Friday’s Stronach 5: Four Tracks, Four on Turf, Free Past Performances

By David Joseph —-

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a 12-percent industry-low takeout and a $100,000 guaranteed pool, will feature four turf races Friday afternoon from four different tracks.

Post time for the national pick 5 will be 5:30 p.m. with the ninth race at Gulfstream Park, a 7 ½ furlong turf event. The Stronach 5 will then go to Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18, the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, before going to Golden Gate Fields and heading back to Gulfstream Park before wrapping up at Santa Anita Park with a one mile turf event.

Free Past Performances: http://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/Stronach_5_May_10.pdf

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence

● Leg One – Gulfstream Park 9th race (12 entries, 1 1 1/16 miles turf) 5:30 ET, 2:30 PT

● Leg Two –Pimlico Race Course 9th Race (12 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:40 ET, 2:40 PT

● Leg Three –Golden Gate Fields (10 entries, one mile turf) 6 PM ET, 3 PT

● Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 10th race (14 entries, 7 ½ furlongs turf) 6:07 ET, 3:07 PT

● Leg Five – Santa Anita Park 6th Race (11 entries, one mile turf) 6:50 ET, 3:50 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