Stronach 5: Friday’s Stronach 5 Features Competitive Fields, Two on the Turf

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Stronach 5 Features Competitive Fields, Two on the Turf

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature five competitive races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park, including two on the turf.

The Stronach 5 kicks off at 3:49 ET with the eighth race from Laurel and concludes with Gulfstream’s 10th race at 5:10 ET.

Handicappers from Gulfstream and Laurel have put together a Stronach 5 ticket of $108.

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Laurel’s eighth race begins the sequence. The 6-furlong optional allowance event brings together Trunk of Money, a winner of three consecutive races for trainer Scott Lake, and Fille d’Esprit, a winner of her last three and six of her last seven. John Robb trains.

The second leg of the sequence, Gulfstream’s eighth race, is a starter optional claimer at a mile on the turf. Mike Maker sends out Storming Lion, a maiden winner at Churchill Downs last time out. Thinkaboutit, trained by Eddie Plesa Jr., enters the race off a victory against maiden claimers at Gulfstream Park West as does Honorable from the stable of Todd Pletcher.

After a two-turn claiming event at Laurel for $5,000 claimers which attracted a field of 10, the Stronach 5 wraps up with two races from Gulfstream. The fourth leg of the sequence, Gulfstream’s ninth race, an allowance optional claimer contested over a mile turf course for fillies and mares, brings together a competitive field of 10 including graded-stakes placed Sister Hanan from the Brad Cox stable and six other stakes-placed fillies and mares. Gulfstream’s 10th race wraps up the Stronach 5 as a field of 10 claimers go six furlongs.

Friday’s races and sequence

· Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: (10 entries, 6 furlongs) 3:49 ET, 12:49 PT

· Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (9 entries, 1 mile turf) 4:08 ET, 1:08 PT

· Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: (10 entries, 1 1 1/6 mile) 4:18 ET, 1:18 PT

· Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (10 entries, 1 mile turf) 4:39 ET, 1:39 PT

· Leg Five –Gulfstream West 10th Race: (10 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:10 ET, 2:10 PT

Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.

The Stronach 5 In the Money podcast, hosted by Jonathan Kinchen and Peter Thomas Fornatale, will be posted by 2 p.m. Thursday at InTheMoneyPodcast.com and will be available on iTunes and other major podcast distributors

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.

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 is a world-class technology, entertainment and real estate development company with Thoroughbred racing and pari-mutuel wagering at the core. The company’s consumer facing brand 1/ST (pronounced “First”) powers The Stronach Group’s forward-thinking 1/ST Racing, 1/ST Technology, 1/ST Live and 1/ST Properties businesses, while advocating for and driving the 1/ST Horse Care mission. 1/ST represents The Stronach Group’s continued movement toward redefining Thoroughbred racing and the ecosystem that drives it. 1/ST Racing drives the best-in-class horse racing operations at the company’s premier racetracks and training centers including: Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and San Luis Rey (California); Gulfstream Park – home of the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series, and Gulfstream Park West (Florida); and Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course – home of the legendary Preakness Stakes, Rosecroft Raceway and Bowie Training Center (Maryland). 1/ST Technology is horse racing’s largest racing and gaming technology company offering world-class products via its AmTote, Xpressbet, 1/ST BET, XB SELECT, XB NET, PariMAX, Betmix, Monarch and XBTV brands. 1/ST Live blends the worlds of sports, entertainment and hospitality by delivering uniquely curated events such as InfieldFest and Pegasus LIV Stretch Village. 1/ST Properties is responsible for the development of the company’s live, work and play communities surrounding its racing venues including, The Village at Gulfstream Park (Florida) and Paddock Pointe (Maryland). As the advocate for critical industry reforms and by making meaningful investments into aftercare programs for retired horses and jockeys, 1/ST Horse Care represents The Stronach Group’s commitment to achieving the highest level of horse and rider care and safety standards in Thoroughbred racing on and off the track. For more information please email