LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, the national wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, was hit by one bettor Friday for $88,286.90.
The winning ticket was 2,4,10,11/7/6/3/5.
The Stronach 5 has offered bettors a good return on investment the first four weeks it has been offered. The national Pick 5 rewarded 14 bettors Sept. 28 with $9,888 while the Oct. 5 payoff was $1,161 with the highest payoff being $12. Last Friday the Stronach 5 returned 25 bettors $3,629 with the highest payoff in the sequence being $14.
Friday’s races and sequence was:
• Leg One – Gulfstream West Seventh Race: Crumb Bun $3.40
• Leg Two – Santa Anita Third Race: Swamp Souffle $9
• Leg Three – Gulfstream West Eighth Race: Hogan’s Holiday $42.40
• Leg Four – Laurel Park 10th Race: Can Do Anything $11.20
• Leg Five – Golden Gate Fields Fifth Race: Everybody Does It $48.20
The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5 every Friday.