Gulfstream Park News & Press Releases

3YO Event Headlines Feb. 24 Program of Nine Stakes Worth $1.85M HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Two Eight Racing and Pine Racing Stables’ Dornoch, 13 weeks from a determined victory in the Remsen (G2) to cap his juvenile campaign, will get his sophomore season under way in Saturday’s $400,000 Coolmore Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park.

Courtlandt, McGaughey Heating Up Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Estimated at $700,000 Pegasus World Cup Runner-Up Senor Buscador Wins Saudi, Octane Wins Razorback HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Tom Durant’s graded stakes-placed Run Classic, ridden by Javier Castellano and trained by Jose D’Angelo, drove past defending champion Candy Man Rocket down the stretch to win Saturday’s $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint by 3 ¼ lengths.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 is expected to grow Saturday to an estimated $550,000. The sequence will feature the $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint, begin with a $91,000 allowance optional claiming event on the turf, and conclude in Race 12 with an $89,000 maiden special weight event for 3-year-olds over a mile turf course.

Friday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $475,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Godolphin homebred Pretty Mischievous, the Eclipse Award champion 3-year-old filly of 2023, registered her first timed work of the year Thursday at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream Park’s satellite training facility in Palm Beach County.

Gulfstream Park Sprint Marks U.S. Debut for G3 Winner Ironstone Loco Abarrio Back on Dirt for $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Lugamo Racing Stable’s Tocayo, a front-running winner of the Dania Beach on the Gulfstream Park turf last month, turned in a sharp half-mile breeze Thursday ahead of a planned start in the $200,000 Colonel Liam March 2.

Sire Stakes Winner Bentornato Faces 11 in Saudi Derby Socially Selective Wins Again Rainbow 6 Estimated at $450,000 Thursday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Three of the first four finishers from Gulfstream’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), and a Florida Derby (G1) winner, will lead a field of 14 Saturday in the $20 million Saudi Cup.

6-Year-Old Gelding, Unraced in 239 Days, Returns to Make Title Defense HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc.’s two-time Grade 3 winner Candy Man Rocket, unraced since last summer, is set to launch his comeback as the defending champion in Saturday’s $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint.

Headlines Nine Stakes, Eight Graded, Worth $1.85M in Purses March 2 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Eleven horses from Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, led by champion Fierceness and fellow graded-stakes winners Agate Road and Locked, are among 30 nominations to the $400,000 Coolmore Fountain of Youth (G2) for 3-year-olds Saturday, March 2 at Gulfstream Park.

Rainbow 6 Estimated Pool $425,000 Breeder, Owner J.R. Cavanaugh Passes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Winngate Stable’s multiple graded stakes winner Kathleen O., is entered to make her 5-year-old debut Wednesday at Gulfstream Park.