Big Fields and $100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday's Stronach 5
Big Fields and $100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday's Stronach 5
All-Star Ticket $108, In The Money Podcast
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 will feature large, competitive fields, three races on the turf, and a $100,000 guaranteed pool when it kicks off Friday with 10 maidens going a mile on the Bowl Game Turf Course at Laurel Park.
Featuring races from Laurel and Gulfstream Park and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, the Stronach 5 begins at 3:23 p.m.
The sequence also includes a field of 11 allowance optional claimers going 5 furlongs on the turf at Gulfstream, and a field of 12 restricted allowance runners going 5 ½ furlongs on Laurel’s Exceller Turf Course.
Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 6th Race: (10 entries, 1 mile turf) 3:23 ET, 12:23 PT
- Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: 11 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 3:40 ET, 12:40 PT
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 7th Race: (9 entries, 6 furlongs) 3:59 ET, 12:59 PT
- Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (12 entries, 1 mile) 4:13 ET, 1:13 PT
- Leg Five –Laurel Park 8th race: (11 entries, 5 ½ furlongs turf) 4:33 ET, 1:33 PT
All-Star Ticket: Click here to view
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.
