The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced that it will offer a $250,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 Saturdays at Aqueduct Racetrack during the 2010 Winter/Spring Meet. The first Guaranteed Late Pick 4 of the meet will be offered on Saturday, January 23.

Although NYRA offers daily Pick 4’s on races 2-5 and the final four races of the day, the $250,000 guarantee applies only to the Late Pick 4 on Saturdays. The Late Pick 4 is a $1 minimum wager in which the bettor must correctly pick the winners of the last four races on the card, usually beginning with race 6 on Aqueduct Saturdays. By guaranteeing the wager for $250,000, NYRA will supplement the difference if the total wagering pool for the Saturday Late Pick 4 is less than $250,000.

On Wood Memorial Day, Saturday, April 3, NYRA will offer a $500,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 that will likely include the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, the Grade 1 Carter Handicap, The Grade 3 Bay Shore, and the Grade 3 Excelsior Handicap.

During the 2009 Aqueduct Winter/Spring Meet, NYRA also offered a $250,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 on Saturdays. There were eleven Saturdays in total during the Aqueduct meet that offered the wager, with an average pool size of $331,340.