Stronach 5: $100,000 Guaranteed Pool in Friday’s Stronach 5

By David Joseph —-

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool in Friday’s Stronach 5

Four Tracks, Three Turf Races, Free Past Performances

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature a $100,000 guaranteed pool, an industry-low 12-percent takeout, and races from four tracks with three of those contests run on the turf.

The Stronach 5 kicks off this week at 4:19 p.m. with Gulfstream Park’s seventh race, a five furlong turf event for 3-year-olds and up with a $35,000 claiming price. The second leg of the Stronach 5 will be Laurel Park’s ninth race with a field of 12 going 5 ½ furlongs on the main track. After a return to Gulfstream for the ninth race, a 7 ½ furlong turf event with 13 entered, the Stronach 5 heads to California for races at Golden Gate Fields and Santa Anita, where maiden fillies and mares go 1 1/8th miles on the turf in the final leg.

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence

● Leg One – Gulfstream Park 7th Race (nine entries, 5 furlongs turf) 4:19 ET, 1:19 PT

● Leg Two –Laurel Park 9th Race (12 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 5:17 ET, 2:17 PT

● Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 9th Race (13 entries, 7 ½ furlongs turf) 5:22 ET, 2:22 PT

● Leg Four – Golden Gate Fields (nine entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 5:56 ET, 2:56 PT

● Leg Five – Santa Anita Park 5th Race (11 entries, 1 1/8 miles turf) 6:11 ET, 3:11 PT

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.

For the Stronach 5, 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.

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. For more information contact david.joseph@gulfstreampark.com