Friday’s Stronach 5: One Hour, Five Races, Four Tracks, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool – Free Past Performances

By David Joseph —-

Friday’s Stronach 5

One Hour, Five Races, Four Tracks, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool
Free Past Performances

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and a $100,000 guaranteed pool, will include two turf races from Gulfstream Park and a maiden special weight event from Santa Anita Park for 3-year-old fillies.

The Stronach 5 begins at 5:16 p.m. with maiden fillies and mares going six furlongs at Laurel Park. After an allowance optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up at five furlongs on the turf at Gulfstream, the Stronach 5 heads to Golden Gate Fields for 3-year-old maiden fillies going six furlongs. After heading back to Gulfstream for 3-year-old maiden fillies going 7 ½ furlongs on the turf, the sequence wraps up at Santa Anita with a field of 11 3-year-old maiden fillies.

Stronach 5 Past Performances: http://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/Stronach_5_April_12.pdf

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence

● Leg One – Laurel Park 9th Race – (nine entries, 6 furlongs) 5:16 ET, 2:16 PT
● Leg Two – Gulfstream Park 9th Race – (10 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 5:34 ET, 2:34 PT
● Leg Three – Golden Gate Fields 5th Race – (11 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:56 ET, 2:56 PT
● Leg Four – Gulfstream Park 10th Race – ( 11 entries, 7 ½ furlongs turf) 6:04 ET, 3:04 PT
● Leg Five – Santa Anita Park 5th Race – (11 entries, 6 furlongs) 6:13 ET, 3:13 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. For more information contact david.joseph@gulfstreampark.com