There were 23 winning tickets in the Stronach 5 Friday afternoon, with each being worth $5,874.50.
The Stronach 5 featured races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park as well as an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
The longest shot in the sequence returned $11.80.
Friday's sequence began with Laurel's eighth race and the 3-1 shot McElmore Avenue ($8) winning for co-owner and trainer Mary Eppler and jockey Alexander Crispin. The second leg of the Stronach 5 was Gulfstream's eighth race, a claiming event at six furlongs won by My Little Rose ($9.80). The last race in the sequence from Laurel – the ninth and closing race of the afternoon – was won by favored Halfinthewrapper ($3.40), who ran away down the stretch from her competition first time off a claim by John Robb.
The Stronach 5 concluded with two races from Gulfstream. In the fourth leg, Gulfstream's ninth race, Tarantino ($11.80) beat 2-1 favorite Whatmakessammyrun, while the final leg was won by Quarky ($9.80), upsetting 6-5 favorite Pay any Price.
Friday's races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: McElmore Avenue $8
- Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: My Little Rose $9.80
- Leg Three –Laurel Park 9th Race: Halfinthewrapper $3.40
- Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: Tarantino $11.80
- Leg Five –Gulfstream West 10th Race: Quarky $9.80
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 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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