Stronach 5: Friday’s Stronach 5 Features $50,000 Guaranteed Pool

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Stronach 5 Features $50,000 Guaranteed Pool
Three Races from Gulfstream, Two from Laurel

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, a national Pick 5 featuring races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park, will feature a $50,000 guaranteed pool.

Post time for the first leg of the Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, is 3:50 p.m.

Past performances for the Stronach 5 can be found at:
http://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/content/Stronach5-Dec%2014.pdf

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence

● Leg One – Laurel Park Eighth Race (13 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 3:50 ET, 12:50 PT
● Leg Two – Gulfstream Park Eighth Race (15 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 4:05 ET, 1:05 PT
● Leg Three – Laurel Park Ninth Race (15 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 4:21 ET, 1:21 PT
● Leg Four – Gulfstream Park Ninth Race (11 entries, one mile ) 4:36 ET, 1:36 PT
● Leg Five – Gulfstream Park 10th Race (16 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 5:53 ET, 2:53 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.