with a major upset in Race 4 as Equal Measure [No. 11, $65] arrived in the nick of time to secure a nose score over 3-1 shot Lido Key in the 1 1/16-mile claiming tilt for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up contested on the firm Widener turf. Dylan Davis engineered the upset for trainer A. C. Avila.

Regal Speaker [No. 7, $10.40] won Race 5, a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional-claiming tilt on the inner turf for state-bred 3-year-olds and up, with Luis Saez up for trainer Danny Gargan. Saez completed a riding double in Race 6, guiding Varatti [No. 8, $9.10] to a 4 1/2-length maiden score at first asking for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher in a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds on Big Sandy.

Davis piloted his second winner in the sequence when the Charlton Baker-trained Glass Ceiling [No. 1, $11.40] dominated a 6 1/2-furlong allowance sprint on the main track for fillies and mares 3-year-old and up.

Ballydooley [No. 1, $39.20] provided another significant upset with a prominent score at odds of 18-1 in Race 8, a six-furlong inner turf allowance sprint for 3-year-olds and up. Hall of Famer Javier Castellano rode the winner for trainer Michelle Nevin.

In the Race 9 finale, with the carryover already guaranteed, Amortization [No. 10, $20.40] rallied to victory under Castellano for trainer George Weaver in the 1 1/16-mile claiming test for fillies and mares 3-year-old and up on the Widener turf.

Friday's Pick 6 kicks off in Race 4 at 2:34 p.m. Eastern and will include the $125,000 John Hettinger, a nine-furlong inner turf test for state-bred fillies and mares slated for Race 8. First post on the nine-race card is 1 p.m. Eastern.

America's Day at the Races will present daily coverage and analysis of the fall meet at Belmont Park on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the fall meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com

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The $1 Pick 6 returned $14,678 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

Thursday's sequence kicked off in Race 5 with 2-1 mutuel favorite Key Point [No. 9, $6.80] graduating on debut in a six-furlong maiden sprint for New York-bred juveniles. Jose Ortiz engineered the winning trip for four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown.

The cleverly-named Dufresne [No. 1, $24.80], by Uncaptured, wired a 5 1/2-furlong Mellon maiden turf sprint for state-bred juvenile fillies in Race 6. Jose Lezcano was in the irons for trainer Michael Trombetta.

Take It Off [No. 3, $79] provided the biggest upset of the sequence with a gate-to-wire score in a seven-furlong claiming sprint for 3-year-olds and up in Race 7. Jalon Samuel put the A.C. Avila filly on the point and never looked back, opening up in the stretch run to win by four lengths.

In Race 8, Letmeno [No. 4, $10.20] provided yet another prominent winner as the 4-year-old Twirling Candy colt led at every point of call under Junior Alvarado in the seven-furlong optional-claiming sprint for trainer Ian Wilkes.

Get The Candy [No. 11] had the lead in the stretch run of Race 9 – a 5 1/2-furlong Mellon turf sprint – but Itsakeyper [No. 3, $36.40] was tipped off the rail by Dylan Davis and reeled in the leader to capture the state-bred allowance for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up.

With the carryover already guaranteed heading into the Race 10 finale – and only Amano [No. 3, $7.90], Group Hug [No. 4], Complicate [No. 9] and Abaan [No. 12] paying out to 5-of-6 winners – the Chad Brown-trained mutuel favorite Amano obliged under confident handling by Irad Ortiz, Jr.

Friday's Pick 6 kicks off in Race 5 at 3:21 p.m. Eastern and includes the $120,000 Tale of the Cat, a six-furlong sprint for 4-year-olds and up who have not won a graded race in 2021 in Race 9. First post on the 10-race card is 1:05 p.m. Eastern.

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Thanks in large part to Informative's stunning victory at odds of 79-1 in the featured Grade 3 Salvator Mile, there will be a carryover of $90,932 for the early Pick 4, a carryover of $67,939 for the early Pick 5 and a carryover of $29,974 for the Jersey Shore Pick 6.

The carryover for the Pick 5 sequence begins with Sunday's first race, with the Pick 4 carryover starting in the second race.

Monmouth Park handled a meet-best $6,180,159 from all sources for Saturday's 13-race card.

