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American Teletimer Updates Final, Fractional Times For Thoroughbred Club Of America Stakes

At the start of the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Keeneland, the start sensor malfunctioned.

As a result, the fractional time for the start to the quarter pole was not electronically timed; all other internal fractions were electronically timed.

After detailed review and timing of the race, American Teletimer has determined the corrected fractional times for the Thoroughbred Club of America to be :22.25, :45.48 and :57.28 and a final time of 1:09.31. The previous final time was 1:08.63.

The Equibase chart for the Thoroughbred Club of America has been updated.

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Five Competitive Races Comprise Friday’s Stronach 5 Wager

Five competitive and interesting races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park will comprise Friday's Stronach 5.

The coast-to-coast action begins at approximately 4:27 ET and features a low 12-percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 begins in Maryland with Laurel's eighth race, an allowance event on the turf for fillies and mares going 1 1/8 mile. Follow the Flag, a 3-year-old filly by Tapit out of the Grade 1 winning mare, Mushka, returns after a six-month layoff for trainer Michael Matz. Runaway Monet, who broke her maiden by 9 ¾ last time out for trainer Rodney Jenkins, hopes to try the turf for the first time after having three previous starts on the grass moved to the main track.

Next up is Gulfstream's eighth race, an allowance optional claimer at six furlongs for state breds with a dozen entered including Vinnie Van Go, who has been claimed in seven of his last eight starts. The gelding will be saddled Friday by Saffie Joseph Jr. Vinnie Van Go is one of six horses in the race claimed from its previous start. Katie's Cowboy goes out first time for Kent Sweezey, Frenchmen Street for Elizabeth Dobles and Gangly for Jose D'Angelo.

The third leg of the sequence returns to Laurel and its ninth race, a maiden claiming events at six furlongs for 2-year-olds. Bust'em Kurt is the 7-5 favorite for leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez after a pair of seconds against maiden special weight company. Divining Stone, a son of Divining Rod, makes his debut for Arnaud Delacour as does Off Course, a son of Speightster, for Jeremiah O'Dwyer.

The Stronach 5 heads west for the final two legs of the sequence. Santa Anita's third race, a claiming event for fillies and mares at six furlongs on the turf, has a field of nine including Mind Meld, making his third start off the layoff for trainer Mike Puype and dropping from $50,000 claiming company. Sweet Devil gets blinkers for trainer Michael McCarthy. Miss Tokyo makes her first start since June of 2020 for Leonard Powell. Acai has placed in two of three starts across the dirt for Doug O'Neill, and New Drama has done the same for Tim Yakteen.

Santa Anita's fourth race concludes the Stronach 5 with maidens 3-years-old and up going six furlongs on the main track. Sir Flatter draws the rail after closing strongly for second money last time out at Los Alamitos. The full field may have to catch Try to Capture, who runs on or close to the pace in his first two starts for trainer Peter Miller. Fenestra returns to the races off a 16-month layoff for trainer Vladimir Cerin. Fenestra, a son of Street Sense, is out of the graded stakes-placed mare Curlina.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One –Laurel Race 8: (10 entries, 1 1/8-mile furlongs turf) 4 :27 ET, 1:27 PT
Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 8: (12 entries, 6 furlongs) 4:38 ET, 1:38 PT
Leg Three –Laurel Race 9: (10 entries, 6 furlongs) 4:59 ET, 1:59 PT
Leg Four –Santa Anita Race 3: (9 entries, 6 furlongs turf) 5:05 ET, 2:05 PT
Leg Five –Santa Anita Race 4: (13 entries, 6 furlongs) 5:35 ET, 5:35 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.

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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Two Weeks Of Tapeta: Closers A Good Bet Over Gulfstream’s New Course

Frontrunners beware! Closers continued to dominate during the second week of action on the newly installed Tapeta track at Gulfstream Park.

Only two frontrunners were successful on the all-weather surface during Week 2, one more than during Week 1. In the 19 races contested over the all-weather surface in Week 2, 11 horses came from mid-pack or farther back to win, following the trend of the first week of Tapeta action, when 11 of 18 winners came from mid-pack or off the pace. The other races were won by horses that stalked or pressed the pace.

Horses with turf experience have also been dominating during the first two weeks of racing on the all-weather surface. During Week 2, all winners went into their races with turf starts on their resumes, whereas there were two winners (one a first-time starter) with no turf races on their records during Week 1.

Chalk bettors were rewarded in 11 of the 18 (61%) races run on Tapeta during Week 1, but favorites were less successful during Week 2, winning 7 of 19 races (35 %). Four of the seven winning favorites ran on last Sunday's program.

After two weeks of racing on Tapeta, 37 races have been run on the all-weather surface. Eighteen favorites came through for their backers. Only 3 frontrunners successfully carried their speed to hit the finish line first, while 22 races were won by horses coming from mid-pack or off the pace. Twelve horses who pressed or stalked the early pace visited the winner's circle. One first-time starter won at first asking, while 28 horses who made their last starts on turf and eight horses who most recently ran on dirt (including off-the-turf starts) won their first races on Tapeta.

Edwin Gonzalez leads all jockeys with six wins on the all-weather surface, including four trips to the winner's circle on horses trained by Hall of Famer Mark Casse, who is tied with Antonio Sano in the Tapeta training standings with five winners.

Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers Thursday

Live racing returns Thursday with an eight-race program and a first-race post of 12:50 p.m.

Thursday's card features a guaranteed pool in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 of $75,000, a Super Hi-5 carryover of $7,553.77, and three races on Tapeta. The fifth race, an allowance optional claimer at 6 ½ furlongs on the main track, drew a field of six including stakes-placed Restofthestory and Liza Star, and track-record holder Nacho Mama.

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Meadowlands To Offer Two Seats To National Horseplayers Championship

The Meadowlands Racetrack is hosting a live-money National Horseplayers Championship qualifying event on Saturday, Oct. 16 that will provide two seats to the NHC Final in Las Vegas to be held Jan. 28-30, 2022.

The Meadowlands qualifier will have a $400 total fee – $200 will go towards the prize pool estimated at $20,000 and $200 will be used as a bankroll during the contest. All entry fees will be added to the prize pool, creating the rare zero percent takeout contest format. Entry also includes a Daily Racing Program and food vouchers.

Contestants must wager on a minimum of 10 races from Belmont, Laurel and/or Keeneland. Wagers must be WIN only on one horse per race and each wager must be a minimum of $20.

Walk-up entries will be accepted on the day of the contest. A player is allowed up to four entries per person. Contestants must be members of the NHC Tour to qualify for one of the two NHC Final seats.

For more information, visit the contest home page or contact Rachel Ryan at raryan@playmeadowlands.com

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