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The Stronach 5 Returns

09/05/2019

Races from Laurel, Gulfstream and Golden Gate
Four on the Turf, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, returns Friday with races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The sequence kicks off at 5:12 p.m. with a field of 10 Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired allowance runners going six furlongs at Laurel. The remaining four races of the Stronach 5 are all scheduled on the turf.

Preakness Trio to Line Up Again in G1 Travers at Saratoga

08/24/2019

Everfast, Owendale, Laughing Fox Among Field of 12 Saturday

BALTIMORE – For the first time since they met in the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, three of the top five finishers in the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown will line up again in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

Calumet Farm’s Everfast, Rupp Racing’s Owendale and Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s Laughing Fox are among the field of 12 set to assemble for the 150th Travers.

53 Winners Each Take Home $1,837 in Stronach 5

08/02/2019

LAUREL, MD – There were 53 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $1,837.70.

Friday’s sequence began with two races at Laurel Park. Zitarrosa ($7.40) won the opening leg of the Stronach 5 and Mice and Men ($12.60) the second leg. After heavy favorite Slingin Sammy B ($3.40) won the third leg from Gulfstream, 11-1 shot Bandito ($25.40) lit up the board at Laurel in the fourth leg. The final leg, a scratch-filled affair from Gulfstream taken off the turf, was won by 1-5 favorite Vinnie Van Go.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Wraps Up with Two on the Turf

07/31/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Free Past Performances, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool, will feature races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park Friday afternoon with the last two legs on the turf.

The Stronach 5 Rewards 43 Winners with $2,764

07/26/2019

LAUREL, MD – Despite the longest shot paying $10.80, the Stronach 5 still rewarded 43 bettors each with $2,746.20 Friday evening.   

Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, free past performances and a $100,000 guaranteed pool, started with three consecutive races from Laurel Park with the longest price being $6.60. The last two legs of the Stronach 5 – both from Gulfstream Park – produced winners that returned $10.80 (Gossip Isle) and $7.20 (All D’ Hype).

Three Races from Laurel Kick-Off Stronach 5

07/25/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool  
All-Star Tickets, Free Past Performances, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, including three on the turf, along with a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Winners in Friday Stronach 5 Each Take Home $4,546

07/19/2019

LAUREL, MD – There were 24 winners in Friday’s Stronach, each taking home $4,546 in the multi-track wager featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park.

Friday’s Stronach 5, which an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, kicked off with favored Gardenista ($4.40) winning the eighth race at Laurel. After Pictura ($14) beat favored Sheza Handfull in Laurel’s ninth, the action shifted to South Florida and Gulfstream Park, where Sand Drift ($11.20) won the 10th race and final leg of the sequence.

Three on the Turf for Friday Stronach 5

07/18/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, 12-Percent Takeout     
Free Past Performances, All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will have another $100,000 guaranteed pool with races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park.

Lots of Winners in Friday’s Stronach 5

07/12/2019

79 Bettors Each Receive $1,640.30

LAUREL – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, rewarded 79 bettors with $1,640.30.

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5

07/11/2019

All-Star Ticket­­, Free Past Performances, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

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

Friday’s sequence kicks off at 4:50 p.m. with 3-year-olds and up going 5 ½ furlongs at Laurel and will conclude with a 7 ½ furlong turf event at Gulfstream Park for maiden fillies and mares.