CAMPBELLVILLE, December 14, 2017 – The Woodbine Standardbred Race Office would like to inform horsepeople of the upcoming holiday draw and harness racing schedule.
Live Standardbred racing at Woodbine will continue on its regular schedule through Saturday, December 23. There will be no live racing on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
Racing resumes on Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26) for the traditional matinee card. The Boxing Day program will be the final card of 2017, as the Standardbreds will then take a break until Saturday, January 6, 2018.
There will be no qualifiers during the break at Woodbine. The first opportunity to qualify following the break will be Monday, January 8.
The Woodbine track and paddock will not be available for training on Tuesday, December 26, but will be open for training on Tuesday, January 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Below is the full holiday schedule (with draw dates) for Woodbine.
Live Racing: Tuesday, December 26 (Post Time 1 p.m.)
– Draw Date: Thursday, December 21 (Box Closes 10:30 a.m.)
– Scratch Time: Friday, December 22 at 9 a.m.
Live Racing: Saturday, January 6 (Post Time 7:30 p.m.)
– Draw Date: Wednesday, January 3 (Box Closes 10:30 a.m.)
– Scratch Time: Thursday, January 4 at 9 a.m.
Live Racing: Monday, January 8 (Post Time 7:30 p.m.)
– Draw Date: Thursday, January 4 (Box Closes 10:30 a.m.)
– Scratch Time: Friday, January 5 at 9 a.m.
Qualifiers: Monday, January 8 (Post Time 4 p.m.)
– Draw Date: Friday, January 5 (Box Closes at 10:30 a.m.)
The Woodbine Standardbred Race Office also conducts all draws for Rideau Carleton Raceway. Below is the holiday racing and draw schedule for Rideau.
Live Racing: Thursday, December 28 (Post Time 6:30 p.m.)
– Draw Date: Friday, December 22 (Box Closes at 10 a.m.)
– Scratch Time: Friday, December 22 at 3 p.m.
Live Racing: Sunday, December 31 (Post Time 4:00 p.m.)
– Draw Date: Wednesday, December 27 (Box Closes at 10 a.m.)
– Scratch Time: Wednesday, December 27 at 3 p.m.
The Woodbine Standardbred Race Office would like to wish all horsepeople happy holidays and best of racing luck in 2018.
Woodbine announces Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout
Christmas will come a few days early for horseplayers, as Woodbine Racetrack has announced a mandatory payout on the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 for Saturday, December 23.
The Jackpot Hi-5 carryover currently sits at $153,104.77 with six-cards remaining ahead of December 23. There will be no freezing of the pool ahead of the mandatory payout.
This will be the second consecutive year that Woodbine has offered a Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout on the final card before Christmas.
A mandatory payout on December 23, 2016, which had a carryover of $548,396, saw more than $2 million of new money wagered into the pool. Horseplayers that correctly selected the top-five finishers in order scored a Holiday bonus of $4,842.70 for a $0.20 ticket.
The most recent mandatory payout offered on the Woodbine Standardbred product was on October 14 at Mohawk. The carryover that evening was a record $978,779 and horseplayers wagered an additional $2.3 million on the Hi-5.
Winning horseplayers on October 14 got back $2,446.33 for a $0.20 ticket.
The Jackpot Hi-5 requires horseplayers to select the top-five finishers in order and features a $0.20 minimum wager with a 15 per cent takeout. The wager is offered nightly on the final-race of each card.
Live racing continues at Woodbine Racetrack every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Post time is 7:30 p.m.
For more information leading up to the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout, follow @WoodbineSB on Twitter.
Mark McKelvie