‘Lucky No One Got Hurt’: Fan Runs Onto Track During Race In New Zealand

A brazen fan ran onto the middle of the turf course in front of a full field of horses charging toward the finish of  a race on Wellington Cup Day at Trentham race course in New Zealand on Saturday.

Amazingly, and thanks to skillful corrective action by many of the jockeys riding the race, the man was left untouched as the horses raced past him, after which he thrust his arms into the air, apparently in celebration.

He was quickly arrested and charged with an act of endangering public safety. No indication was given what prompted the man to risk his life and those of the horses and riders in the race,

Twitter and news coverage felt little sympathy for the man. “Idiot Punter Avoids Horrific Tragedy,” one headline read.

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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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Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Pool Guaranteed At $450,000 For Saturday’s Holy Bull Card

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $450,000 on Saturday's Holy Bull Day card at Gulfstream Park.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Friday for the third racing day following Sunday's mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $205.60.

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

First-race post for Saturday's 12-race program is set for 11:45 a.m.

Saturday's six-race sequence will span Races 7-12, featuring the $200,000 Holy Bull (G3) in Race 11 on a program offering four other graded stakes.

The Holy Bull, the first graded-stakes on the Road to the Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n Dale at Xalapa, attracted a deep field of exciting Triple Crown prospects, including Shug McGaughey-trained Greatest Honour, the 5-2 morning line favorite coming off a strong maiden score at the 1 1/.16-mile distance; the Pletcher-trained impressive debut winners Prime Factor and Amount; and Rodolphe Brisset-trained Tarantino, a son of Tapit, who is a nose away from being undefeated in three starts on turf.

The Rainbow 6 sequence kicks off with a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight race for 3-year-olds on turf in Race 7, a likely 'spread' race featuring debuters trained by Todd Pletcher, Chad Brown, Kenny McPeek, Bill Mott and Barclay Tagg. A starter allowance at one mile on turf for older horses follows in Race 8.

The $100,000 Forward Gal (G3), a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-old fillies, will feature the return of sparkling debut winner Zaajel in Race 9. The Pletcher-trained daughter of Street Sense, who pulled away by 7 ¼ lengths at seven furlongs, is rated at 7-5 in the morning line.

Pletcher will also be well-represented in the $100,000 Sweetest Chant (G3), a mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies carded as Race 10. Con Lima has won her last two starts for the 16-time Championship Meet titlist, including a 3 ¼-length victory in the Jan. 1 Ginger Brew.

The Holy Bull will be followed by a mile turf race for $35,000 claimers, 4 years old and up, in Race 12.

The $100,000 Kitten's Joy (G3) and the $100,000 Claiborne Farm Swale (G3) are scheduled earlier on the program. Calumet Farm's Kentucky Pharoah, a three-length winner in the Dania Beach last time out, headlines the Kitten's Joy, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds carded as Race 4. Slam Dunk Racing and Madaket Stables LLC's Drain the Clock and Claiborne Farm and Jump Sucker Stable's By George, an impressive debut winner at Aqueduct last time out, are expected to vie for favoritism for the Swale, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds carded as Race 6.

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Ahead Of Winter Storm, Laurel Moves Sunday Card To Thursday, Feb. 4

Due to a winter storm expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic region, the Maryland Jockey Club has moved Sunday's scheduled nine-race program at Laurel Park to Thursday, Feb. 4.

Post time for the Feb. 4 card remains 12:25 p.m.

Laurel's network of off-track betting outlets will remain open.

Winter Storm Orlena is forecast to start in the Midwest early this weekend and bring heavy snow to the Washington D.C. and Baltimore area beginning Sunday.

With the transfer of live racing, Laurel will offer a full nine-race LARC simulcast presentation from Gavea, Brazil Sunday with a 12:20 p.m. first post.

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