Stronach 5: Four Tracks & Full Fields for Friday’s Stronach 5 – All-Star Ticket $72

By David Joseph —-

Four Tracks & Full Fields for Friday’s Stronach 5

LAUREL, MD –Full, competitive fields and coast-to-coast racing in under an hour will be delivered by Friday’s Stronach 5.

The popular wager that continually shows a strong return on investment and an industry-low 12-percent takeout will feature races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields when it kicks off at 3:55 ET.

The Stronach begins with Laurel’s eighth race, a 5 ½ furlong claiming event for fillies and mares. Scamper Along, a 4-year-old filly who broke her maiden at Penn National, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite. Gulfstream’s eighth race will serve as the second leg of the sequence. A wide-open, claiming event for fillies and mares at six furlongs brings together a field of 12 led by tepid 3-1 favorite Galt Jak. Laurel’s ninth race, a maiden $10,000 claimer for 3-year-olds, serves as the third leg of the sequence. There’s lots of options in the 12-horse field with Shepherd’s Will dropping in class after a short layoff, 5-2 favorite Uncle Cecil, and first-time starters from the barn of Tim Keefe and Ferris Allen III.

We head west for the final two legs of the Stronach 5 beginning with Santa Anita’s third race, a maiden special weight event at six furlongs on the turf for 4-year-olds and up. Fat Stacks, second in his debut at Del Mar in November, is the lukewarm morning-line favorite. Golden Gate’s third race concludes the Stronach 5, a maiden claimer at six furlongs. The 12-horse field has five first-time starters and Mr. Artistic as the 5-2 choice and Colavito at 3-1.

The Stronach 5 All-Star Ticket is only $72 this week.

All-Star Ticket: https://www.xbtv.com/video/stronach-5/stronach-5-all-star-ticket-for-january-15th-2021/

Friday’s races and sequence

· Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: (10 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 3:55 ET, 12:5 PT

· Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (12 entries, 6 furlong) 4:11 ET, 1:11 PT

· Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: (12 entries, 7 furlongs) 4:25 ET, 1:25 PT

· Leg Four –Santa Anita Park 3rd Race: (10 entries, 6 furlongs turf) 4:32 ET, 1:32 PT

· Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: (12 entries, 6 furlongs) 4:49 ET, 1:49 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 david.joseph@marylandracing.com and visit www.1st.com.