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Three Juvenile Races Top Friday's Stronach 5

Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate
Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – The key to having a winning ticket in Friday’s Stronach 5 could rest on three juvenile races, including a maiden special weight event from Laurel Park and a starter optional claimer from Gulfstream Park.

The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout and a maiden event at Golden Gate Fields, will begin at approximately 3:40 ET when maiden fillies and mares go six furlongs in a $10,000 claiming event at Laurel.

Undefeated Run to Daylight Targets $100,000 James F. Lewis III

Buff My Boots, Sparkle Sprinkle Meet Again in $100,000 Smart Halo

BALTIMORE – David Raim’s Run to Daylight, undefeated through three starts including back-to-back stakes wins, hits the road for the first time in an attempt to keep his perfect record intact in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.

Voss Celebrates Aloha West’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint G1 Victory

4-Year-Old Gelding Bred in Maryland by Laurel Park-Based Trainer

BALTIMORE – Katy Voss watched this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships with great interest. The breeder, owner and Laurel Park-based trainer was cheering on her younger sister, Elizabeth Merryman, who bred and co-owns Turf Sprint (G1) contender Caravel.

Stronach 5 returns $8,826

BALTIMORE – There were four winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring a 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

Each ticket was worth $8,826.10.

It was Barak Farm’s 2-year-old filly She Is Wisky kicking off the Stronach 5, winning Laurel’s seventh race in her third career start and returning $9.80.

Mr Jefferson Gives Trombetta 2,000th Career Victory

Maryland-Based Trainer Runs 1-2 in 2-Year-Old Feature

BALTIMORE – R. Larry Johnson’s homebred 2-year-old colt Mr Jefferson slipped through an opening along the rail in mid-stretch and outran stablemate Bold Leader to give trainer Mike Trombetta his 2,000th career victory in Thursday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.

Wondrwherecraigis Back at Laurel Park After Milestone G3 Victory

Multiple Stakes Winner Laki Resumes Training Following Short Break
Rainbow 6 Carryover, Trombetta’s Quest Continues Thursday at Laurel

BALTIMORE – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Michael Caruso’s Wondrwherecraigis is back home at Laurel Park after giving trainer Brittany Russell her first career graded-stakes victory.

Stronach 5 Highlighted by Field of 12 in $65,000 Cellars Shiraz Stakes

Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate
Seven for Cellars Shiraz From Out-of-Town, Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5 will offer an interesting puzzle for bettors Friday with several new faces arriving at Gulfstream Park for the $65,000 Cellars Shiraz and a stakes-quality optional allowance claiming event on the turf at Laurel Park.

Stakes Winners Abound Among 30 James F. Lewis III Nominations

Nursery Winner Buff Hello, Unbeaten Cooke Creek, Run to Daylight in Group
Smart Halo, Thirty Eight Go Go Part of Saturday, Nov. 13 Stakes Program
Live Racing Returns with Nine-Race Program Thursday, Nov. 4

BALTIMORE – Undefeated stakes winners Cooke Creek and Run to Daylight, and the top six finishers from the Maryland Million Nursery led by winner Buff Hello, are among 30 horses nominated to the $100,000 James F. Lewis III for 2-year-olds Saturday, Nov. 13 at Laurel Park.

Friday Stronach 5 Returns $2,530 with Four Favorites

36 Winning Tickets

BALTIMORE – Four post-time favorites were winners in Friday’s Stronach 5, and 36 winning tickets were each worth $2,520.40.

The Stronach 5 featured a low 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

Moquist Stays Undefeated in Stakes-Quality Allowance Feature

3-Year-Old Nyquist Filly Pointed to $100,000 Safely Kept Nov. 27
Jockey J.D. Acosta Registers Friday Hat Trick in First Three Races

BALTIMORE – Mopo Racing’s undefeated 3-year-old filly Moquist passed another round of tests Friday, stepping up in class and showing a new dimension over an unfamiliar racetrack, to keep her perfect record intact with a 4 ½-length feature race victory at rainy Laurel Park.