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Stronach 5 Kicks Off With 25-1 Long Shot, Pays $6,284.80

The Stronach 5 started with a bang Friday with a 25-1 shot winning the opening leg. In the end, there were 22 winning tickets each worth $6,284.80.

Friday's sequence began with Laurel's sixth race and the longshot B Determined ($52.40) driving between horses to win a 5 ½ furlong maiden turf event. The Stronach 5 moved to Gulfstream next where the 5-2 favorite Joyful Heat won the eighth race, a five furlong affair on the turf, while the 6-5 favorite Victory Given won Laurel's seventh race and the third leg of the Stronach 5.

Bettors got an 'all' in the fourth leg of the Stronach 5 when rain moved Gulfstream's ninth race off the turf and to a sloppy main track. The race, delayed due to the heavy rains, was won by Reagan's Heart ($11.80).

Laurel's eighth race, the last leg of the Stronach 5, was won by Epic Idea ($15.60).

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One – Laurel Park 6^th Race: Be Determined $52.40
Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8^th Race: Joyful Heart $7.20
Leg Three –Laurel Park 7th Race: Victory Given $4.60
Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: Reagan's Heart $11.80
Leg Five –Laurel Park 8th race: Epic Idea $15.60

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, is 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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Quartet Of Turf Races, Large Field Sizes Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5

Four turf races, average fields of 11.2, and a $100,000 guaranteed pool make up Friday's competitive and exciting Stronach 5

The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park Friday, continues to offer a strong return on investment. Consider last week when the Stronach 5 returned $12,804 with the highest-price winner being $12.20.

The action kicks off at 3:19 p.m. and Laurel's sixth race with a dozen maiden claimers going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Dahlia Turf Course. The only race scheduled on the main track is Laurel's seventh, a 6 ½ furlong for 3-year-olds and up. Laurel's eighth race, which concludes the Stronach 5 sequence, is an allowance event over a 5 ½ furlong course.

Both of Gulfstream's races – the eighth and ninth – and five furlong turf events for claimers 3 and up.

Friday's races and sequence

· Leg One – Laurel Park 6th Race: (12 entries, 5 1/2 furlongs turf) 3:19 ET, 12:19 PT

· Leg Two –Gulfstream Park 8th Race: (10 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 3:30 ET, 12:30 PT

· Leg Three –Laurel Park 7th Race: (10 entries, 6 ½ furlongs) 3:50 ET, 12:50 PT

· Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 9th Race: (12 entries, 5 furlongs turf) 4 ET, 1 PT

· Leg Five –Laurel Park 8th race: (12 entries, 5 ½ furlongs turf) 4:21 ET, 1:21 PT

All-Star Ticket: https://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/stronach-5-all-star-ticket-for-july-10th-2020/

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.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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$12.20 Winner Highest Price In $12,804 Stronach 5 Payout

The Stronach 5 continued rewarding bettors with a strong return in investment when Friday's multi-race, multi-track wager returned $12,804.50.

Friday's Stronach 5 featured three races from Laurel Park, two from Gulfstream Park, a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 began with Laurel's seventh race and 12 fillies and mares going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf. The winner was John Gardiner's and Kingdom Bloodstock Inc.'s More or Less, who returned $10.40.

Laurel's eighth race, a $55,000 allowance event at a mile featuring stakes winners Alwaysmining and Cordmaker, was won by Harper's First Ride ($7). The winner and second-place finisher Tybalt are both trained by Claudio Gonzalez.

Gulfsream's 10th race, a maiden special weight event for 3-year-olds and up at a mile on the turf, served as the fourth leg of the Stronach 5 and it was won by Zayat Stables LLC's Salow ($12), a son of Distorted Humor making his debut for trainer Wesley Ward and jockey Eduardo Nunez. The sequence ended with Cannon's Roar ($12.20) winning Laurel's ninth race.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One– Laurel Park 7^th Race: More Or Less $10.40
Leg Two–Gulfstream Park 9^th Race: Alizee $7
Leg Three –Laurel Park 8th Race: Harper's First Ride $7
Leg Four –Gulfstream Park 10th Race: Salow $12
Leg Five–Laurel Park 9th race: Cannon's Roar $12.20

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 and GulfstreamPark.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.

The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.

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‘Time To Challenge Myself’: Victor Carrasco Moves Tack To Monmouth Park

After nearly seven years as a fixture on the Maryland racing circuit, jockey Victor Carrasco said it was simply time for a change. Because of that desire to shake up things with his career – and even though he continued to have success at Laurel Park – the 28-year-old Eclipse Award-winning apprentice from 2013 will call Monmouth Park home this summer for the first time.

Monmouth's 75th season gets underway on Friday, July 3. First post for the six-race twilight card is 5 p.m.

“I've spent almost my entire career in Maryland. It's time to challenge myself and to try something different,” said Carrasco, who recorded his 1,000th career victory in January. “Things in Maryland were fine. It's just time to try something different, meet new people, and take on a new challenge.

“Hopefully, it leads to better opportunities to ride in better races.”

The Guyama, Puerto Rico, native will find a jockey colony that is both deep and proven when Monmouth Park's 37-day meet gets started with three straight days of live racing over the July 4 holiday weekend.

Returnees include Paco Lopez, coming off a sixth riding title at the track; Joe Bravo, who has a record 13 leading riding titles at Monmouth; Nik Juarez, the runnerup to Lopez a year ago in the standings, and reliable veteran Jose C. Ferrer.

Antonio Gallardo, fresh off a riding title at Tampa Downs, and Trevor McCarthy, both of whom have ridden part-time at Monmouth in the past, are expected on a full-time basis as well.

Wilmer Garcia, Tomas Mejia, Mychel Sanchez, Chris DeCarlo and Angel Suarez add to the depth of the jockey roster.

“I believe I have the talent to compete here,” said Carrasco. “I work hard. The reason I am renting a place close to the track for the summer is because I want to be here every day so the trainers and owners can see how hard I work.

“If I get the right connections who knows what will happen? I'll do my best.”

Carrasco, who graduated from Escuela Vocacional Hipica Jockey School in Puerto Rico before embarking on his riding career, comes from a racing family. His grandfather, now retired, was a long-time trainer in Puerto Rico. His uncle is a trainer on the Mid-Atlantic circuit.

Despite his immediate success as the nation's leading apprentice in 2013, Carrasco has had to overcome his share of devastating injuries, having been in spills that resulted in a broken hand, a broken ankle, a broken scapula and, most recently in a nasty spill at Delaware Park in 2017, a fractured fibula, tibia, ankle and leg.

He has overcome all of the injuries to return to peak form.

“The last one was especially tough,” he said. “Being a person who is active and likes to work out it was tough being forced to stay at home for such a long time, not being able to walk, needing my mother's help to do basic things. But I was determined to come back because this is what I love to do.

“I don't think about the injuries any more. In the beginning it's difficult mentally, especially when you go back to places where you got hurt. But then you gain your confidence back and things get back to normal. I don't even think about that stuff now. It's all behind me.”

In addition to owning an Eclipse Award, Carrasco won the summer riding titles at Laurel in 2015 and 2017 and captured the 2015 Pimlico spring meet riding title.

The $1 million Haskell Stakes will again highlight Monmouth Park's summer meet, with the Grade 1 fixture for 3-year-olds offering points for the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 for the first time and “Win and You're In” status for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Monmouth Park is also offering a $1 million bonus to a horse that wins the Haskell, Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic.

Post times on Saturdays and Sundays will be 12:50 p.m., with the meet running through Sept. 27.

Admission and parking are free except for Haskell Day.

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