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How Preakness Stakes Owner, Belinda Stronach, Transforms The Thoroughbred Horse Racing Industry For The Next Generation

06/01/2021

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $1,297

05/28/2021

Longest Shot in Sequence $6.90-1

LAUREL, MD – There were 79 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each returning $1,297.70.

Three on the Turf in Friday's Stronach 5

05/27/2021

Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Races from Pimlico Race Course, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park, including three on the turf, comprise Friday’s Stronach 5.

Friday's Stronach 5 Yields Multiple Payoffs of $12,378

05/21/2021

LAUREL, MD – The national weekly Stronach 5 wager produced 10 winning tickets worth $12,378.30 each following Friday’s cross-country sequence.

A total of $138,309.19 was put into the popular multi-race, multi-track wager that features an industry-low 12 percent takeout. Friday’s sequence opened with three consecutive turf races on both coasts followed by a pair of West Coast main track races.

Stronach 5 Kicks off With Allowance Race from Old Hilltop

05/20/2021

Four Tracks, 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature full fields, four tracks, and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

The popular wager, which had three winning tickets last week each worth $40,140, will feature racing from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Three Big Winners in Stronach 5

05/14/2021

Returns $40,140

LAUREL, MD – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $40,140.70.

The Stronach 5 featured two graded-stakes races from Pimlico Race Course and races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with the Pimlico Special (G3), a 1 3/16-mile event with five graded-stakes winners in the field of 11. It was Last Judgment who began the Stronach 5 by winning and returning $11.80.

Stronach 5 to Feature Black-Eyed Susan (G2) and Pimlico Special (G3)

05/12/2021

Five Graded-Stakes Winners in Pimlico Special in 11-Horse Field
Adventuring, Beautiful Gift Lead Black-Eyed Susan
Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout, Races from Four Tracks

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s popular Stronach 5 will feature the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) and $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) from Pimlico Race Course along with races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

STATEMENT BY MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB

05/09/2021

“Integrity in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing is the ultimate priority for 1/ST RACING and the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC). 1/ST RACING has been an industry leader instituting processes and protocols that have led to nationwide medication reform and increased accountability. We are committed to achieving the highest level of horse care and safety standards, and we have a proven track record of pushing those standards forward.

Stronach 5 Rewards 46 Winners with $1,800

05/07/2021

LAUREL, MD – There were 46 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $1,800.80.

Friday’s wager featured races from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Stronach 5 Returns with Three on the Turf

05/06/2021

Industry-Low 12-Percent takeout
Races from Pimlico, Gulfstream, Santa Anita and Golden Gate

LAUREL, MD – The popular Stronach 5 returns Friday with races from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and three races on the turf.

Post time for the Stronach 5 is 4:15 ET. Last week’s Stronach 5 was cancelled when Pimlico stopped its live program after three races due to high winds.