BALTIMORE, MD – The Stronach 5 will have a carryover of $97,891.79 Jan. 22 after there were no winning tickets in Friday’s popular wager.
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and featuring races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, started with a bang Friday when Step by Step won the opening leg and the eighth race at Laurel and returned $54.
That longshot was followed up by Katniss Kas ($17.20) winning Gulfstream’s eighth race and the second leg of the Stronach 5 and Spanish d’Oro ($20.20) winning Laurel’s ninth race and third leg of the sequence.
The Stronach 5 moved to California for the last two legs. Bang for Your Bucks ($23.60) won Santa Anita’s third race before Colavito ($9.20) took the final leg and third race from Golden Gate.
Friday’s races and sequence
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Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: Step by Step $54
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Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: Katniss Kas $17.20
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Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: Spanish d’Oro $20.20
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Leg Four –Santa Anita Park 3rd Race: Bang for Your Bucks $23.60
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Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Colavito $9.20
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.