BALTIMORE – There were 14 winning tickets on Friday’s Stronach 5 with each returning $6,345.80.
The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park with a low 12-percent takeout.
The weekly wager kicked off with Laurel’s seventh race, a $40,000 maiden waiver event for Maryland bred and sired horses. Shamrock Farm’s Money’s Worth, ridden by Forest Boyce, held off Charming Way to return $12. Gulfstream’s seventh race served as the second leg and Clap Embroidery’s Frankie’s Girl opened up through the stretch to win and return $23.
Laurel’s eighth race served as the third leg of the Stronach 5 and favored Mit Mazel ($6) held off her opponents for leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez. The sequence continued at Laurel with Race 9 and Torch Carrier making it look easy in her third start under Mychel Sanchez at odds of 7-2.
The Stronach 5 concluded with Gulfstream’s ninth race, a 5 ½ furlong event over the Tapeta won by the 5-2 shot Smooth Pebble.
Friday’s races and sequence
- Leg One –Laurel Race 7: Money’s Worth $12
- Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 7: Frankie’s Girl $23
- Leg Three –Laurel Race 8: Mit Mazel $6
- Leg Four – Laurel Race 9: Torch Carrier $9
- Leg Five –Gulfstream Race 9: Smooth Pebbles $7.80
Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.
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.