Even though the coronavirus pandemic has paralyzed many sports, horse racing still runs every day. Friday's Stronach 5 begins with Race 7 at Laurel Park at 3:50 p.m. ET and ends with Race 9 at Laurel. Hitting the Stronach 5 requires a bettor to pick the winner of five consecutive races around the country. National handicapping champion Jonathon Kinchen just handicapped each race so you can make the best picks possible.

With the sequence featuring competitive fields, you NEED to see what he has to say before making any Stronach 5 picks of your own.

Kinchen is one of the nation's most successful and recognizable horseplayers. An analyst for Fox Sports' America's Day at the Races and co-host of the In the Money Players' Podcast, Kinchen won the National Horseplayers Championship Tour in 2015, a demanding, yearlong series of handicapping events across the country. That same year, he became the only player in history to have both of his entries qualify for the final table of the National Horseplayers Championship.

In addition, Kinchen has scored huge on some of racing's biggest days. At the 2015 Kentucky Derby, he cashed for $150,000 after nailing a Pick 6 and a cold Pick 3 that paid $50,000.

He's currently riding a hot streak on his horse racing picks for SportsLine. In the Beholder Mile in March, he gave out a $50 exacta that paid $550. On April 11, he crushed the Oaklawn Stakes, giving out a $5 exacta that paid a whopping $1,338. On May 27 he hit a $1.50 Pick 4 at Tampa Bay Downs that paid $1,227. He also hit the Pick 4 at tracks around the country a whopping five times in April. Those are just some of his biggest hits this year.

Anyone who has followed him is up big.

Now, Kinchen has handicapped the Stronach 5 for Friday, made his picks and constructed his tickets.

We can tell you that Kinchen is high on Lil Miss Hotshot, a 4-1 shot in Race 9 at Gulfstream Park, the second leg of the Stronach 5. "She has good tactical speed and a nice outside post, and on Friday she makes the second start off a five-month layoff," Kinchen tells SportsLine. Lil Miss Hotshot is Kinchen's top pick in the race and a single A horse on his Stronach 5 tickets.

In addition, Kinchen is high on a double-digit longshot at Laurel Park on Friday. This horse "could be sneaky at a price" and could spice up the Stronach 5. Kinchen is using this horse on his tickets, and so should you! You ABSOLUTELY need to see Kinchen's analysis before making any picks of your own.

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