Winning trainer Shug McGaughey (Kathleen O.): “It wasn’t the mile and a sixteenth. We got an outside post going around the first turn the first time and she kind of drifted out a bit, anyway. I think she wants to run a distance of ground. Upstart is by Flatter and she’s out of an Arch mare and that was one of the things that attracted me to her when I saw her pedigree. She just does everything right. She laid in there and Javier you can see when he kind of let her run up to him, she does it pretty easy. He said from there he just kind of let her cruise.”

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Otter Bend Stables’ Gufo saved his best punch for last, turning in a powerful finishing kick to chase down and overpower Abaan to win the $200,000 Pan American Stakes (G2). Away from the races since early November when the 5-year-old was 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, Gufo showed no signs of rust, settling toward the back of the pack in the 1 1/2-mile grass stakes before mounting a late charge to blow past Abaan and win in a hand ride under jockey Joel Rosario. Novo Sol was third.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable’s Fearless, a multiple grade stakes-winning son of Ghostzapper, lived up to his 1-5 favoritism at Gulfstream Park with a six-length romp in the $100,000 Ghostzapper (G3), one of 10 stakes worth $2.2 million in purses on Saturday’s 14-race card that was headlined by the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa. Fearless, who finished second in the Fred W. Hooper (G3) and GP Mile (G2) going around one-turn, appreciated the stretch-out to 1 1/8 miles. The Todd Pletcher-trained 6-year-old gelding pushed his career record at Gulfstream to five wins to go along with three runner-up finishes in eight starts

First of 10 Stakes Worth $2.2M on Florida Derby (G1) Card HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Hunter Valley Farm, Debra O’Connor and Marc Detampel’s Family Way, outfinished when second in last month’s The Very One (G3) in her prior start, swept to the lead on the far outside and passed her rivals through the stretch to become a graded-stakes winner in Saturday’s $150,000 Orchid (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – There were 51 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $2,729.90. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields along with a low 12-percent takeout. The Stronach 5 kicked off with Rebel Victory just lasting over Uncle Jerome to win Laurel’s ninth race. Santa Anita’s third race played host to the second leg of the sequence, won by the 7-year-old Southern Horse for trainer John Sadler.

$750,000 Guaranteed Pools for Late Pick 4, Late Pick 5 Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $750,000 Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Scheduled for Sunday Ramsey Stable Wins Three HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa will headline Saturday’s 14-race program that will feature 10 stakes, six-graded, worth $2.2 million in purses. The 71st running of Gulfstream’s tradition-rich Triple Crown prep race will also anchor the all-stakes sequences of the 20-cent Rainbow 6, the Late Pick 5, and the Late Pick 4.

Among 10 Stakes, Six Graded, Worth $2.2M on Florida Derby (G1) Card HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – After two solid performances during Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet, speedy Traffic Song will step up into stakes company for the first time Saturday in the $100,000 Sand Springs. Veteran trainer Jimmy Toner – who saddled his first winner 62 years ago – has had to be patient with the 4-year-old daughter of Cross Traffic, co-owned by Burning Daylight Farms and Rebecca Galbraith. She did not compete as a 2-year-old and made her first appearance in a race in March 2021 at Gulfstream Park.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Veteran trainers Graham Motion and Christophe Clement, both of whom are on the ballot this year for the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, are expecting bounce-back performances from their promising grass fillies Saturday in the $100,000 Sanibel Island at Gulfstream Park. The eighth edition of the Sanibel Island is one of the 10 stakes on a 154-race program highlighted by the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Xalapa. The 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies attracted a field of 10.

Casse Hoping’ Plan C’ Works for Pappacap Pletcher Attempts to Add to Florida Derby History Derby Runners Familiar with Gulfstream Graphic Detail Set to Make Turf Debut in $100,000 Cutler Bay Blinkers Off for G1 Winner Gufo in $200,000 Pan American (G2) Florida Sire Stakes Bonus in Play for Six Saturday Yoli Mayor to Perform in Flamingo Room HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Not long after Pappacap crossed the Gulfstream Park finish line in a debut victory May 14, 2021, trainer Mark Casse had big plans for Karen and George Russell’s Florida homebred.