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Stronach 5 Returns Friday With Racing From Pimlico, Santa Anita, Gulfstream

The Stronach 5 returns Friday with two competitive maiden races and two turf races with full fields from Pimlico and Santa Anita.

The popular wager, cancelled last week when rainstorms forced racing at Pimlico to be called off after the second race, begins Friday at 3:45 ET with Pimlico's seventh race, a 1 1/16 mile claiming race on the turf from for 3-year-olds and up.

Making his first start since February of 2020 will be Rohrbacher (7-2). The 5-year-old gelding finished third at Charles Town in his only start after being claimed by trainer High McMahon in December of 2019. Gunslinger (4-1), who finished third May 28 in his first start since February of 2020, will go out for Mary Eppler. Lucky Ramsey (10-1) drops in class for trainer Kieron Magee.

The second leg of the Stronach 5, Gulfstream's fifth race, features Florida-bred 2-year-olds going five furlongs. Forever Souper (5-2) goes out for trainer Mark Casse, who has won five juvenile races out of seven this meet. Risk Vs Reward (10-1), a son of Practical Joke, goes out for Carlos David while Arindel sends out their homebred Clapton (5-1).

Pimlico's eighth race, a 5 ½ furlong maiden event for 3-to-5-year-old maidens, has a 4-5 favorite in Golden G, coming off a second-place finish for leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez. Little Sir John makes his second start after a sixth-place finish at Charles Town May 15 for trainer John Robb.

Santa Anita will play host to the final two legs of the Stronach 5. Santa Anita's second race, a $20,000 claimer for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 mile, has an 8-5 favorite in Summer Rose, beaten just a length last out against similar company. Trainer Phil D'Amato saddles. Circle of Honor (3-1) finished third last out but 10 lengths behind Summer Rose after hopping at the start.

The Stronach 5 concludes with Santa Anita's third race, a maiden special weight event at 1 1/16 mile on the turf for California bred or sired 3-year-olds. Really Big News (7-2), second while sprinting on the turf in his debut May 23, is a slight favorite over a couple others including Wilder Than Most, making his second career start and first since finishing second sprinting on the main track at Del Mar back in August of 2019. Auspicious Style, fifth in his debut in April at Santa Anita, goes out as a first-time gelding and with first-time blinkers for Dan Blacker.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One –Pimlico 7th Race: (10 entries, 1 1/16-mile turf) 3:45 ET, 12:45 PT
Leg Two –Gulfstream 5th Race: (10 entries, 5 furlongs) 4:03 ET, 1:03 PT
Leg Three –Pimlico 8th Race: (9 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 4:17 ET, 1:17 PT
Leg Four – Santa Anita Race 2nd Race: (8 entries, 1 1/16 mile) 4:30 ET, 1:30 PT
Leg Five –Santa Anita 3rd Race (12 entries, 6 furlongs turf) 5 ET, 2 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 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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Belmont, Churchill Downs Comprise Saturday’s Cross Country Pick 5

The New York Racing Association Inc. [NYRA] will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring racing action from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/cross-country-wagers.

Churchill, located in Louisville, Kentucky, will commence the sequence with a starter allowance contest for 3-year-olds and up going one mile on the turf in Race 6 at 3:18 p.m. Eastern. Chantry Flats, who has compiled two wins and a runner-up finish in five starts this year for trainer Paul McGee, will be looking for his second victory in three starts at Churchill. Handy, who won at Churchill on May 15 for conditioner Robertino Diodoro, will also comprise a full field of 12.

Belmont will kick off the stakes portion of the wager with a field of 11 New York-sired 3-year-old sophomore fillies will contest in the $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series Cupecoy's Joy at seven furlongs on the Widener turf course in Race 6 at 3:34 p.m.

Ava's Grace, also trained by Diodoro, arrives at her first grass engagement off a runner-up finish in the 1 1/16-mile Grade 3 Fantasy on April 3 at Oaklawn Park. The Laoban filly secured a front-running position and battled gamely down the stretch to the inside of Pauline's Pearl before hitting the wire one length back. Trainer Christophe Clement will move two fillies up from the claiming ranks when saddling Sport Model and Proper Grammar.

A 10-horse field for 3-year-olds and up going a one-turn mile on Belmont's Big Sandy will comprise the third leg in Belmont's Race 8 at 4:40 p.m. The starter allowance contest will see 2-1 morning-line favorite Risk Profile look to win his second in a row at Belmont for trainer George Weaver after capturing a maiden special weight on May 7.

Action alternates back to Churchill for a 1 1/8-mile turf allowance optional claiming tilt for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up in Race 9 at 4:55 p.m. Graded stakes-veteran Guitty, who ran second in the Grade 2 San Clemente last July and has competed in a pair of Grade 1s, will be making her second start for trainer Mike Maker. The veteran conditioner will also saddle Three Diamonds Farm's Enjoyitwhilewecan, who enters from a narrow neck defeat last out when third in a nine-furlong optional-claiming tilt on the Churchill turf on May 21. Also in the field is the Ian Wilkes-trained Witez, who ran third in the Grade 3 Lake George in August at Saratoga Race Course and is looking for her first win since besting an allowance field in July at the Spa.

