BALTIMORE, Md. – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $40,140.70.
The Stronach 5 featured two graded-stakes races from Pimlico Race Course and races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
The Stronach 5 kicked off with the Pimlico Special (G3), a 1 3/16-mile event with five graded-stakes winners in the field of 11. It was Last Judgment who began the Stronach 5 by winning and returning $11.80.
Golden Gate’s third race, the second leg of the Stronach 5, produced a longshot in Qui Sere Sir Ralph who returned $46.20. The third leg of the sequence, Santa Anita’s fourth race, was won by even-money favorite Omg It’s Jessica ($4).
Gulfstream’s 10th race of the afternoon produced a $13.80 winner in the fourth leg of the sequence in Apache Brave. The Stronach 5 concluded with the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) and a victory by Army Wife ($11).
Friday’s races and sequence
Leg One – Pimlico Race 12: Last Judgment $11.80
Leg Two – Golden Gate Race 3: Que Sere Sir Ralph $46.20
Leg Three – Santa Anita Race 4: Omg It’s Jessica $4
Leg Four – Gulfstream Race 10: Apache Brave $13.80
Leg Five – Pimlico Race 13: $11
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 Stronach 5 In the Money podcast, hosted by Jonathan Kinchen and Peter Thomas Fornatale, will be posted by 2 p.m. Thursday at InTheMoneyPodcast.com and will be available on iTunes and other major podcast distributors
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.
Maryland Jockey Club Press Release
