Bahamian Squall back in action at Gulfstream

"It was a bad trip, but I don't know how much he liked California. When he

got out there, I don't think he was doing as could as he could have been doing,"

Fawkes recalled. "He ran a huge race, all things considered, but I don't think

he was himself. He's come back stronger, better, this trip back than I've ever

seen him. So I'm really expecting a lot from him."

Bahamian Squall hasn't raced since finishing third in the Sunshine State at

Gulfstream on December 8 due to a chronic issue with a foot abscess.

"It was one of those that migrated around the foot and he just wouldn't get

well. We decided to give him a break," Fawkes said. "He really does well off a

break."

In his return in the Housebuster, Bahamian Squall will be meeting some

challengers with sharp recent form, including Mr. Baker, Grande Shores and Dad'z

Laugh.

Mr. Baker comes into the Housebuster on a three-race winning streak for

trainer Kirk Ziadie, who claimed the five-year-old for $16,000 on February 23.

In his most recent start, the Ponche at Calder, Mr. Baker posted a 2 1/2-length

victory over Dad'z Laugh, who had previously won the Big Drama at Gulfstream.

Two starts back, Mr. Baker prevailed narrowly over Grande Shores in a

seven-furlong starter allowance at Gulfstream.

Also entered in the Housebuster are Action Andy, a multiple-stakes winner who

won an allowance during the Champions Meet; Black Diamond Cat, who won the

Housebuster at last year's inaugural summer meeting; and Close It Out, who

finished second behind Black Diamond Cat in the 2013 Housebuster.

One of the more intriguing entrants is Heart Stealer, a filly who is also

cross-entered in the $75,000

Paseana

for fillies and mares.

"I just have to look at how the race shapes up, look at the post positions,

etc.," said trainer Marty Wolfson, who entered four fillies in the Paseana,

which is run at 6 1/2 furlongs.

"Centrique, this is her distance," Wolfson said. "She's won at the distance

two times. She probably is the one to beat, really."

Salamera, who finished just behind Centrique in the U Can Do It, is also a

contender.

C. Zee, who captured the one-mile Sir Bear at Gulfstream Park two starts

back, is set to return to the $75,000

Cherokee

Run for three-year-olds over 6 1/2 furlongs. The Stanley Gold-trained colt

will seek to turn the tables on Bolita Boyz, who defeated him last time out in

the six-furlong Unbridled at Calder.

C. Zee broke his maiden going away at six furlongs in December, before

finishing second in the six-furlong Spectacular Bid and second behind Wildcat

Red in the seven-furlong Hutcheson. He suffered his only off-the-board finish

when 10th in the Fountain of Youth in his first start around two turns.

Bolita Boyz, who got the jump on C Zee to capture the Unbridled last time

out, also finished second behind Wildcat Red. However, the Bill White-trained

colt was impeded by Wildcat Red and was awarded the victory in the Juvenile

Sprint by disqualification at Gulfstream Park in November.

Little Daddy, who finished second in the 1 1/16-mile English Channel on turf

on June 14, and Rasta Rant, who finished second behind Bolita Boyz in the

Unbridled, are also entered.

Scandalous Act enters the Cash Run with an impressive freshman resume and a

promising 2014 debut. The now three-year-old swept the filly division of the

Florida Stallion Stakes series (now the Florida Sire Stakes) last year and

contested the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies for trainer Kathleen O'Connell. In

her sophomore debut, she ran second in the Leave Me Alone on May 31.

Marty Wolfson has three entrants for the Cash Run, including Yes Liz, an easy

winner of an entry-level allowance at Gulfstream in her most recent start on

June 14; Euphrosyne, a graded stakes-placed filly who was eased in the Acorn

last time out; and Second Base, a maiden winner on May 4 who was off the board

in a turf stakes last time out.

Multiple stakes winner Madame Giry was entered to run against the boys in the

$75,000 Bob

Umphrey Turf Sprint. The Cam Gambolati-trained mare is seeking her first

victory of the year but brings an abundance of back class into the five-furlong

turf dash.

Having earned nearly $450,000 in purses, the daughter of Castledale won

back-to-back stakes last season, the Smart N Fancy at Saratoga and the Jameela

at Laurel. In her most recent start, she broke 14th in the six-furlong The Very

One at Pimlico, only to be beaten by just two lengths in an unlucky

seventh-place finish.

Cajun Breeze, who returned to turf to record his first success over the inner

course last time out at Gulfstream, and Starship Wildcat, who captured a

second-level allowance last time out, also loom as major factors in the Umphrey.

Determinato, a veteran turf campaigner trained by Bill White, finished third

in the Gulfstream Turf Sprint on February 1 but is still looking for his first

2014 win.

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