Closing out the Cross Country Pick 5 will be the $150,000 NYSSS Spectacular Bid in Belmont's Race 9 at 5:12 p.m. A full field of 13 sophomores going seven furlongs on the Widener course.

Dreamer's Disease, who will be saddled by Diodoro will return to the turf after five consecutive main track appearances, including a sixth-place finish in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November at Keeneland. Step Dancer, the 3-1 morning-line favorite, won his debut in September at Saratoga and followed with a third-place finish in his first race at Belmont in the Grade 2 Pilgrim in October. The Barclay Tagg trainee capped his juvenile year with a three-quarter length victory in the 1 1/16-mile Awad in October at Belmont.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, June 19:
Leg A: Churchill – Race 6 (3:18 p.m.)
Leg B: Belmont – Race 6, NYSSS Cupecoy's Joy (3:34 p.m.)
Leg C: Belmont – Race 8 (4:40 p.m.)
Leg D: Churchill – Race 9 (4:55 p.m.)
Leg E: Belmont – Race 9, NYSSS Spectacular Bid (5:12 p.m.)

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Fore! Arizona Downs Offering Fans Unique Shot At $100,000

June 30 will be the first of three race days at Arizona Downs this season where fans will have a shot at winning up to $100,000 with just one swing of a golf club.

The contest at the Prescott Valley, Ariz., track is open to those who sign up on race day and are in attendance for the day's final race. Just before that race, a golf strip will be stretched across the Winner's Circle, with a bucket placed 100 yards away. Ten fans will be randomly selected from that day's entries – nine will get one shot with a pitching wedge to get a golf ball into that bucket for $10,000. Then, one lucky fan will take a shot for $100,000.

The contest will take place at races on June 30, July 28 and August 25.

“Together with our partners at Insurance Office of America, we thought it would be a lot of fun to offer this amazing opportunity to our fans,” said general manager Mike Weiss. “It's always a great day to come out and enjoy an afternoon at the track, but it's a really great day when you can enjoy an afternoon at the track and walk home with $100,000.”

Arizona Downs has partnered with the Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to develop the most attractive race program in track history. Live racing is offered every Tuesday and Wednesday through September – 32 dates in all. The track is being managed by Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), a trailblazer in the gaming, racing and entertainment industry. Among the properties they own and operate is Colonial Downs, a Virginia thoroughbred track that had been shuttered for six years and now serves as a thriving, revenue-generating entertainment destination.

For more information, please visit www.arizonadowns.com.

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America’s Day At The Races Adds Canterbury Park Action To Weekend’s Broadcast

America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 21 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, with action from Belmont Park, Churchill Downs and Canterbury Park.

Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, America's Day at the Races will broadcast live racing action this week, with at least four-and-a-half hours of coverage every day on FS2.

Broadcast schedule for America's Day at the Races (all times Eastern):

Thursday, June 17
FS2: 3 – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, June 18
FS2: 12:30 – 5 p.m.

Saturday, June 19
FS2: 12:30– 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 20
FS2: 12:30 – 6 p.m.

Thursday will feature a nine-race card at Belmont with a first post of 3:05 p.m. Eastern, with FS2 airing from 3-8:30 p.m. Among the highlights from the Elmont, New York-based track will be a turf contest for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up going 1 1/16 miles on the Widener course in Race 8. Star Devine, the 5-2 morning-line favorite for trainer Jorge Abreu, will be part of a nine-horse field that includes 7-2 Stolen Holiday, trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey.

Thursday's broadcast will also feature the full eight-race card from Churchill, located in Louisville, Kentucky, featuring a 5 p.m. Eastern first post with the finale going off at 8:23 p.m. The broadcast will be bolstered with additional racing action from Canterbury Park located in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Friday's show will air the majority of Belmont's nine-race docket that has a 1 p.m. first post. In Race 2, a $90,000 six-furlong inner turf sprint for 2-year-old fillies, 5-2 favorite Kodama, who ran second in her debut on May 28 for trainer Christophe Clement, will look to earn her first winner's circle trip, competing as part of an eight-horse field that includes 7-2 Pammy's Ready.

Saturday will see a pair of New York Stallion Series Stakes at Belmont, with the $150,000 Cupecoy's Joy for 3-year-old fillies going seven furlongs on the Widener turf in Race 6 and the $150,000 Spectacular Bid for sophomores also going seven furlongs on the turf course in Race 9.

At Churchill, the lone stakes on the card will be the $110,000 Roxelana for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up going 6 1/2 furlongs.

America's Day at the Races is also broadcast on NYRA's YouTube channel which boasts more than 70,000 subscribers. Fans can subscribe to NYRA's channel and set a reminder to watch the show on YouTube Live. NYRA's YouTube channel also hosts a plethora of race replays, special features, America's Day at the Races replays and more.

Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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