Friday Stronach 5 to Feature $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Races from Gulfstream and Laurel

Friday Stronach 5 to Feature $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Races from Gulfstream and Laurel

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LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will have a guaranteed pool of $100,000 and races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park.

The Stronach 5 will have three races from Gulfstream, including two at a distance on the turf, and an allowance optional claimer for 2-year-olds at a mile featuring Juddmonte Farms Inc.’s Toledo and Gelfenstein Farm LLC’s Masterday.

The eighth race from Laurel, a seven furlong allowance optional event for 3-year-olds and up, will kick off the Stronach 5 sequence. The Laurel’s ninth race, the third leg of the sequence, has a field of eight 3-year-olds and up going 5 ½ furlongs.

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Friday’s races and sequence

  • Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: (8 entries, 7 furlongs) 3:52 ET, 12:52 PT
  • Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (12 entries, 1 mile turf) 4 ET, 1 PT
  • Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: (8 entries, 7 furlongs) 4:22 ET, 1:22 PT
  • Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (8 entries, one mile) 4:30 ET, 1:30 PT
  • Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 miles turf) 5 ET, 2 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.