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Stronach 5: Four Winning Tickets Each Return $8,826.10

There were four winning tickets in Friday's Stronach 5, featuring a 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

Each ticket was worth $8,826.10.

It was Barak Farm's 2-year-old filly She Is Wisky kicking off the Stronach 5, winning Laurel's seventh race in her third career start and returning $9.80.

Gulfstream's eighth race, the $65,000 Cellars Shiraz for 3-year-old fillies on the Tapeta, served as the second leg of the sequence. Live Oak Plantation's 5-1 shot Inthewinnerscircle ended up exactly there, getting up in the final strides under jockey Cristian Torres to beat Mademoiselle Nova.

It was back to Laurel for the eighth race, featuring fillies and mares going six furlongs on a race moved from the turf to the main track. Heavy favorite and two-time stakes winner Dontletsweetfoolya beat four others for a 6 ¼ length victory.

Golden Gate's fourth race, the fourth race of the Stronach 5, shook things up with the 10-1 shot Awesome Curlin rallying to beat nine other maiden claimers. The Stronach 5 concluded with Gulfstream's 10th race, a maiden claiming event for fillies and mares that went to Triplet, ridden by Edgar Prado.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One –Laurel Race 7: She Is Wisky $9.80
Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 8: Inthewinnerscircle $13.40
Leg Three –Laurel Race 8: Dontletsweetfoolya $2.60
Leg Four – Golden Gate Race 4: Awesome Curlin $23.40
Leg Five –Gulfstream Race 10: Triplet $8.60

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 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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Wagering and Purses Up Despite Fewer Races in October 2021

Equibase has released the economic indicators for the month of October and year-to-date, as well as the same statistics for October of 2020 and January through October of 2020 for comparison.

THOROUGHBRED RACING ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR OCTOBER 2021

Indicator                           Oct. 2021            Oct. 2020            % Change

Wagering/U.S. Races             $950,624,087     $929,063,211           +2.32%

U.S. Purses                       $107,844,038      $90,904,717            +18.63%

U.S. Race Days                328                        340                           -3.53%

U.S. Races                        2,748                    2,852                        -3.65%

U.S. Starts                         20,750                  22,410                       -7.41%

Avg. Field Size                 7.55                       7.86                           -3.90%

Avg. Wagering/Day       $2,898,244          $2,732,539               +6.06%

Avg. Purses/Day            $328,793              $267,367                  +22.97%

 

YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020

Indicator                           3Q 2016               3Q. 2015              % Change

Wagering/U.S. Races    $10,448,766,933 $9,275,606,633 +12.65%

U.S. Purses                       $988,391,517       $720,140,966 +37.25%

U.S. Race Days                3,530                    2,849          +23.90%

U.S. Races                        28,976                  23,747         +22.02%

U.S. Starts                         211,377                  186,886      +13.10%

Avg. Field Size                 7.29                       7.87                -7.31%

Avg. Wagering/Day       $2,959,991          $3,255,741   -9.08%

Avg. Purses/Day            $279,998             $252,770    +10.77%

 

Stats provided by Equibase Company

*Includes worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races.

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Breeders’ Cup Players’ Show To Air Live On TVG Friday And Saturday

TVG, America's horse racing network and leading ADW platform, will bring live coverage of the Breeders' Cup World Championships into the homes of horse racing fans across the country on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6 with “The Breeders' Cup Players' Show”, a wagering-focused telecast featuring expert analysis, exclusive interviews and handicapping selections. Fans can also stream the Players' Show on the WatchTVG app alongside exclusive content as part of the Breeders' Cup Multicast.

The coverage will begin on Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:25 a.m. PT/2:25 p.m. ET featuring the complete undercard from Del Mar as well all five Breeders' Cup races on “Future Stars Friday” culminating in the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1). On Saturday, the day gets underway at 9:45 a.m. PT/ 12:45 p.m. ET and the coverage will featuring the full undercard and live airing of eight Breeders' Cup races through the $4 million Longines Turf (G1). Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

The Breeders' Cup Players' Show will feature a lineup of TVG experts including Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Scott Hazelton, Mike Joyce, Christina Blacker, Caton Bredar, Joaquin Jaime, Acacia Courtney, Michelle Yu, and renowned European racing analyst Rishi Persad. The Players' Show will also be simulcast at tracks, simulcast centers and off-track betting venues around the world.

