Gulfstream Park News & Press Releases

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) will headline the March 5 program at Gulfstream Park, providing 3-year-old prospects a steppingstone to the April 2 $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) and the 2022 Triple Crown. The 76th running of the tradition-rich stakes will also be featured in a mega promotion between 1S/T sister tracks Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park, which will play host to a combined 15 graded stakes worth $4.15 million that day.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – After establishing himself as one of the top 3-year-old sprinters in the country last year, Drain the Clock is scheduled to make his 2022 debut in Saturday’s $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is going to bypass the March 5 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) with Holy Bull (G3) hero White Abarrio but will be represented in the 1 1/16-mile Triple Crown prep by A. P.’s Secret.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The Stronach 5, which continues to produce a strong return on investment with a low 12-percent takeout, will feature turf races Friday from Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park. The popular wager will also include races from Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Grade 1 winner Drain the Clock is scheduled to make his 2022 debut in Saturday’s $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint. Owned by Slam Dunk Racing, Madaket Stable LLC, Wonder Stables and Michael Nentwig, the 4-year-old son of Maclean’s Music most recently captured a six-furlong optional claiming allowance in 1:08.63 while coming off a 3 ½-month layoff at Gulfstream Dec. 12.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Multiple stakes winner Miss Auramet, unable to overcome traffic trouble in her prior start, had no such issues in her return Saturday at Gulfstream Park, cruising to a front-running 1 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 Ladies’ Turf Sprint.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – John and Paula Szalay were nearly overcome by emotion when Yes I Am Free pulled off an upset in Saturday’s $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (G3), making it well worth the trip from their Peninsula, Ohio sweet corn farm.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – In a sport defined by patterns and trends, Emma Nordin is moving in the right direction. The 20-year-old native of Sweden, an apprentice jockey in her home country, made her North American debut Jan. 20 at Gulfstream Park, finishing third by 1 ½ lengths at odds of 19-1. She has ridden once since, beaten a neck at 7-1 by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano despite a heady rail-skimming ride Feb. 5 at Gulfstream.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – There were 12 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $11,033.90. The Stronach 5 featured a low 12-percent takeout and races from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields.