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Headlines

The Rainbow 6 will have a $15,617 carryover heading into the racing week … March 13 Private Terms Stakes 1-2 finishers Shackled Love and Maythehorsebewithu are expected to re-match if all goes well between now and the April 17 $125,000 Federico Tesio Stakes … Congrats to 2020 Preakness-winning filly Swiss Skydiver on her successful 4-year-old debut, capturing the March 13 Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita with ease … 22-year-old Panamanian native Alexander Chavez won with his first US mount on March 13 at Laurel.

Stronach 5

Last week’s Stronach 5 was postponed, resulting in a 2-week-old $154,931 carryover into this week’s offering. Stronach 5 races this Friday, March 19, will be:

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:30 ET
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:48 ET
Leg C – Laurel Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:03 ET
Leg D – Santa Anita Park Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:08 ET
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:25 ET

1/ST BET Top Factors Last Week:

Horseplayers using the 1/ST BET app saw the most success with these 3 of the 52 handicapping filters for Laurel, each posting at least 38% wins. Trainer Meet was a key factor for the second straight week.

Lifetime Earnings
Earnings Distance
Trainer Meet

Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Sheldon Russell rolled to an 11: 5-4-0 record during the shortened, 2-day racing week. He’s now 11 for his last 23 over the past 2 weeks.

-- Jockey Victor Carrasco went 9: 3-1-2 with a $53 longshot winner along the way. He won a pair of stakes on Saturday’s Good Samaritan Day card and was 2-for-2 in 7-furlong sprints.

-- Trainer Brittany Russell didn’t miss with a 6: 3-3-0 mark with 4 of those runners bet to favoritism. She did have a 3-1 winner and 5-1 runner-up as well.

-- Trainer Emanuel Geralis went 2-for-3 with limited bids and has 4 wins from his last 5 starters dating back to Feb. 7.

-- Favorites were a strong 18: 8-4-3 on the week (44% win, 67% in exacta) and are 18-for-43 the past 2 weeks (42%).