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There were 179 winning tickets in Friday's Stronach 5 with each ticket returning $655.10.

The popular wager, featuring races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields along with a 12-percent takeout, had five winners returning $8.60 or less.

The Stronach 5 started with two races from Laurel. Heffner dug in down the stretch to win Laurel's eighth race while Bazinga C won a three-horse photo to win the ninth race. The Stronach 5 headed west for the third leg, where Over Regulated broke his maiden for trainer Doug O'Neill and jockey Mario Gutierrez.

Gulfstream's ninth race, a 1 1/16-mile turf race moved to the Tapeta, was won by the 5-2 shot Champagne Lady. The Stronach 5 concluded with Golden Gate's third race and even-money favorite Cat Lady Blues driving to victory.

Leg A: Laurel Race 8: Heffner $8.20

Leg B: Laurel Race 9: Bazinga C $7.40

Leg C: Santa Anita Race 3: Over Regulated $8.60

Leg D: Gulfstream Race 9: Champagne Lady $7.60

Leg E: Golden Gate Race 3: Cat Lady Blues $4    

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 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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Churchill Downs has filed a motion to dismiss against a lawsuit brought by bettors allegedly wronged by the outcome of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, reports bloodhorse.com.

The lawsuit, filed against both Churchill Downs and embattled trainer Bob Baffert, alleges (among other things) that Churchill was negligent in allowing the Baffert-trained Medina Spirit to enter the 2021 Kentucky Derby due to the trainer's well-documented history of medication violations.

Since Medina Spirit was disqualified, the plaintiffs say they hold “winning but unsettled pari-mutuel wagers.”

Churchill's motion to dismiss argues that pursuant to a 1990 case decided by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, White v. Turfway Park Racing Association, a bettor cannot cash bets outside the governing regulations.

The motion argues that no contract exists between Churchill and bettors “that would compensate bettors based on an order of finish changed after the race was declared official.”

The motion also points to state statute, KRS 230.760, which “grants a racing licensee immunity from damages for exercising its duties and discretion in the absence of bad faith, malice, or improper motive.”

Read more at bloodhorse.com.

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Life Is Good, the winner of the Pegasus World Cup (G1) will face a star-studded field of ten rivals in Saturday's $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) from Meydan, the centerpiece of TVG's weekend coverage alongside the Road to the Triple Crown presented by Spendthrift featuring the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) and the $1 million UAE Derby (G2).

TVG's Mike Joyce, Simon Bray and Britney Eurton will be live from Meydan with exclusive interviews and analysis while international expert Adam McGrath is reporting in-studio. The full coverage of the races begins at 7:30 a.m. ET and will include a special feature on Dubai World Cup contender Hot Rod Charlie, a recent winner of the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) at Meydan for trainer Doug O'Neill.

There is a spot in the starting gate on the line in the Kentucky Derby on the line in the $1 million UAE Derby (G2) with 100-40-20-10 qualifying points available to the top four finishers. The field includes the top two finishers in the Saudi Derby (G3) – Pinehurst for trainer Bob Baffert and the Japanese colt Sekifu for trainer Koshiru Take.

The Road to the Triple Crown presented by Spendthrift continues at Fair Grounds with the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) with 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points up for grabs. TVG will have full coverage of the twelve-race card with Todd Schrupp, Scott Hazelton, Dave Weaver and Joaquin Jamie live from New Orleans. Epicenter, the winner of the Risen Star Stakes (G2) for Steve Asmussen, has been tabbed as the 7-5 morning line favorite in the field of nine and will have Joel Rosario in the irons.

Asmussen and Rosario will also team up in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) as Echo Zulu, the Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filly champion, makes her sophomore debut in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks. The undefeated filly will face five rivals including graded stakes winner Hidden Connection.

TVG will be running a Money Back Special promotion on the entirety of the Dubai World Cup card as well as the Louisiana Derby.

In addition to racing from Meydan and Fair Grounds, TVG will be featuring racing from Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Aqueduct, Oaklawn and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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As expected, Zac Purton and Joao Moreira are battling it out for the premiership of Hong Kong jockeys. Last year, Moreira was on fire and won it with 157 winners to Purton's 125. Purton had won the previous three seasons in a row and in the last eight complete seasons of Hong Kong racing, they each have four titles to their names.

This year, after 54 cards of racing, Purton has 90 winners to Joao's 85. But, as close as the race has been, there have been times when it wasn't so close.

Purton was injured in a spill during the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Spring on Dec. 12. He did not win another race until Jan.13, 2022. Then, in February, Moreira was handed a six-card suspension that enabled Purton to make up ground – and then some.

Purton's 90 wins have come from 373 mounts for a stellar win percentage of 24.13%. Moreira, even with missing most of February, has had 415 mounts and his win percentage is 20.48%. Only Karis Teetan of the remaining riders has a double-digit win percentage – 11.1%.

Purton's 90 winners average $8.74 for each win while Moreira's average $6.86. Purton's 90 winners have paid $787.00 for a ROI of $2.11. Moreira's 85 winners have paid $583.40 for a ROI of $1.41.

John Size is the leading trainer through 54 cards with 56 winners. Moreira has ridden 25 of them but Purton only seven. Purton's main source of winners comes from Francis Lui, with 16 together. Moreira has 14 winners with Frankie Lor. Moreira has nine winners from the Caspar Fownes barn but Purton has not had a single winner with last year's champion trainer.

Purton and Moreira have an identical 40 winners each on the Sha Tin turf course. Purton does not have a winner on the Sha Tin all-weather track and Moreira has three. At Happy Valley, Purton dominates with 50 winners to Moreira's 42.

Purton rides much heavier than Moreira and it limits his selection of mounts. All 90 of his winners came with at least 120 pounds. Moreira has 22 winners where he carried less than 120 pounds. It's a big factor in handicap racing, but somehow Purton is able to overcome it. In fact, 117 of the 509 races run in the first 54 cards saw the winner carry less than 120 pounds. That's over 23% of the total races won by horses carrying weight that Purton cannot make.

So, with all the handicap racing, you would think that Moreira would have the built-in advantage and yet, Purton is the more-than-worthy adversary. When I print my form guide, each race usually takes two pages. The first page has the higher-rated and, thus, higher-weighted horses. Page two usually has the lower-rated and, thus, lower-weighted horses. I can't think of many races this season where Purton had a mount, let alone a winner, on page two.

Long story short – Zac is having a good year. But he is only five ahead of Joao. With Joao's ability to ride lightly-weighted horses, this race should come down to the wire.

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