Stronach 5: Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns to Main Track at Laurel, Gulfstream & Golden Gate

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns to Main Track at Laurel, Gulfstream & Golden Gate
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – A week after featuring five turf races, Friday’s Stronach 5 will take to the main tracks at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields with a $100,000 guaranteed pool and 12-percent takeout.

Friday’s sequence will begin at Laurel Paul at 5:12 p.m. when a field of nine 2-year-old maidens go six furlongs. The action shifts to Gulfstream for the second leg with Florida-bred claimers going six furlongs. The third leg will feature a dozen 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs on the all-weather at Golden Gate Fields. After a claiming race for fillies and mares at a mile at Laurel, the sequence will wrap up at Gulfstream with state-bred 2-year-olds maidens going six furlongs.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Sequence

o Leg One: Laurel Park 8th Race (9 entries, 6 furlong): 5:12 ET, 2:12 PT
o Leg Two: Gulfstream Park 7th Race 7 (12 entries, 6 furlongs): 5:26 ET, 2:26 PT
o Leg Three: Golden Gate Fields 4th Race (12 entries, 6 furlongs): 5:45 ET, 2:45 PT
o Leg Four: Laurel Park Race 9th Race (9 entries, 1 mile): 5:52 ET, 2:52 PT
o Leg Five: Gulfstream Park Race 9th Race (11 entries, 6 furlongs): 6:28 ET, 3:26 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.

ABOUT THE STRONACH GROUP
The Stronach Group (TSG) is a world-class entertainment and real estate development company with Thoroughbred horse racing at the core. The company’s mission is executed through the distinct but interconnected pillars of Racing and Gaming, Entertainment, Technology and Real Estate Development. TSG is dedicated to delivering the best in class Thoroughbred horse racing content and operations. The company holds some of the greatest brands in the industry including, Southern California’s Santa Anita Park, “The Great Race Place”; South Florida’s Gulfstream Park, home to the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series and retail destination, The Village at Gulfstream Park; Pimlico Race Course, home of the legendary Preakness Stakes, Laurel Park and Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland; Oregon’s Portland Meadows; and the San Francisco Bay Area’s, Golden Gate Fields. TSG is a leader in digital and mobile wagering technology through its subsidiaries AmTote and Xpressbet and is a major distributor of horse racing content to a global audience through Monarch Content Management. The award winning Adena Springs is the breeding and training facility of The Stronach Group with stables in Kentucky, Florida and Ontario.