Quip back for Hal’s Hope
Winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) and second in the Arkansas Derby (G1), Quip hasn’t been seen under silks since bobbling at the start and weakening to last in the Preakness Stakes over a […]
Gulfstream Park
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes February 12 – 18
A slew of stakes runners earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings last week, topped by five-year-old Bavaro. The gray son of Freud was claimed in his first start of the year and returned February 18 to […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Favorite falters in Holy Bull
All hope isn’t lost but Maximus Mischief’s Kentucky Derby prospects took a severe hit in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G2). The odds-on favorite looked poised to strike but came up empty after turning for home, weakening […]
A Bit Special, A Thread of Blue dominate Gulfstream Park turf stakes
It was a super Sunday on the Gulfstream Park turf as two talented sophomores, both 2-1 favorites, ran up the score in a pair of $100,000 stakes. A Bit Special lived up to her name […]
29-1 Harvey Wallbanger packs late punch in Holy Bull
Overlooked at 29-1, the Ken McPeek-trained Harvey Wallbanger popped a last-to-first rail rally to overtake 4-5 favorite Maximus Mischief in Saturday’s $350,000 Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The stakes debuter is now on the […]
Feedback positive in Forward Gal; Call Paul dials up another win in Swale
by Teresa Genaro “The best two-year-old debut of the summer, of either sex.” That was the word on Feedback last August at Saratoga, when the dark bay filly broke her maiden at first asking in […]
Gulfstream Park maidens of interest for Saturday
by John Mucciolo Gulfstream Park plays host to a fine card on Saturday with much of the focus on sophomores. A trio of graded events will be held for three-year-olds, topped by the competitive $350,000 […]
Unbeaten fillies add intrigue to well-matched Sweetest Chant
A trio of unbeaten fillies add intrigue to the $100,000 Sweetest Chant (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. Postponed to Sunday due to forecasted wet weather on Saturday, the one-mile turf test for three-year-old fillies […]
Maximus Mischief adds Jose Ortiz for Holy Bull return
A leading Kentucky Derby contender on the East Coast, Maximus Mischief will try to carry his stellar juvenile form forward when opening his three-year-old season in Saturday’s $350,000 Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The […]
City of Light shines in Pegasus World Cup
City of Light recorded a spectacular swan song in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park, rolling to a 5 3/4-length victory in North America’s richest race. Javier Castellano was along […]