Stronach 5: One Bettor Takes Down $88,286 Stronach 5; Three Carryovers at Gulfstream West

By David Joseph —-

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, the national wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, was hit by one bettor Friday for $88,286.90.
The winning ticket was 2,4,10,11/7/6/3/5.
The Stronach 5 has offered bettors a good return on investment the first four weeks it has been offered. The national Pick 5 rewarded 14 bettors Sept. 28 with $9,888 while the Oct. 5 payoff was $1,161 with the highest payoff being $12. Last Friday the Stronach 5 returned 25 bettors $3,629 with the highest payoff in the sequence being $14.

Friday’s races and sequence was:
• Leg One – Gulfstream West Seventh Race: Crumb Bun $3.40
• Leg Two – Santa Anita Third Race: Swamp Souffle $9
• Leg Three – Gulfstream West Eighth Race: Hogan’s Holiday $42.40
• Leg Four – Laurel Park 10th Race: Can Do Anything $11.20
• Leg Five – Golden Gate Fields Fifth Race: Everybody Does It $48.20
The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5 every Friday.

Three Saturday Carryovers at Gulfstream West
Rainbow 6 Carryover $33,000, Late Pick 5 Carryover $16,430

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park West’s 10-race program Saturday will have a $33,819.65 carryover in the Rainbow 6, a $16,430.17 carryover in the Late Pick 5, and a $2,655.72 carryover in the Super Hi 5.
No one had six of six winners in the Rainbow 6 or five of five in the Late Pick 5 after Hogan’s Holiday returned $42.40 in the eighth race. Five of six winners returned $853.84 in the Rainbow 6 while four of five winners returned $211.85 in the Late Pick 5.
The Rainbow 6 sequence will begin in the fifth race, a maiden special weight event at six furlongs for 2-year-old fillies. The Late Pick 5 starts in the sixth race with claimers 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles on the turf.
The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.
Gulfstream Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, 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.