Popular Wager Returns Friday, Sept. 6

LAUREL, MD – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $35,584.40.

Friday’s sequence started with a $7.20 winner in Laurel Park’s eighth race in Judi Blues Eyes and ended with first-time starter and 45-1 longshot Go Time winning Gulfstream Park’s 10th race and returning $96.80. The fourth leg of the sequence, the fourth race from Golden Gate Fields, produced a dead heat between Irish Affair and Rouge Bouquet.

The Stronach 5 featured a mandatory payout Friday afternoon with Laurel Park closing for a two-week summer break. The Stronach 5 will return Friday, Sept. 6.

Friday’s races and sequence

• Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: Judi Blue Eyes $7.20
• Leg Two –Laurel Park 9th Race: Not In Jeopardy $13.80
• Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: Raven’s Lady $5.80
• Leg Four –Golden Gate Fields 4th Race: Dead Heat
  • Rouge Bouquet $5.60
  • Irish Affair $ 20.20
• Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: Go Time $96.80

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.