Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $650,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Miguel Vasquez notched a natural hat trick at Gulfstream Park Thursday, putting the finishing touches on another rock-solid Championship Meet. The under-the-radar jockey, who rides year-round at Gulfstream Park, ran his Championship Meet total to 45 wins while scoring aboard Starship Nugget ($4.60) in Race 4, Amani’s Eagle ($15.60) in Race 5, and Protonic Power ($7.20) in Race 6. Vasquez ranks seventh in wins.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Smokin’ T brings a strong pedigree and some promising performances into Saturday’s $100,000 Cutler Bay Saturday at Gulfstream Park for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. The Cutler Bay, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds on turf, is one of 10 stakes on a 14-race program headlined by the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa.

G3 Winner Weyburn Ending Layoff in Seven-Furlong Sprint HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – While Collaborate will try to bounce back from a recent disappointing performance, Weyburn is taking the first step on a comeback from a layoff Saturday in the $100,000 Sir Shackleton Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

One-Mile Turf Stakes Marks First Start in 400 Days for G2 Winner HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Susan and Jim Hill’s Phantom Currency, more than a year since becoming a graded-stakes winner over the same course, is set to launch his comeback in Saturday’s $100,000 Kitten’s Joy Appleton (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

Among 10 Stakes, Six Graded, Worth $2.2M on Florida Derby Card HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Moyglare Stud Farm, Ltd.’s multiple stakes-winning mare Beautiful Lover, who earned graded status in the La Prevoyante (G3) to kick off her 6-year-old season, will head to the breeding shed after making her final start in Saturday’s $150,000 Orchid (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Courtlandt Farms’ Greatest Honour is scheduled to make his long-awaited return to Gulfstream Park, the site of the son of Tapit’s greatest performances of his career thus far, to run in Saturday’s $100,000 Ghostzapper (G3), one of 10 stakes worth $2.2 million on a program headlined by the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa.

Richest of Five Turf Stakes on Florida Derby (G1) Day Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Otter Bend Stables’ Gufo, a multiple Grade 1 winner unraced since the first off-the-board finish of his career in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), is set to open his 5-year-old season in Saturday’s $200,000 Pan American (G2) presented by Rood and Riddle at Gulfstream Park.

McGaughey-Trained Filly 4-5 Morning-Line Favorite HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Winngate Stables LLC’s Kathleen O. will put an undefeated record on the line when the 3-year-old daughter of Upstart makes her two-turn debut in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) after producing three late-closing gems around one turn. “I’m looking forward to running her around two turns Saturday and see how that goes,” Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey said. “I think she’ll run around two turns. She’s never done it, but she’s out of an Arch mare and Flatter is A.P. Indy – that’s all two-turn dirt. I think it will be fine.”

Fountain of Youth, Holy Bull Winners Top Deep Field of 11 Simplification 5-2, White Abarrio 3-1 in Morning Line G1 Florida Derby Headliner among 10 Stakes Worth $2.2 Million Guaranteed $750,000 Pools for Late Pick 4, Late Pick 5 First-Race Post for 14-Race Program Set for 11:30 a.m. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Tami Bobo’s Simplification and C2 Racing Stables LLC and La Milagrosa Stable LLC’s White Abarrio are scheduled for a long-awaited rematch in Saturday’s $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa at Gulfstream Park.