There's 51 Winning Tickets in Friday's Stronach 5, Each Worth $1,733
There's 51 Winning Tickets in Friday's Stronach 5, Each Worth $1,733
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 continued to show a good return on investment Friday, with 51 winning tickets each worth $1,733.60.
Through four races no winner returned more than $7.40. The biggest payoff came in the last leg with a $22.60 winner.
Friday’s Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout.
The Stronach 5 began with Laurel’s seventh race and 6-5 favorite Papagiorgio withstanding a game effort by runner-up Start With Yes and an objection to win the 1 1/16 mile event taken off the turf. Gulfstream’s ninth race, the second leg of the sequence, also produced a winning favorite in the 8-5 shot Mystical Moon. The only longshot in the sequence came in the last leg, and the second race at Golden Gate Fields, when Sugarseeker rallied to win her first race since September and return $22.60.
Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: Papagiorgio $4.40
- Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: Mystical Moon $5.20
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race: Galerio $7.20
- Leg Four –Laurel Park 9th Race: Nautical Nature $7.40
- Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 2nd race: Sugarseeker $22.60
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.
