Stronach 5 (Video) : Friday’s Stronach 5 Includes Three on the Turf

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Stronach 5 Includes Three on the Turf
Four Tracks, Five Races, 56 Entries
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LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, which has rewarded bettors its first three weeks with strong yields on investment, returns Friday with races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream West, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The wager, featuring a $50,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, begins with Gulfstream West’s seventh race, featuring 11 2-year-old fillies going 5 ½ furlongs before heading west for Santa Anita’s third race featuring nine 2-year-olds going a mile.

The sequence returns to Gulfstream West for the eighth race, an allowance optional claiming event for 10 fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on the turf, before moving to Laurel for its 10th race feature, featuring a field of 15 allowance runners going a mile on the turf. The Stronach 5 concludes at Golden Gate with 11 fillies and mares going a mile on the turf.

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The Stronach 5 has offered bettors a good return on investment the first three weeks it has been offered. The national Pick 5 rewarded 14 bettors Sept. 28 with $9,888 while the Oct. 5 payoff was $1,161 with the highest payoff being $12. Last Friday the Stronach 5 returned 25 bettors $3,629 with the highest payoff in the sequence being $14.

Friday’s sequence is:

• Leg One – Gulfstream West Seventh Race (11 fillies and mares) 4:36 ET, 1:36 PT
• Leg Two – Santa Anita Third Race (Nine 2-year-olds) 5:03 ET, 2:03 PT
• Leg Three – Gulfstream West Eighth Race (10 fillies and mares on turf) 5:09 ET, 2:09 PT
• Leg Four – Laurel Park 10th Race (15 3-year-olds and up on turf) 5:24 ET, 2:24 PT
• Leg Five – Golden Gate Fields Fifth Race (11 fillies and mares on turf) 5:53 ET, 2:53 PT

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

The Stronach Group is North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, home of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and is one of North America’s top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; XpressBet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.