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.

Lovely Lucy ($12.40) won Gulfstream’s seventh race, Admiral Boom ($27.20) won Golden Gate’s third race and Encountress returned $46 in Santa Anita’s third race. The final leg, Gulfstream’s 10th race, was won by 5-2 favorite Gea.

The In The Money podcast for next week’s Stronach 5 will be available Thursday by 2 p.m.at InTheMoneyPodcast.com

Friday’s Stronach 5 Sequence

• Leg One: Laurel Park 8th Race: Unequivocal $17
• Leg Two: Gulfstream Park 7th Race: Lovely Lucy $12.40
• Leg Three: Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Admiral Boom $27.20.
• Leg Four:  Santa Anita Park 3rd Race: Encountress $46.
• Leg Five: Gulfstream Park Race 10th Race: Gea $7

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.