Stronach 5: Three Winning Tickets In Friday’s Wager Return $43,099 Each

There were three winning tickets in Friday's popular Stronach 5, each worth $43,099.40.

The Stronach 5 featured three turf sprints, races from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Friday's sequence began with Gulfstream's seventh race and Putman ($14) winning the five-furlong turf event. The second leg, Laurel's ninth race of the afternoon, was won by Extra Medium ($6), providing leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez his fourth winner on the program.

Things turned a bit more interesting when the Stronach 5 headed west. The third leg of the sequence, Santa Anita's third race, was won by Sensemaker ($24.20), who drew in off the also-eligible list and then withstood a steward's inquiry, The fourth leg of the sequence, Golden Gate's third race also produced a double-digit winner in Jimmy Blue Jeans ($20.40).

The Stronach 5 wrapped up with Gulfstream's ninth race and 5-2 shot Mai Ty One On ($7.80) upsetting 6-5 favorite Yes I Am Free.

Friday's races and sequence

· Leg One – Gulfstream Park 7th Race: Putman $14

· Leg Two –Laurel Park 9th Race: Extra Medium $6

· Leg Three –Santa Anita Park 3rd Race: Sensemaker $24.20

· Leg Four –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Jimmy Blue Jeans $20.40

· Leg Five –Gulfstream West 9th Race: Mai Ty One On $7.80

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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Golden Gate: El Camino Real Derby, San Francisco Mile Highlight Winter/Spring Stakes Schedule

Twelve races comprise the 2021 Winter/Spring meet stakes schedule at Golden Gate Fields as released from the racing office by Director of Racing/Racing Secretary, Patrick Mackey.

The 40th running of the 9-furlong El Camino Real Derby is the first race on the list. Scheduled to run on Saturday, Feb. 13, the El Camino Real Derby offers a $100,000 purse and gives the winner 10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points. For the third straight year, the victor of the El Camino Real Derby will also be granted a free berth into the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, at Pimlico Racecourse in Mid-May.

The second annual Gold Rush Weekend features the highest quality racing in Northern California. The two-day event is set to take place on Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25, and is a precursor to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs just one week later.

Six stakes are stretched across the April 24 program, including the feature race of the Winter/Spring meet: the $250,000 Grade 3 San Francisco Mile at one mile on turf.

The $100,000 California Derby for 3-year-olds is also a well-respected race, along with the $75,000 California Oaks for 3-year-old fillies and the $75,000 Lost In The Fog Stakes for the fastest sprinters on the grounds. The Camilla Urso, a five-furlong turf dash for fillies and mares, and the Golden Poppy for female turf routers completes the half-dozen stakes in what is expected to be an epic afternoon of racing.

On April 25, Sunday festivities recognize those who support the California breeding industry. Both co-featured races are a part of the “Gold Rush Series,” a sequence of stakes races throughout the year for horses that were bred or sired in California.

The Silky Sullivan Stakes, a $75,000 one-mile turf race, is named after the “last to first” fan-favorite in the late 1950s. The Campanile Stakes, also a one-mile grass affair with a $75,000 purse, is restricted to fillies.

Three-year-olds who run well against stakes company in April are likely to eye the $75,000 Alcatraz Stakes on May 23 as their next possible target.

Sophomores are also eligible to compete against older horses in the prestigious $100,000 All American Stakes on Memorial Day Monday, May 31, while the traditional closing weekend Albany Stakes for turf sprinters will be run on Saturday, June 12.

2021 GOLDEN GATE FIELDS WINTER/SPRING MEET STAKES SCHEDULE*

Saturday, Feb. 13: $100,000 El Camino Real Derby (for 3 YO's at one mile and an eighth on Tapeta)

Saturday, April 24: $250,000 Grade 3 San Francisco Mile (for 3 YO's and up at one mile on turf)

Saturday, April 24: $100,000 California Derby (for 3 YO's at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta)

Saturday, April 24: $75,000 California Oaks (for 3 YO fillies at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta)

Saturday, April 24: $75,000 Lost In The Fog (3 YO's and up at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, April 24: $75,000 Camilla Urso (Fillies and Mares 3 YO's and up at five furlongs on turf)

Saturday, April 24: $75,000 Golden Poppy (Fillies and mares 3 YO's and up at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)

Sunday, April 25: $75,000 Silky Sullivan (California-bred 3 YO's at one mile on turf)

Sunday, April 25: $75,000 Campanile (California-bred 3 YO fillies at one mile on turf)

Sunday, May 23: $75,000 Alcatraz (3 YO's at one mile on turf)

Monday, May 31: $100,000 All American (3 YO'S and up at one mile on Tapeta)

Saturday, June 12: $50,000 Albany Stakes (3 YO's and up at five furlongs on turf)

*information is subject to change

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Stronach 5 Returns $1,053 To 143 Winning Tickets

The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, had 143 winning tickets with each being worth $1,053.30.

Journeytothemoon won Laurel's eighth race, the first leg of the Stronach 5, by four lengths. The 3-year-old filly by Tourist has now won two of her first three races. The second leg, Gulfstream's eighth race, was won by Zonic ($7.20) and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.., while the third leg, Gulfstream's ninth race, was won by Peter Vegso's Fouzia ($10.20).

Golden Gate Field's third race played host to the Stronach 5's fourth leg. The maiden race for 3-year-old fillies ended in a dead heat with Unafiestaparatodos ($3.60) and Marks Whats Mine ($4.80). The Stronach 5 wrapped up with Gulfstream's 10th race and Wedontbelieveher ($7), providing Ortiz his fourth winner of the afternoon.

Friday's races and sequence

  • Leg One – Laurel Park 8th Race: Journeytothemoon $7.60
  • Leg Two – Gulfstream Park 8th Race: Zonic $7.20
  • Leg Three –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: Fouzia $10.20
  • Leg Four –Golden Gate Fields 3rd Race: Dead Heat  Unafiestaparatodos ($3.60) Marks Whats Mine ($4.80)
  • Leg Five –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: Wedontbelieveher $7

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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Stronach Group Tracks Announce Continuing Support Of Jockeys’ Guild

1/ST RACING and the Jockeys' Guild announced this week that 1/ST RACING will continue its long-term support of the Jockeys' Guild and its member jockeys.

Under the terms of the Agreement effective Jan. 1, 2021, each of 1/ST RACING's venue racetracks (Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, and The Maryland Jockey Club operating Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park) will continue to make payments to the Jockeys' Guild to subsidize health, life and accident insurances, as well as short-term and long-term disability benefits for jockeys who are members of the Guild and ride at 1/ST RACING racetracks.

“1/ST RACING is pleased to continue supporting the Jockeys' Guild,” said Craig Fravel, Chief Executive Officer, 1/ST RACING. “Guild members compete daily at 1/ST RACING venues and their safety and well-being is integral to our sport, during and after their careers. 1/ST RACING looks forward to continue working with the Jockeys' Guild to advance and promote safe racing for horse and rider.”

Terry Meyocks, President and CEO of the Jockeys' Guild, said: “We truly appreciate the on-going, strong working relationship we have with 1/ST RACING and their continuation of support for the Guild and its members. We have worked together on several important issues including promoting and striving to create a safe racing environment, as well as providing assistance and resources for severe and traumatic brain injuries suffered by the human athletes in our sport. We are grateful for Belinda Stronach, 1/ST Chairman and President and the rest of the members of 1/ST RACING for their support of our member jockeys and the sport of horseracing.”

For more information on 1/ST please visit www.1st.com and follow @1stracing on social.

For more on the Jockeys' Guild visit www.jockeysguild.com.

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