Racing News

Stronach 5 Returns Friday with Four Tracks & $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

03/04/2020

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, returns Friday with races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park.

Friday’s sequence begins at 3:49 p.m. with Laurel’s eighth race, a $42,000 allowance contest at seven furlongs led by 4-year-olds Benintendi and Mungojerrie.

The Stronach Group Announces Management Update

03/02/2020

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla., March 2, 2020  -- The Stronach Group announced today that Tim Ritvo, Chief Operating Officer, will step away from the company effective March 2, 2020 to pursue new opportunities. Ritvo has held several roles in his tenure with the company moving from General Manager of Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida to become the company's Chief Operating Officer.

536 Bettors Win $1,407 Each in Friday's Stronach 5

02/28/2020

LAUREL, MD – There were 536 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each returning $1,407.40.

Bolstered by a carryover of $167,951.23 from Feb. 21, the popular national wager with an industry-low 12 percent takeout saw its pool swell to $833,513.

Bet Fountain of Youth (G2), Saudi Cup Saturday at Laurel

02/28/2020

Doors Open 10 A.M., First of Eight Live Races 12:25 P.M.

LAUREL, MD – In addition to a live program of eight races, fans can watch and wager on both the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) and $20 million Saudi Cup Saturday at Laurel Park.

Laurel will open its doors at 10 a.m. with a live first-race post time of 12:25 p.m.

Trainer O'Dwyer Living the Dream with G2 Winner Shotski

02/27/2020
First Impression was ‘Like Seeing the Woman You’re Going to Marry’
Laurel-Based Colt Racing in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2)
 
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – For Jerry O’Dwyer, it was love at first sight.
 

Racing Resumes Thursday at Laurel - Friday Feature Stronach 5

02/26/2020
LAUREL, MD –The week of racing kicks off at Laurel Park Thursday with an eight-race program and a Friday card which will begin the popular Stronach 5.
 
First race post Thursday and Friday is 12:25 p.m.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Pool Could Swell to $1 Million

02/26/2020
Carryover Pool $167,951
 
LAUREL, MD – There’s a million reasons to play Friday’s Stronach 5.
 
With a carryover of $167,951.23 and an industry-low takeout of 12 percent, the pool for the popular Stronach 5 will likely grow to approximately $1 million.
 

Shotski Tunes Up for Gulfstream's Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth

02/22/2020

Remsen (G2) Winner Breezes 4F in 48.40 Seconds at Laurel Park

Carryover for Friday's Stronach 5 $167,951

02/21/2020

LAUREL, MD - Mark Friday, Feb. 28 on your calendar. That’s the day the popular Stronach 5 will have a carryover of $167,951.23.

Since there were no winners in Friday’s Stronach 5, the entire pool carries over to next week.

Friday’s sequence kicked with a $17 winner in Laurel’s eighth race in Unequivocal.

And the prices kept coming.

Laurel’s Weekend of Racing Kicks off Friday with Stronach 5 Race

02/20/2020

LAUREL, MD – A weekend of Thoroughbred racing begins Friday at Laurel Park with an eight-race program including a maiden special weight event for 3-year-olds and the opening leg of the popular Stronach 5.

First race post Friday is 12:25 ET.

Friday’s card begins with a field of six 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles. Dark Hollow Farm’s homebred Toy, a son of Tapizar trained by Michael Trombetta, is the 3-5 morning line favorite. The chestnut gelding was second last time out at a mile.