Join now & win money today! Get Started

Lewis Bay showed no signs of rust when she charged to a 1 ¼-length victory in the Grade 3 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park last weekend. The race marked the first start in 13 months for the 4-year-old daughter of Bernardini, whose last start prior to the Rampart was a second-place finish in the G3 Comely at Aqueduct in November 2016.

The victory by Lewis Bay in the Rampart provided trainer Chad Brown with his 35th graded stakes winner this year, keeping him securely at the top of the American Graded Stakes Standings trainer list.

Happy wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Christmas will come a few days early for horseplayers, as we will offer a mandatory payout on the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 on Saturday, December 23rd.

The Jackpot Hi-5 carryover currently sits at $153,104.77.  With six-cards remaining ahead of December 23rd, 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.

Happy Wagering!

IdaBet wishes you all the best to you and your family for the holidays!

FEWER FAVORITES LEAD TO BIG PAYOFFS AT BIG M

 The percentage of winning favorites at the Meadowlands Racetrack currently stands at 32, one of the lowest in the country for thoroughbred or harness race tracks, and last week, the Pick 10 Survivor Wager, which is growing in popularity among fans given its 20-Cent base cost, returned $5,135 on Friday night and $8,301 one night later.

Last weekend, the Pick 5 pool averaged almost $47,000 over Friday and Saturday night, and on Saturday, $8,067 was the payoff on the bet, which has a 50-Cent base. The Late Pick 4, which also has a base of a half-dollar, had its pool reach almost $73,000 on Saturday night and sent one punter home with a nifty payout of $20,607.

“We have set some pretty lofty goals for 2018. I would like to see the nightly average on the Survivor Wager grow to over $25,000, the Pick 5 $50,000 and the Pick 4 $75,000, but my main goal is returning back to the basics,” said track chief operating officer and general manager Jason Settlemoir.

“As the horse shortage continues to get worse over the coming years, we will keep trying our best to field full cards. We may have to cut back on the number of races each night, but we would like to give our customers the fullest and most competitive fields possible. I also want to take this time to wish our customers, employees, horsemen and women – along with our loyal supporters – a very happy holiday season.”

For our IdaBet players, here are the Thursday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering!

1ST RACE: 3-4-2-1

2ND RACE: 6-7-1-5

3RD RACE: 2-6-1-8

4TH RACE: 2-8-3-9

5TH RACE: 2-7-1-3

6TH RACE: 6-7-2-3

7TH RACE: 6-4-7-1

8TH RACE: 2-3-5-1

9TH RACE: 4-3-1-7

10TH RACE: 4-3-2-1

11TH RACE: 3-1-2-4