Friday, March 15 2013

GULFSTREAM TODAY (3.14.13)

Rainbow 6 Carryover Rises to More Than $650,000
Saint Pete Takes Feature

The Lead: Two horses in the 10th race were eligible to break the 10-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot for $734,496. Midnight Q (No. 3) and Urquia (No. 7) were covered by bettors holding unique tickets, but Starlight Dreamer (No. 6) was victorious, resulting in a $656,215.96 carryover for Friday's program.

Gulfstream Park News & Notes

Orb Has McGaughey Looking Forward to Florida and Kentucky Derbies
Mucho Mas Macho Gearing Up for Pan American

Wednesday, March 13 2013

Gulfstream Park News & Notes

Rosario Has Return Mount on Animal Kingdom in Dubai
Namaskara on ‘Course’ for Honey Fox Start
Fort Larned May Go Back to Track by Weekend

Tuesday, March 12 2013

Saez, Lezcano Recovering After Spill

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Jockeys Luis Saez and Jose Lezcano were both recovering Sunday from a spill that occurred during the running of the fifth race Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Saez, the third leading rider at Gulfstream with 68 victories, was recovering at Memorial Regional Hospital with a "very small hairline fracture of the hip, pelvis area," according to agent Richard DePass. Saez was expected to be released from the hospital Sunday or Monday.

Sunday, March 10 2013

GULFSTREAM TODAY 3.9.13

Lead: Lucky Shamrock Stable’s Declan’s Warrior and Stipa Racing Stable’s Narvaez hooked up in mid-stretch of Saturday’s 7 ½ furlongs allowance test for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park and went nose-to-nose to the wire.

$300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) Quotes

Trainer Todd Pletcher (Discreet Dancer, by phone from Tampa Bay Downs): “We were pleased with his first back. We thought it was a good performance and we thought he’d move forward for this race. Obviously, we benefited from the bad luck for the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, but we’re happy to win and we felt he was going to give us a good effort today.

(Next start) “I honestly don’t know. It’s doubtful we’ll be able to run him back at Gulfstream so we’ll just take our time and figure it out.”

Monday, March 04 2013

Gulfstream Park News & Notes

Wilkes Fine with Gulfstream Park Handicap Weights
Golden Mystery Back in Wolfson Barn
Discreet Dancer & Shanghai Bobby Breeze for Pletcher

Sunday, February 24 2013

$400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (G2) Quotes

Trainer Shug McGaughey (Orb): "I was watching on the television so I couldn't see the fractions, but when they came into the picture I said to myself, 'If they slow down he's going to catch them.' Of course, Violence kept going a bit, but I still thought we had him. When he made the lead he did the same thing he did in the allowance race here, pulling himself up a bit. But that's just being young. The strides he has made this winter are just absolutely incredible...I think what happened is when Orb made the lead he started looking around a bit...but I think Violence made him that much more competitive. I hope that's what it was.

$150,000 Canadian Turf (G3) Quotes

Trainer Shug McGaughey (Data LInk): – “He’s just a good horse. He had to go outside, but he’s just better than these horses. We know it’ll get tougher for him as we go along. He couldn’t have trained any better at Payson (Park) this winter with one good breeze after another. We’ll probably go back to Keeneland for the Maker’s Mark again. Long term, I’d like to have him for the Breeders’ Cup Mile later in the year. I think he’s that kind.”

$250,000 Davona Dale (G2) Quotes

Trainer Mark Hennig (Live Lively): “I figured she’d fall out of there (and go to the lead) it was just a matter if somebody was going to go with here. She’s got a good turn of foot and she’s never showed us any lack of stamina. I figured if they tried to run with here it might have been a tall task. I was pleased. She couldn’t have prepared any better for this and I was expecting a big race out of her.

Gulfstream Park News & Notes

Itsmyluckyday Gets Back to Work for Florida Derby
Mucho Macho Man Works for Probable Defense

Saturday, February 23 2013

GULFSTREAM TODAY 2 – 22 – 13

The Lead: Janis R. Whitham’s Fort Larned, winner of the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) last time out, schooled in the paddock with the second race Friday afternoon in preparation for a scheduled start in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) on March 9.

The Ian Wilkes trained 5-year-old was a handful throughout the session in the walking ring and heading back to the barn.