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Only One Double Digit Winner, But Stronach 5 Still Pays $7,435

There were 11 winning tickets in the Stronach 5 Friday afternoon with each ticket returning $7,435.

Doubleoseven, who won Laurel's ninth race and leg four of the sequence, represented the largest win payoff at $12.

The popular Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, kicked off with Magical Anna ($9.40) winning the seventh race at Laurel Park. The eighth race at Gulfstream, the second leg of the sequence, was taken off the turf and won by Super Edgar ($8.60).

Laurel's eighth and ninth races made up comprised the third and fourth legs of the Stronach 5. Trainer Hamilton Smith saddled Stone Courageous ($7.40) to victory in the eighth while Doubleoseven, a 2-year-old son of Hard Spun won his second career start at odds of 5-1. The Stronach 5 concluded at Golden Gate with Trina ($8.20) winning first off the claim for trainer Victory Trujillo.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: Magical Anna $9.40
Leg Two –Gulfstream West 8th Race: Super Edgar $8.60
Leg Three –Laurel Park 8^th Race: Stone Courageous $7.40
Leg Four –Laurel Park 9^th Race: Doubleoseven $12
Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Trina $8.20

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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Stronach 5: Three Different Tracks Highlighted In Friday Wager

Five competitive races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West and Golden Gate Fields, including two maiden events, highlight Friday's Stronach 5.

The popular Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, begins with a scheduled turf event at Laurel Park at 3:28 p.m. Three-year-old maidens take to the turf in Gulfstream West's eighth race, the second leg of the sequence. The third leg, Laurel's eighth race, is an allowance event at seven furlongs for 3-year-olds and up. The field of 11 is wide-open with the 7-2 morning-line favorite Moose Lodge, a son of Munnings making his third start. The Ben Perkins-trained colt broke his maiden at first asking at Monmouth Park Aug. 2 before finishing third in an allowance optional claimer Sept. 26 at Monmouth.

Laurel's ninth race, the fourth leg in the sequence, features 2-year-old maidens for a $40,000 tag. The field includes Big Cypress, making his debut for St. Elias Stable and ARM Racing LLC, Colts Neck Stables LLC's Stimulus Maker, McCarthy Racing's Doubleoseven, and BTR Racing, Inc. and Dark Horse Racing LLC's Hello Hot Rod.

The Stronach 5 concludes with nine filly and mare claimers going six furlongs at Golden Gate. Tippy Top is the 5-2 favorite dropping in from allowance company.

Friday's races and sequence

· Leg One – Laurel Park 7th Race: (10 entries, 5 ½ furlongs turf) 3:28 ET, 12:28 PT

· Leg Two –Gulfstream West 8th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16 mile turf) 3:41 ET, 3:41 PT

· Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race (11 entries, 7 furlongs) 4 ET, 1 PT

· Leg Four –Laurel Park 9th Race: (8 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:08 ET, 2:08 PT

· Leg Five –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: (9 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:15 ET, 2:15 PT

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.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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Kyle Frey, Jonathan Wong, Irvin Racing Take Summer Meet Titles At Golden Gate Fields

Jockey Kyle Frey, trainer Jonathan Wong and owner Irvin Racing Stable sat atop their respective divisions' standings at the recently concluded Golden Gate Fields summer meet.

Twenty-eight-year-old journeyman rider Kyle Frey won the most races out of any jockey with 47 victories from 205 mounts, equating to a strong 23 percent. Represented by agent Fernando “Shoes” Navarro, Frey tallied $803,264 in purse earnings and finished in-the-money with 54 percent of his rides. Apprentice jockey Santos Rivera finished second in the jockey standings with 27 wins while Irving Orozco and Evin Roman tied for third with 25 wins apiece. Frank Alvarado completed the top five with 23 first place finishes.

Trainer Jonathan Wong picked up his ninth training title at Golden Gate Fields when saddling 40 winners from 159 starters at the 6-week summer meet. Wong earned $764,062 in purse money and hit the board with 58 percent of his starters. Isidro Tamayo, the conditioner with the second most wins at the summer meet, visited the winner's circle 21 times. Steve Sherman, who finished third in the trainer standings with 17 wins, had the highest win percentage of any trainer who saddled more than 50 starters, tallying a 27 percent win rate.

Owners Betty and Diane Irvin, who race under the name “Irvin Racing Stable,” won more races than any other owner with 6 victories from their 21 entrants. They campaigned 5 additional second place finishers and 4 horses who hit the wire third, finishing in the money with 71 percent of their starters. Irvin Racing Stables has horses with trainers Greg James and Bill McLean in Northern California and Carla Gaines in Southern California.

Betty and Diane Irvin, a mother-daughter team, are strong supporters of California racing. Betty resides in Los Angeles while Diane has residences in Colorado and Nevada. They own C-Punch Ranch in Lovelock, Nevada, and all of their racehorses are Irvin family homebreds.

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Frey, Wong, Irvin Racing Win Golden Gate Titles

Golden Gate Fields closed out its six-week summer meet with titles going to jockey Kyle Frey, trainer Jonathan Wong, and owner Irvin Racing Stable. Frey won 47 races from 205 mounts for a 23% win rate with $803,264 in earnings. Wong, who was earning his ninth training title, had 40 winners from 159 starters (25%) and $764,062 in purse earnings. Betty and Diane Irvin, a mother-daughter team who use the nom de course of Irvin Racing Stable, brought home six wins and were in the money with 71% of their 21 starters.

Golden Gate’s fall meet, which runs 32 days, begins Thursday, Oct. 22, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 13.

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