Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature a guaranteed pool of $50,000.

First race post time is 3:52 p.m.

Past Performances: http://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/content/sp5_1.pdf

Friday’s races and sequence

Leg One – Laurel Park Eighth Race: (7 furlongs, 12 horses) 3:52 ET, 12:52 PT
Leg Two –Gulfstream Park West Eighth Race: (5 ½ furlongs, nine horses) 4:05 ET, 1:05 PT
Leg Three –Laurel Park Ninth Race: (1 1/16th mile, 10 horses) 4:22 ET, 1:22 PT
Leg Four – Gulfstream Park West Ninth Race: (7 ½ furlongs turf, 16 horses) 4:38 ET, 1:38 ET
Leg Five – Golden Gate Fields Fourth Race: 5 ½ furlongs, 12 horses) 5:15 ET, 2:25 PT

RULES for the Stronach 5 Wager

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool is carried over to the following Friday.

For the Stronach 5, 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.

Friday’s edition of the Stronach 5, a national wager with a $1 minimum and industry-low takeout of 12 percent, will feature four turf races, big fields, and a guaranteed pool of $50,000.

The Stronach 5 kicks off Friday, Oct. 5 with Santa Anita’s third race at 5:03 ET (2:03 PT) with a field of nine going six furlongs.

Last week’s inaugural Stronach 5 rewarded 14 bettors with winning tickets of $9,888.30.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Wager sequence is:

Leg One – Santa Anita Third Race (9 horses) 5:03 ET, 2:03 PT

Leg two – Gulfstream West Eighth Race (10 horses, turf) 5:10 ET, 2:10 PT

Leg Three – Laurel Ninth Race (15 horses, turf) 5:22 ET, 2:22 PT

Leg Four: Laurel 10th Race (14 horses, turf) 5:54 ET, 2:54 PT

Leg Five – Santa Anita 5th Race (10 horses, turf) 6:08 ET, 3:08 PT

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 Wager will be $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

For the Stronach 5, 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.