Races from Laurel, Gulfstream West and Golden Gate for Friday's Stronach 5
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream West and Golden Gate for Friday's Stronach 5
Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
BALTIMORE, MD – Five competitive races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West and Golden Gate Fields, including two maiden events, highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.
The popular Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, begins with a scheduled turf event at Laurel Park at 3:28 p.m. Three-year-old maidens take to the turf in Gulfstream West’s eighth race, the second leg of the sequence. The third leg, Laurel’s eighth race, is an allowance event at seven furlongs for 3-year-olds and up. The field of 11 is wide-open with the 7-2 morning-line favorite Moose Lodge, a son of Munnings making his third start. The Ben Perkins-trained colt broke his maiden at first asking at Monmouth Park Aug. 2 before finishing third in an allowance optional claimer Sept. 26 at Monmouth.
Laurel’s ninth race, the fourth leg in the sequence, features 2-year-old maidens for a $40,000 tag. The field includes Big Cypress, making his debut for St. Elias Stable and ARM Racing LLC, Colts Neck Stables LLC’s Stimulus Maker, McCarthy Racing’s Doubleoseven, and BTR Racing, Inc. and Dark Horse Racing LLC’s Hello Hot Rod.
The Stronach 5 concludes with nine filly and mare claimers going six furlongs at Golden Gate. Tippy Top is the 5-2 favorite dropping in from allowance company.
Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: (10 entries, 5 ½ furlongs turf) 3:28 ET, 12:28 PT
- Leg Two –Gulfstream West 8th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile turf) 3:41 ET, 3:41 PT
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race (11 entries, 7 furlongs) 4 ET, 1 PT
- Leg Four –Laurel Park 9th Race: (8 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:08 ET, 2:08 PT
- Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: (9 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:15 ET, 2:15 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.
