Imprimis Wins the $75,000 Janus Stakes at Gulfstream Park – Photo Ryan Thompson
863 Winning Tickets
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Short prices resulted in 863 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $196.30. The Stronach 5 featured races from Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Laurel Park as well as an industry-low 12-percent takeout and two stakes races. The sequence started with Laurel’s eighth race and Belle Tapisserie ($7) winning off the claim for trainer Kieron Magee.
The $2.50-1 Belle Tapisserie turned out to be the largest-priced winner of the day. The $75,000 Janus, run as Gulfstream’s ninth race and the second leg of the sequence, was won by 4-5 favorite Imprimis ($3.60), coming off a horrible trip in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) in which he was stopped and steadied down the stretch.
The third leg of the sequence was Laurel’s ninth race and 2-5 favorite Lady Fox ($2.80) won as easy as she pleased for the Claudio Gonzalez barn. The fourth leg of the Stronach 5 moved to Santa Anita and its third race. Translate ($3.40), a 4-year-old who had finished second in all three of her previous starts at Belmont Park, broke through and made it to the winner’s circle. The Stronach 5 wrapped up at Gulfstream with the $75,000 Cash Run. Gulf Coast ($6.40), second last out in the Sandpiper at Tampa Bay and a $300,000 yearling, rolled to his second win in three starts.
Friday’s races and sequenceLeg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: Belle Tapisserie $7 Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: Imprimis $3.60 Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: Lady Fox $2.80 Leg Four – Santa Anita Park 3rd Race: Translate $3.40 Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: Gulf Coast $6.40 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.
