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Canterbury Park officials announced Friday the addition of a 10 percent takeout $.50 Pick 4 wager that will begin with the first race each day during the 65-day meet commencing May 18.

Named the 'Post Time Pick 4', the wager, which will have the lowest takeout rate in the industry, requires the participant to select in order the winners of four consecutive races, placing the bet before the first race begins. Officials also confirmed that the industry-low 10 percent takeout $.50 Pick 5 will again be offered. Both are traditional wagers distributing the full pool less takeout to bettors selecting the first-place horse in each leg of the wager.

“The pick five has been a success the past two seasons, drawing attention to the Canterbury Park racing product, resulting in additional play outside of the pick five pool,” Sr. Vice President of Racing Operations Andrew Offerman said.

Canterbury's average daily handle increased by 8.4 percent in 2021 following a 110 percent increase during a COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Dollars wagered last year over the 65-day season totaled a record setting $90.9 million.

“The extremely low takeout of the Post Time Pick 4 will be popular with the wagering public. It also serves the purpose of calling attention to our start time which falls into a more competitive time slot based on our 2022 calendar,” Offerman said.

Canterbury will race on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. central and on Sundays at 1 p.m. through Sept. 17.

The Post Time Pick 4 replaces the 10 percent takeout traditional $1 Pick Six instituted last season. The pick six underperformed expectations, accounting for a mere 0.6 percent of total handle, leading track officials to institute the Post Time Pick 4, a wager more approachable and popular nationally.

Approval for Canterbury Park's 2022 racing officials was granted Thursday by the Minnesota Racing Commission. Robert Junk will return as racing secretary. He also serves as paddock judge. Amber Carlisle will be assistant racing secretary and identifier. Darrin Hall returns as starter. Lisa Beer has been named track superintendent and George Moncrief assistant track superintendent.

Further information is available at www.canterburypark.com .

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For a second consecutive year, the biggest stakes events on the Meadowlands calendar will be made available to a national television audience as the New York Racing Association's TV department will team up with The Big M's for six live telecasts on Fox Sports 2.

“We couldn't be happier to once again be working with the superb TV team at the New York Racing Association to bring our races to a national audience,” said Meadowlands' Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “It's a great opportunity for our sport to be seen at its best in what is normally a Thoroughbred environment.”

The first three shows will be telecast on April 30 (from 7-11 p.m.), May 14 (9-11:30 p.m.) and June 18 (9-11:30 p.m.) as part of NYRA's “America's Day at the Races” presentation and will feature Thoroughbred racing from Churchill Downs in addition to the harness action from The Meadowlands.

The following two shows will be on July 9 (from 8-11 p.m.), which will feature eliminations for The Meadowlands Pace, and July 16 (8-11 p.m.), when the $700,000 (est.) Pace Final will be in the spotlight.

The sixth and final show will be on Aug. 6 (from 6-7 p.m.) when The Meadowlands' Championship Meeting concludes with the 97th edition of the $1 million Hambletonian. That show will be telecast as part of NYRA's “Saratoga Live”.

“NYRA and Fox Sports are very pleased to team up with The Meadowlands for another year of exciting harness racing,” said NYRA Sr. Director of TV Broadcast Operations Eric Donovan. “And we are especially looking forward to showcasing two of harness racing's biggest events, The Meadowlands Pace and Hambletonian.”

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the creation of the NYRA Triple Play, a new Pick 3 wager to be made available exclusively to retail customers on Sundays during the upcoming spring/summer meet at Belmont Park.

Featuring a $3 bet minimum and 24 percent takeout, the NYRA Triple Play will cover the final three races of Sunday cards throughout the 44-day spring summer meet. Each NYRA Triple Play will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool. Wagering on the NYRA Triple Play will be available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country.

The NYRA Triple Play will launch on May 1, the first Sunday of the spring/summer meet, which opens on April 28 and will offer 59 stakes races worth $16.95 million in total purse money.

The retail-only NYRA Triple Play is the latest piece of a NYRA pilot program designed to reward the everyday player with opportunities for significant payouts. In 2021, NYRA replaced its $.20 jackpot Empire Pick 6 with a $1 Pick 6 available to retail customers only. Previous to that, NYRA restricted both the Late Pick 5 and the Cross-Country Pick 5 to retail customers only.

“NYRA is committed to adding new wagering opportunities that appeal to our core customers,” said Joe Longo, General Manager of NYRA Content Services. “We look forward to further evaluating how the Triple Play performs within the context of our overall wagering menu.”

