Friday's Stronach 5: Four on the Turf, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool
Friday's Stronach 5: Four on the Turf, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool
Baltimore, MD – The Stronach 5 returns Friday with four of five races scheduled on the turf along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool.
The action begins at 3:21 with a field of 10 maidens going 1 1/16 mile on the Fort Marcy Turf Course. Laurel’s eighth race, the fourth leg of the Stronach 5, will be a restricted allowance race with a field of 10 Maryland-breds going 5 ½ furlongs on the Kelso Turf Course. Both races from Gulfstream Park, the eighth and 10th, are scheduled over the grass.
Friday’s races and sequence
Leg One – Laurel Park 6th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile turf) 3:21 ET, 12:21 PT
Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (10 entries, 1 mile turf) 3:40 ET, 12:40 PT
Leg Three –Laurel Park 7th Race: (12 entries, 6 furlongs) 3:59 ET, 12:59 PT
Leg Four –Laurel Park 8th Race: (10 entries, 5 ½ furlongs turf) 4:33 ET, 1:33 PT
Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10th race: (12 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 4:48 ET, 1:48 PT
Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.
The Stronach 5 In the Money podcast, hosted by Jonathan Kinchen and Peter Thomas Fornatale, will be posted by 2 p.m. Thursday at InTheMoneyPodcast.com and will be available on iTunes and other major podcast distributors.
The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.
If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.
The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.
