Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $7,435
Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $7,435
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream West and Golden Gate
Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
LAUREL, MD – There were 11 winning tickets in the Stronach 5 Friday afternoon with each ticket returning $7,435.
Doubleoseven, who won Laurel’s ninth race and leg four of the sequence, represented the largest win payoff at $12.
The popular Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, kicked off with Magical Anna ($9.40) winning the seventh race at Laurel Park. The eighth race at Gulfstream, the second leg of the sequence, was taken off the turf and won by Super Edgar ($8.60).
Laurel’s eighth and ninth races made up comprised the third and fourth legs of the Stronach 5. Trainer Hamilton Smith saddled Stone Courageous ($7.40) to victory in the eighth while Doubleoseven, a 2-year-old son of Hard Spun won his second career start at odds of 5-1. The Stronach 5 concluded at Golden Gate with Trina ($8.20) winning first off the claim for trainer Victory Trujillo.
Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: Magical Anna $9.40
- Leg Two –Gulfstream West 8th Race: Super Edgar $8.60
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race: Stone Courageous $7.40
- Leg Four –Laurel Park 9th Race: Doubleoseven $12
- Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Trina $8.20
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.
