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Headlines

Laurel’s 20-Cent Rainbow 6 was solved last Friday for a jackpot payout of $22,943 …. A $2,347 Rainbow 6 carryover welcomes horseplayers back this week … Maryland-bred Jaxon Traveler, a 2-time winner at Laurel including the Maryland Juvenile Futurity, made his 3-year-old debut last Saturday with a second-place finish (by a head) in the $150,000 Gazebo Stakes at Oaklawn Park ... Nominations close April 3 for Laurel’s next big stakes bonanza, a $750,000 afternoon April 17 with 7 stakes – including the Federico Tesio and Weber City Miss Stakes with Win & You’re In stipulations for the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan.

Stronach 5

Last week’s Stronach 5 paid $313.30 with 4 winners at 2-1 or less and an $11 topper. Stronach 5 races this Friday, March 26, will be:

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:30 ET
Leg B – Laurel Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:03 ET
Leg C – Santa Anita Park Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:08 ET
Leg D – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:29 ET
Leg E – Gulfstream Park Race 10 with an approximate post time of 5:54 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. The 1/ST BET app’s AI handicapping picked 37% winners at Laurel Park last week and showed a flat-bet profit.

Best Speed Distance
Best Speed Track
Avg. Best 2 of 3 Speed

Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Johan Rosado led the way with a big 9: 4-2-0 week, including 2-for-3 aboard favorites. He also added a $17 winner. Rosado and trainer Hamilton Smith teamed for a 4: 2-1-0 record.

-- Jockey Jorge Ruiz posted a 10: 3-2-2 mark and $1.35 ROI for every $1 bet. His $17 winner came aboard the longest shot he rode (8 of 10 mounts 7-2 or less).

-- Jockey Jevian Toledo didn’t miss the mark with a 7: 2-3-2 record that included $10 and $12 winners. All 7 mounts came in the sprint ranks.

-- Trainer Carlos Mancilla’s runners had a 6: 3-2-0 week, boasting a pair of $15 winners among those. He was 5-for-5 in the exacta sprinting 7 furlongs or less.

-- Trainer Rodolfo Sanchez-Salamon went 6: 3-0-1, winning races at 7 furlongs, 1 mile and 1-1/8 miles. Returns included $12 and $17 scores for a $2.82 ROI for every $1 bet.

-- Trainer Emanuel Geralis was absent last week from the entries, but has 4 wins from his last 5 starters dating back to Feb. 7.