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Friday's Stronach 5 Features Full Fields, Three Tracks, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

09/10/2020
BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, will feature races Friday from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.
 
The first race in the sequence will be Laurel’s seventh race, a six furlong event for a dozen 2-year-old fillies. Post time is 3:58 p.m.
 

Preakness Could Set Up as Rematch for Authentic, Tiz the Law

09/06/2020
Derby Winner, Runner-Up Could be Headed for Showdown Oct. 3
 
BALTIMORE – Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing’s Authentic, upset winner of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1), and beaten favorite Tiz the Law could be headed for a rematch in the 145th Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $4,690

09/04/2020
Baltimore – The Stronach 5, which included a 1-2 favorite winning the last leg, still rewarded players Friday with a return of $4,690.80.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.
 

Full Fields and $100,000 Guaranteed Pool in Stronach 5

09/03/2020
BALTIMORE – Races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a $100,000 guaranteed pool highlight Friday’s popular Stronach 5.
 
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will also feature three turf races.
 

PREAKNESS 145 ON OCTOBER 3RD TO PROCEED WITHOUT FANS IN ATTENDANCE

09/02/2020
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – September 2, 2020 - The Stronach Group and the Maryland Jockey Club, owners of the legendary Preakness Stakes (G1), announced today that Preakness 145 will proceed without fans in attendance on October 3rd at Pimlico Race Course.
 

$1 Million Preakness (G1) Anchors All-Stakes Lineup Oct. 3 at Pimlico

09/01/2020
Black-Eyed Susan (G2), De Francis Dash (G3) Join Preakness Day Program 
Pimlico Special (G3), Claiming Crown Preview Day Friday, Oct. 2
Chick Lang (G3), Two $100,000 Turf Sprints Highlight Thursday, Oct. 1
 

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM 1/ST RACING FOR THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY ACT

08/31/2020
ARCADIA, CA – In support of Senator Mitch McConnell’s introduction of The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act in Lexington, Kentucky, Craig Fravel, Chief Executive Officer, 1/ST RACING, issued the following statement.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $27,630

08/28/2020
Baltimore, MD – Five winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 each returned $27,631.10.
 
The Stronach 5, featuring three races from Laurel Park and one each from Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, had a $100,000 guaranteed pool, an industry-low 12-percent takeout, and continues to provide a strong return on investment.
 

PREAKNESS STAKES TO BE A "WIN AND YOU'RE IN" FOR LONGINES BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC

08/24/2020

Preakness Becomes First Triple Crown Race to Join Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

Three Tickets Each Worth $47,117 in Friday's Stronach 5

08/21/2020
Longshots Return $50.20 and $53.40
 
BALTIMORE – There were only three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, and each was worth $47,117.10.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, and two of the five races in the Stronach 5 produced $50 winners.