Barbados, Devine Aida win Gulfstream stakes

Barbados made his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's $100,000

Spectacular Bid at Gulfstream Park, rallying from just off the pace to prove

best by a three-length margin over even-money favorite Ready for Rye. Making his

first start for owner Suzanne Stables and trainer Michael Tomlinson, the

three-year-old colt completed six furlongs in 1:09 2/5 with Luis Saez.

The son of Speightstown is now perfect from two starts on dirt, dropping his

first two attempts on turf before rolling to a five-length maiden special weight

victory at Keeneland on October 16. Barbados was purchased for $340,000 at the

recent Keeneland November sale following that win and has now earned $113,650

from a 4-2-1-0 record.

Barbados returned a $14.60 win mutuel as the 6-1 third choice among 10

rivals.

Ready for Rye tracked 9-1 pacesetter It's Not Me through splits of :22 and

:44 4/5 before taking the lead in upper stretch. Barbados stalked in third and

closed strongly through the final furlongs to easily prove best, overhauling

Ready for Rye with about a sixteenth of a mile remaining.

One race after the Spectacular Bid, Stronach Stables' Devine Aida easily

posted a front-running victory in the $100,000

Ginger

Brew, a 7 1/2-furlong turf test for three-year-old fillies. The daughter of

Unbridled's Song extended her win streak to three while making her stakes bow.

Jesus Rios had the mount for trainer Ramon Morales.

She pressed an opening quarter-mile in :24 before taking command,

establishing splits of :48 1/5 and 1:12 4/5 before stopping the teletimer in

1:31 1/5 on the firm course.

Off as the 7-2 co-second choice in the nine-horse field, Devine Aida paid

$9.40 for the 3 1/2-length victory.

Nicky's Brown Miss got up late for the place at 9-2, a neck better than

Sunday Sonnet in third. Right on Kitten, the 9-2 favorite, wound up eighth.