$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Sequence Includes Races from Laurel and Golden Gate

LAUREL, MD – The Championship Meet begins Friday at Gulfstream Park, and two turf races from the South Florida track will play a key role in solving the popular Stronach 5.

Featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, the Stronach 5 will begin at 3:50 p.m. when a field of eight claimers go to post at Laurel Park. After a claiming event for 3-year-olds and up at Golden Gate Fields and a return to Laurel for a field of maiden claimers going six furlongs, the Stronach 5 will settle in at Gulfstream. Gulfstream’s ninth race, a one mile turf event for 3-year-olds and up, will be the fourth leg of the Stronach 5 while the 10th race, a turf event for fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles, will anchor the national wager. Both races have a dozen entered.

Friday’s races and sequence

• Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: (8 entries, 7 furlongs) 3:50 ET, 12:50 PT
• Leg Two –Golden Gate Fields 2nd Race: (6 entries, 1 mile) 4:18 ET, 1:18 PT
• Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: (8 entries, 6 furlongs) 4:20 ET, 1:20 PT
• Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (12 entries, one mile turf) 4:30 ET, 1:30 PT
• Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: (12 entries, 1 1/16 miles turf) 5 ET, 2 PT

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.