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An allowance optional claiming event for 2-year-olds on the turf from Gulfstream Park and a restricted allowance event from Laurel Park highlight Friday s popular Stronach 5.
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will begin at 3:49 ET with Laurel Park s eighth race. The final two legs of the sequence will be contested on the turf from Gulfstream.
The Stronach 5 All-Star Ticket is only $54 with one single coming in the third leg.
Laurel s eight race is a very competitive allowance event for Maryland state-bred or sired 3-year-olds and up. Stone Courageous is the tepid 3-1 morning-line favorite. Dark Hollow Farm s Toy, trained by Michael Trombetta, comes into the race off a seven-month layoff. After breaking his maiden in his sixth attempt, he won an entry-level allowance event in May despite getting steadied.