The 15-day Aqueduct spring meet continues through Sunday, April 24 with live racing offered Thursday-Sunday.

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

For more information on the Aqueduct spring meet and the Belmont Park spring/summer meet, and the complete stakes schedules, please visit NYRA.com.

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The New York Racing Association Inc. will host an all-stakes Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring races from Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers.

Action begins in Race 5 at 3:18 p.m. ET from Oaklawn Park with the Grade 1, $1 million Apple Blossom, featuring a showdown between reigning Eclipse Award winners Letruska and Ce Ce as they both strive for their second Apple Blossom triumph.

Letruska, who won last year's Apple Blossom and earned champion older female honors, enters off a victorious 2022 commencement in the Grade 3 Royal Delta on Feb. 26 at Gulfstream Park. Champion sprint filly or mare and 2020 Apple Blossom victress Ce Ce will attempt to become the first horse since Hall of Famer Zenyatta to secure non-consecutive wins in the race.

Steep opposition is provided by Grade 1-winners Clairiere and Maracuja. Stonestreet Stables' Clairiere, by Curlin, won last year's Grade 1 Cotillion at Parx Racing, while Maracuja defeated eventual champion 3-year-old filly Malathaat in the Grade 1 CCA Oaks at Saratoga Race Course for trainer Rob Atras.

A field of seven sophomores will seek their first stakes triumph in the second leg, the $150,000 Oaklawn [Race 8, 4:54 p.m.] at nine furlongs. L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds' Stellar Tap, a gray or roan son of Tapit, was made the 5-2 morning line favorite.

Stellar Tap aims for his first trip to the winner's circle since his career debut, where he provided Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen with his North American record-breaking 9,446th career victory. Gary and Mary West's Home Brew will try to make amends following a distant 10th as the lukewarm favorite in the one-mile Smarty Jones on Jan. 1 at Oaklawn. In his prior start, also run at one mile, he wired a first-level allowance optional claiming field on Dec. 4 over the Hot Springs oval.

Action shifts to New York for the middle leg with a field of seven state-bred sophomores seeking a victory in the $200,000 NYSSS Times Square [Race 8, 5:04 p.m.] going 6 1/2 furlongs at Aqueduct.

Two-time stakes winner Barese will see a quick turnaround following a fifth-place finish in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino on April 9 at the Big A. Trained by Mike Maker, the son of Laoban won Aqueduct's Rego Park on Jan. 9 and the Gander on Feb. 12. Trainer Richard Schosberg will saddle Unique Unions, who attempts his first win since breaking his maiden on Nov. 20 at Aqueduct.

The penultimate leg features the $100,000 Woodhaven [Race 9, 5:36 p.m.] at one mile on the Big A inner turf. Trainer Christophe Clement will send out Heaven Street, who enters off a win in the Columbia on March 12 at Tampa Bay Downs.

The son of Street Sense will attempt his fourth overall victory, having earned two wins during his juvenile season when racing for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen. Klaravich Stables' Unanimous Consent, unbeaten in both starts, will make his stakes debut for trainer Chad Brown. The son of Almanzor broke his maiden in September at Monmouth Park before emerging off a five-month layoff to win a first level allowance optional claimer at Tampa Bay Downs.

Concluding the sequence is the Grade 2, $1 million Oaklawn Handicap [Race 11, 6:41 p.m.] where Repole Stable's Fearless seeks his fourth graded stakes win. The 6-year-old Ghostzapper gelding finished second in last year's Oaklawn Handicap, which was won by Silver State. Danny Caldwell's fan-favorite Rated R Superstar makes his third Oaklawn Handicap appearance, entering from a victory in the Grade 3 Essex on March 19. The 9-year-old Kodiak Kowboy veteran boasts earnings in excess of $1.5 million as he makes his 60th career start on Saturday.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5, which features a low 15 percent takeout, will continue each Saturday throughout the year.

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

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Aqueduct Racetrack, and the best way to bet every race of the spring meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, April 23:
Leg A: Oaklawn Park – Race 5, G1, $1 million Apple Blossom (3:18 p.m.)
Leg B: Oaklawn Park – Race 8, $150,000 Oaklawn (4:54 p.m.)
Leg C: Aqueduct Racetrack – Race 8, NYSSS Times Square (5:04 p.m.)
Leg D: Aqueduct Racetrack – Race 9, Woodhaven (5:36 p.m.)
Leg E: Oaklawn Park – Race 11, G2 $1 million Oaklawn Handicap (6:41 p.m.)

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