LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 continued rewarding bettors with a strong return in investment when Friday’s multi-race, multi-track wager returned $12,804.50.

Friday’s Stronach 5 featured three races from Laurel Park, two from Gulfstream Park, a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 began with Laurel’s seventh race and 12 fillies and mares going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf. The winner was John Gardiner’s and Kingdom Bloodstock Inc.’s More or Less, who returned $10.40.

Laurel’s eighth race, a $55,000 allowance event at a mile featuring stakes winners Alwaysmining and Cordmaker, was won by Harper’s First Ride ($7). The winner and second-place finisher Tybalt are both trained by Claudio Gonzalez.

Gulfsream’s 10th race, a maiden special weight event for 3-year-olds and up at a mile on the turf, served as the fourth leg of the Stronach 5 and it was won by Zayat Stables LLC’s Salow ($12), a son of Distorted Humor making his debut for trainer Wesley Ward and jockey Eduardo Nunez. The sequence ended with Cannon’s Roar ($12.20) winning Laurel’s ninth race.

Friday’s races and sequence

• Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: More Or Less $10.40
• Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: Alizee $7
• Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race: Harper’s First Ride $7
• Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: Salow $12
• Leg Five –Laurel Park 9th race: Cannon’s Roar $12.20

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.