Four Scheduled on the Turf in Stronach 5
Four Scheduled on the Turf in Stronach 5
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool
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LAUREL, MD – Four races scheduled on the turf and a $100,000 guaranteed pool highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature three races from Laurel Park and one each from Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.
Laurel’s seventh race, a $42,000 allowance event for fillies and mares going 1 1/16 mile on the All Along Turf Course, begins the Stronach 5 sequence. Cambeliza returns from a 10-month layoff for trainer Arnaud Delacour. The 4-year-old daughter of Curlin broke her maiden at Kentucky Downs last September before finishing third in an allowance event in October at Keeneland.
Gulfstream’s ninth race, a turf event for maiden 3-year-olds and up, is up next with a field of 10 going 1 1/16 mile. Laurel’s eighth race, for fillies and mares bred or sired in Maryland, will be the third leg while Laurel’s ninth race, a mile turf event for fillies and mares on the Dahlia Turf Course, will be the fourth leg. Laurel’s ninth race features stakes-placed Bunting and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Michael House’s Celebre, making her second start in the U.S. for trainer Graham Motion.
The Stronach 5 wraps up at Golden Gate Fields with the second race, a 1 1/16 mile turf event for maiden claimers 3-year-olds and up. Chase and Colorado will make his first start for trainer Jack Steiner. The son of Tapit drops in after nine-month layoff having spent August, October and November racing at Santa Anita and Del Mar. Cape Point is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the 10-horse field off a third-place finish last time out.
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Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile b) 3:58 ET, 12:58 PT
- Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile turf) 4:14 ET, 1:14 PT
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race: (7 entries, 6 furlongs) 4:32 ET, 1:32 PT
- Leg Four –Laurel Park 9th Race: (10 entries, 1 mile turf) 5:07 ET, 2:07 PT
- Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 2nd race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile turf) 5:20 ET, 2:20 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.
