Report: Martin Garcia Tests Positive for COVID-19

Jockey Martin Garcia has tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to miss his scheduled ride aboard Miss T Too (Into Mischief) for trainer Bill Mott in Wednesday night’s GIII Indiana Oaks. Daily Racing Form was first to report the news after speaking to Garcia’s agent Jay Fedor. Garcia was replaced by Julien Leparoux.

DRF said that Garcia, who had ridden at Ellis Park, Los Alamitos and Prairie Meadows in the last seven days, was tested Tuesday at Keeneland, a requirement to ride at the meeting which began Wednesday afternoon. Garcia rode at Churchill Downs for most of the month of June, DRF reported, but tested negative at that time. Fedor told DRF that Garcia was not displaying any of the coronavirus symptoms.

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Quartet Of Turf Races, Large Field Sizes Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5

Four turf races, average fields of 11.2, and a $100,000 guaranteed pool make up Friday's competitive and exciting Stronach 5

The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park Friday, continues to offer a strong return on investment. Consider last week when the Stronach 5 returned $12,804 with the highest-price winner being $12.20.

The action kicks off at 3:19 p.m. and Laurel's sixth race with a dozen maiden claimers going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Dahlia Turf Course. The only race scheduled on the main track is Laurel's seventh, a 6 ½ furlong for 3-year-olds and up. Laurel's eighth race, which concludes the Stronach 5 sequence, is an allowance event over a 5 ½ furlong course.

Both of Gulfstream's races – the eighth and ninth – and five furlong turf events for claimers 3 and up.

Friday's races and sequence

· Leg One – Laurel Park 6th Race: (12 entries, 5 1/2 furlongs turf) 3:19 ET, 12:19 PT

· Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (10 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 3:30 ET, 12:30 PT

· Leg Three –Laurel Park 7th Race: (10 entries, 6 ½ furlongs) 3:50 ET, 12:50 PT

· Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (12 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 4 ET, 1 PT

· Leg Five –Laurel Park 8th race: (12 entries, 5 ½ furlongs turf) 4:21 ET, 1:21 PT

All-Star Ticket: https://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/stronach-5-all-star-ticket-for-july-10th-2020/

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.

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Gulfstream: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed At $400,000

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $400,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the fifth consecutive racing day Wednesday, when multiple tickets with six winners were each worth $39.62 for a sequence that included two 'all' races.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Defending Spring/Summer Meet champion Edgard Zayas added three more wins to his meet-leading total at Gulfstream Park Wednesday with a natural hat trick. Zayas scored aboard Nothin But Net ($5.20) in Race 5, Bourbon in May ($7.40) in Race 6 and R Mercedes Boy ($8.40) in Race 7.

Zayas has been victorious on each of the past eight racing programs at Gulfstream while notching seven multi-win performances.

Zayas holds a 75-63 lead over Emisael Jaramillo, who doubled aboard Special Inclusion ($3.60) in Race 2 and Bahamian Beat ($3.20) in Race 8 Wednesday.

Jockey Angel Stanley, who was unseated from his mount in Race 5, was taken to Aventura Hospital for evaluation after reporting back pain.

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