The Jersey Shore Pick 6 returned $12,384 for five of six winners for the 20-cent base bet on Saturday. The sequence started in the eighth race with Binkster ($9.80) and continued with Eagerly ($13.60) in the ninth race, Informative ($161.60) in the 10th race, Fifty Sheas ofgrey ($25.40) in the 11th race, U Know I B Lion ($30.60) in the 12th race and Pugilist ($12.40) in the 13th race.

Sunday's Pick 6 starts with race six.

The 50-cent Pick 5 on the final five races Saturday returned $4,529 for four of five winners.

The 50-cent Pick 4 Paid $325 for three of four winners.

Jose Ferrer rode three of the winners during Saturday's Pick 6 sequence (Informative, U Know I B Lion, and Pugilist) and had four winners overall on the card.

First race post time Sunday is 12:15 p.m. with the TVG.com Pegasus Stakes, featuring Kentucky Derby runner-up Mandaloun, serving as the feature race.

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The popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for six straight racing days. There was only one ticket purchased with the winning combination of 6-3-6-1-2-4.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

The Rainbow 6 will start anew Sunday with a guaranteed jackpot pool of $100,000.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, highlighted by the $60,000 Biscayne Bay, a five-furlong overnight handicap for fillies and mares on turf, in Race 9. Trainer Steve Dwoskin's Choose Joy has been rated as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in a field of seven off a 1 ¼-length victory in the Golden Beach last time out.

Steven Duffield's Sav is scheduled to make her first start for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. after finishing in the money in 12 of 15 career starts over Woodbine's synthetic and turf surfaces. Matriarca's Lagertha is slated to challenge Choose Joy again after finishing second in the Golden Beach.

There will be a Late Pick 5 (Races 6-10) carryover of $128,764.62.

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The $1 Pick 6, implemented at the current 48-day Belmont spring/summer meet, returned $867 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

Saturday's off-the-turf sequence kicked off in Race 5 when New York-bred Summer Brew [No. 11] drew in off the main track only list to best open company going six furlongs under Manny Franco for trainer Jorge Abreu. The daughter of Summer Front returned $8.10 for a $2 win wager.

Kathleen Babcock and David Brown's Wow Brown [No. 3] returned a generous $59 when capturing his fifth career victory in Race 6. The 5-year-old Big Brown gelding made his first start of the year a winning one after having not raced since December when fifth at the same level at Aqueduct.

In Race 7, trainer Jonathan Thomas sent out Augustin Stable homebred Evoking [No. 3] for a successful career debut in a six-furlong off-the-turf maiden special weight. The daughter of Union Rags returned $11.40 for a 4 ½-length victory.

Three Diamonds Farm's Doubly Blessed [No. 7] defeated a salty field in the fourth leg of the sequence, when earning his fifth career victory. Trained by Mike Maker, the son of Empire Maker returned $8 with his clear cut 1 ½ length victory over the sloppy track.

After finishing 11th in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, Sainthood [No. 5] earned his first graded stakes score in the Grade 2 Pennine Ridge for trainer Todd Pletcher. The son of Mshawish raced in tandem with Shawdyshawdyshawdy down the backstretch before engaging in a stretch duel with The Reds, besting his foe by one length. Sainthood returned $3.80 as the only winning favorite in the sequence.

In the finale, jockey Jose Ortiz piloted Kerik [No. 8] to her second career win in the Saturday finale. The daughter of Commissioner trained by Orlando Noda made her first start outside of Gulfstream Park a winning one while returning $32.80.

Featuring a $1 bet minimum and 15 percent takeout, the Pick 6 wager requires bettors to select the first-place finisher of six designated races on the card. A total of 75 percent of the full pool, minus takeout, will be distributed to bettors who select the first-place finisher of all six races. A consolation payout of 25 percent of the net pool will be distributed to tickets selecting 5-of-6 winners.

In the event there are no tickets with six winners, there will be a carryover of 75 percent of the net pool into the next day of the meet with the remaining 25 percent of the net pool distributed as a consolation payout to tickets selecting the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races on the card. On carryover days, the Pick 6 is offered with a 24 percent takeout.

The $1 Pick 6 replaced the Empire 6, a jackpot style wager featuring a $0.20 bet minimum first offered in August 2019 at Saratoga Race Course.

Sunday's Pick 6 kicks off in Race 4 at 2:31 p.m. Eastern and includes the $100,000 Paradise Creek in Race 8. First post on the nine-race card is 1 p.m. Eastern.

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