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Headlines

Friday-Monday holiday racing schedule this week … Pimlico has a $708,858 Rainbow 6 jackpot pool carryover heading into Friday … The track also boasts a $115,038 late pick five carryover for Friday (Races 1-5) ... The 2021 Pimlico Spring Meet has been extended to June 27 … 2021 Preakness alumni Rombauer (first), Keepmeinmind (fourth) and France Go De Ina (seventh) are expected to contest the June 5 Belmont Stakes.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid $12,378 on May 21 last week to 10 winning tickets. Stronach 5 races this Friday, May 28, will be:

Leg A – Pimlico Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:47
Leg B – Santa Anita Park Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:09
Leg C – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:26
Leg D – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 5:36
Leg E – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 6:08

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 Pimlico, each posting at least 35% wins. The factor Lifetime Earnings was a top-3 performer for the second straight week.

Lifetime Earnings
Avg. E1 (Early) Pace
Speed Last Race

Trends Last Week

-- Favorites rolled at 46%, especially on the dirt at 20: 11-3-0 (55% wins, 70% in exacta).

-- Trainer Tim Keefe kept his Pimlico roll going with a 3: 2-0-1 mark that makes him 10: 5-0-1 in the last 3 weeks. His winners paid $7 and $10 this week and his other runner was third at 15-1.

-- Trainer Claudio Gonzalez didn’t miss much at 7: 3-2-1, including 3: 2-1-0 with favorites. All 3 winners were 8-5 or less. Gonzalez and jockey Angel Cruz were 4: 2-1-1 in tandem.

-- Trainer Mike Trombetta had a big week, going 8: 3-1-1 (4: 2-1-0 with favorites). He did add a $9 winner while going 3-for-3 teamed with jockey Victor Carrasco.

-- Jockey JD Acosta led the colony with a 23: 5-3-5 record and posted a $1.16 ROI for every $1 bet. He was a combined 4-for-5 riding for Claudio Gonzalez and Mike Trombetta.