LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, which featured four winners paying $16 or more at four different tracks, returned $88,869.80 each to two bettors.

The sequence started with the 8-1 longshot Umightbeanempress ($18.20) winning the ninth race at Laurel Park and My Point Exactly ($16) winning the second leg and 10th race at Gulfstream.

The prices kept coming when Streetlightromance ($40.80) won the fourth leg and fifth race at Golden Gate Fields and Bob’s Sniper ($29) won the final leg and fifth race at Santa Anita Park.

There was $202,036.28 bet into the Stronach 5, which features an industry-low 12-percent takeout and is held every Friday afternoon.

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence

●   Leg One – Laurel Park Race 9th Race – Umightbeanempress $18.20
●   Leg Two –Gulfstream Park  9th Race – My Point Exactly $16
●   Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 10th Race – Absolute Grit $5
●   Leg Four – Golden Gate Fields 5th Race – Streetlightromance $40.80
●   Leg Five – Santa Anita Park 5th Race – Bob’s Sniper $29

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.

For the Stronach 5, 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.