Defending Champion: Adversity ‘Made Me Stronger’ Skippylongstocking and O’Connor Pegasus Contenders HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Saffie Joseph Jr. had good reason to celebrate when he successfully defended his Championship Meet training title over Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher last season. The 36-year-old Barbados native, however, was denied the chance to savor those back-to-back titles at Gulfstream Park’s prestigious winter session.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The opening weekend of Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet will also mark the first Breakfast at Gulfstream, a fun morning for families and fans to have breakfast while watching Gulfstream’s Thoroughbreds gallop and work on the main track and take an informational tour of the backstretch.

Zayas, Panici Breeze Pair of Joseph Trainees Monday Grass Racing Returns for Championship Meet Friday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The new turf course at Gulfstream Park received rave reviews from jockeys Edgard Zayas and Luca Panici after riding a pair of Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained horses in company for a half-mile Monday morning.

Undefeated D’Angelo Trainee Faces Two-Turns Test HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Leon King Stable Corp.’s Bentornato will likely be a prohibitive favorite in Saturday’s $300,000 In Reality at Gulfstream Park on the strength of an undefeated record with three consecutive stakes victories.

Undefeated R Harper Rose Set for $300,000 Florida Sire Stakes Final HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – After Honey Dijon’s second-place finish behind R Harper Rose last time out, trainer Joe Sharp knows only too well the challenge his filly will face in Saturday’s $300,000 My Dear Girl at Gulfstream Park.

Edgard Zayas Rolls to Sunshine Meet Riding Title Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $125,000 Friday Yes I Am Free Returns in Championship Meet Opening Day Feature Undefeated Bentornato Breezes for $300,000 In Reality HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Saffie Joseph Jr. and Victor Barboza Jr. finished in a dead-heat for the training title for the Sunshine Meet that came to a close Saturday at Gulfstream Park with 33 winners each.

Barboza, Joseph, D’Angelo Separated by Three Wins Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool at $75,000 for Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It will be a three-way photo finish in the race for the Sunshine Meet training title at Gulfstream Park heading into Saturday’s 11-race closing day program.

Fernando Jara Makes U.S. Return Saturday at Gulfstream Pletcher Stable Heating Up for Championship Meet HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $50,000 Sunday at Gulfstream Park.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Hall of Fame and Kentucky Derby (G1) winning jockey Bobby Ussery, ranked fifth all-time in earnings when he retired in 1974, has passed away in South Florida.