There were seven winning tickets on Friday's Stronach 5, each returning $68,683.10.
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and featuring races from Laurel Park in Maryland and Gulfstream Park West in South Florida, had a carryover of $91,481.74. There was an additional $442,449 wagered Friday.
The sequence began with Laurel's seventh race and Three Diamonds Farm's Kiss the Girl winning for trainer Michael Trombetta and jockey Victor Carrasco at odds of 9-2. The eighth race at Laurel, the second leg of the sequence, produced a $44.60 winner in Jovis.
Gulfstream's eighth race, the third leg of the sequence, was won by Ima Daredevil ($6.20) while Laurel's ninth race, the fourth leg of the sequence, was won by favored Sing Along Suzy ($5.80). The Stronach 5 wrapped up with Gulfstream's ninth race and 5-1 winner Henry's World.
Friday's races and sequence
- Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: Kiss the Girl $11.80
- Leg Two –Laurel Park 8th Race: Jovis $44.60
- Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: Ima Daredevil $6.20.
- Leg Four –Laurel Park 9th Race: Sing Along Suzy $5.80
- Leg Five –Gulfstream West 9th Race: Henry's World $13.80
Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1ST.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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