Lots of Winners in Friday's Stronach 5

Lots of Winners in Friday's Stronach 5

Popular Wager Returns $682
 
LAUREL, MD – There were 129 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $682.10.
 
The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and a $100,000 guaranteed pool
 
The Stronach 5 began with three short-priced winners in Charge to Victory ($7.60), R Uncle Eric ($3.20) and Tizanillusion ($4.20) on the east coast before heading out west to Santa Anita and Golden Gate. Rip City returned $12 in Santa Anita’s third race before the sequence ended with 3-5 favorite Perfect Stories ($3.20) winning the last leg at Golden Gate.
 
Friday’s races and sequence
 
  • Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: Charge to Victory $7.60
  • Leg Two –Gulfstream West 9th Race: R Uncle Eric $3.20
  • Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race Tizanillusion $4.20
  • Leg Four –Santa Anita 3th Race: Rip City $12
  • Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Perfect Stories $
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.comSantaAnita.comGulfstreamPark.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.