The New Jersey Nitro, a 13U baseball team, is looking for one or two players to round out the roster. Players must be born on or after May 1, 1992, to be eligible. Pitchers are preferred. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
Freehold Raceway will be the site of a harness racing handicapping contest on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Day. The contest will be restricted to 100 entrants and will consist of the entire Freehold Raceway card of live racing. The format for the contest will consist of $10 win and place wagers. Contestants must wager on a minimum of 10 races on the card but may bet on all of the races. The total contest fee to enter is $300, of which $100 will go toward prize money and the remaining $200 will be used as a betting stake. Contestants will keep all parimutuel winnings, and prize money will be paid out to the five handicappers with the highest bankrolls.
The winner gets 50 percent of the prize money followed by 25 percent for second, 12 percent for third, 8 percent for fourth and 5 percent for fifth. The top two finishes receive the added bonus of gaining entry to the 2006 National Harness Handicapping Championship at the Meadowlands on April 2.
The contest will take place in the Inside Track room. For more information or an entry form, call (732) 462-3800 or visit the raceway’s Web site at www.freeholdraceway.com. Mail-in registrations must be received along with the $300 total fee no later than Jan. 13.