Stronach 5 Returns $1,053 To 143 Winning Tickets Sponsored by:
The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, had 143 winning tickets with each being worth $1,053.30.
Journeytothemoon won Laurel s eighth race, the first leg of the Stronach 5, by four lengths. The 3-year-old filly by Tourist has now won two of her first three races. The second leg, Gulfstream s eighth race, was won by Zonic ($7.20) and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.., while the third leg, Gulfstream s ninth race, was won by Peter Vegso s Fouzia ($10.20).
Golden Gate Field s third race played host to the Stronach 5 s fourth leg. The maiden race for 3-year-old fillies ended in a dead heat with Unafiestaparatodos ($3.60) and Marks Whats Mine ($4.80). The Stronach 5 wrapped up with Gulfstream s 10
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The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature races Friday from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.
The action begins at 3:55 ET with Laurel s eighth race, a very competitive optional allowance claiming event at a mile for 3-year-old fillies.
The favorite is likely to be Team Gaudet s Fraudulent Charge, a daughter of Will Take Charge who stepped up off a debut victory in November to finish second by a nose in the $100,000 Gin Talking Stakes behind multiple stakes winner Street Lute. Malibu Beauty cuts back a bit in distance for trainer Gary Capuano after setting the pace and finishing fourth Dec. 26 in the $100,000 Anne Arundel. The 11-horse field also includes Chloe Rose, a daughter of Twirling Candy from the stable of Brittany Russell, who won in her second start by 2 ¼ lengths at a mile.
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The Stronach 5 will have a carryover of $97,891.79 Jan. 22 after there were no winning tickets in Friday s popular wager.
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and featuring races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, started with a bang Friday when Step by Step won the opening leg and the eighth race at Laurel and returned $54.
That longshot was followed up by Katniss Kas ($17.20) winning Gulfstream s eighth race and the second leg of the Stronach 5 and Spanish d Oro ($20.20) winning Laurel s ninth race and third leg of the sequence.
The Stronach 5 moved to California for the last two legs. Bang for Your Bucks ($23.60) won Santa Anita s third race before Colavito ($9.20) took the final leg and third race from Golden Gate.
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Full, competitive fields and coast-to-coast racing in under an hour will be delivered by Friday s Stronach 5.
The popular wager that continually shows a strong return on investment and an industry-low 12-percent takeout will feature races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields when it kicks off at 3:55 ET.
The Stronach 5 begins with Laurel s eighth race, a 5 ½-furlong claiming event for fillies and mares. Scamper Along, a 4-year-old filly who broke her maiden at Penn National, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite. Gulfstream s eighth race will serve as the second leg of the sequence. A wide-open, claiming event for fillies and mares at six furlongs brings together a field of 12 led by tepid 3-1 favorite Galt Jak. Laurel s ninth race, a maiden $10,000 claimer for 3-year-olds, serves as the third leg of the sequence. There s lots of options in the 12-horse