Three on the Turf for Friday's Stronach 5
Three on the Turf for Friday's Stronach 5
Races from Laurel & Gulfstream
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool
LAUREL, MD – Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, including three on the turf, will comprise Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout.
The sequence kicks off with Laurel’s sixth race at 3:33 p.m. A field of maiden 3-year-olds and up will go six furlongs on the Fort Macy turf course. The sequence concludes on the Fort Marcy approximately an hour later with fillies and mares also going six furlongs. The second leg of the Stronach 5, Gulfstream’s sixth race, is the $55,000 Paradise Creek for 3-year-olds and up at a mile on the turf with stakes winner Renaisance Frolic, graded-stakes placed Tizzarunner, stakes-placed Forever Mo, and Sailing Solo.
Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 6th Race: (10 entries, 6 furlongs turf) 3:33 ET, 12:33 PT
- Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (6 entries, 6 ½ furlongs) 3:41 ET, 12:41 PT
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 7th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile) 4:06 ET, 1:06 PT
- Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (12 entries, 1 mile turf) 4:13 ET, 1:13 PT
- Leg Five –Laurel Park 8th race: (11 entries, 6 furlongs turf) 4:38 ET, 1:38 PT
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.