There will also be exclusive content available on the Watch TVG app throughout the day on Nov. 5-6 including on-demand video content featuring live, dedicated cameras following each of the Breeders' Cup contenders from the paddock through the running of the championship races as well as jockey-cameras which allow viewers to watch each race through the eyes of some of the best jockeys in the world.

There will also be a drone camera allowing fans to watch the race unfold from a birds' eye perspective and multiple camera angles utilized throughout each race.

As part of its commitment to give back to the racing industry and to help raise awareness for key industry charities, for the second year in a row, the FanDuel Group is including two of its major charitable partners into its naming rights sponsorships for this year's event – the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) presented by PDJF and the TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Representatives from both charities will be on hand for the trophy presentation following each race.

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Friday’s Stronach 5 Highlighted By Field Of 12 In Cellars Shiraz Stakes

The Stronach 5 will offer an interesting puzzle for bettors Friday with several new faces arriving at Gulfstream Park for the $65,000 Cellars Shiraz and a stakes-quality optional allowance claiming event on the turf at Laurel Park.

The Stronach 5, which also includes a field of 10 going a mile at Golden Gate Fields, will kick off at approximately 3:49 ET and once again feature a low 12-percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 begins with Laurel's seventh race, a 5 ½ furlong maiden event for 2-year-old fillies which drew a dozen including first-time starters from Brittany Russell, Michael Trombetta, Jeremiah O'Dwyer, Ferris Allen and Lacey Gaudet. Leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez will saddle American Barb, fifth over a muddy track in her debut Oct. 16 at Charles Town.

Gulfstream's eighth race, the Cellars Shiraz for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and 70 yards over the Tapeta, will serve as the second leg of the Stronach 5. An influx of out-of-towners have entered including Bellissime, who has two wins over all-weather for trainer Brendon Walsh. Mademoiselle Nova ships in for trainer Mark Casse after winning her last two starts at Woodbine. Casse has also entered Inthewinnerscircle, fourth last out in the Dueling Grounds Oaks. Leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. will saddle a pair in Tik Tok Famous and Champagne Ivy, second and third last time out respectively in the Miss Gracie at Gulfstream. Alpha Zulu, trained by Kelsey Danner, broke her maiden at Colonial before finishing fourth at Monmouth under allowance conditions.

Laurel's eighth race, the third leg of the sequence, features fillies and mares going six furlongs on the turf. Can the Queen is one of the likely favorites with two victories in her last three starts including the Sensible Lady Turf Dash at Pimlico in July. Tim Keefe will saddle Dendrobia, second in the Jameela in July at Pimlico. Two-time stakes winner Dontletsweetfoolya is entered for main track only. Triplet, seventh last out over a sloppy track, was competitive against this class in August when racing on the turf.

Golden Gate Fields plays host to the fourth leg of the Stronach 5. The mile maiden claiming event ($12,500) sees trainer Jonathan Wong sending out Luvtheoneurwith, who drops a bit in class after placing second or third in six of his first seven starts. Even Steven draws the rail and also drops in class after finishing second against $30,000 maiden claimers in September. The son of Connect comes into the race off a fifth-place finish on the turf against maiden special weight company

The Stronach 5 concludes at Gulfstream with its 10th race and fillies and mares maiden claimers going five furlongs on the Tapeta. Bordeaux Legacy, beaten a neck last out against this same company, will be one of the favorites along with Driving Wind, who finished three-quarters of a length behind Bordeaux Legacy last time out.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One –Laurel Race 7: (12 entries, 5 ½ furlongs) 3:49 ET, 12:49 PT
Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 8: (12 entries, mile and 70 yards) 4 ET, 1PT
Leg Three –Laurel Race 8: (10 entries, 6 furlongs turf) 4:24 ET, 1:24 PT
Leg Four – Golden Gate Race 4: (10 entries, 1 mile) 4:46 ET, 1:46 PT
Leg Five –Gulfstream Race 10: (10 entries, 5 furlongs) 5:04 ET, 2:04 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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