Mandatory Payout of Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Saturday Behold the King, Skipping Stars to Clash in Friday’s Pulpit HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is expected to grow to $275,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager went unsolved Thursday on opening day of the 2025-2026 Championship Meet.

Turf & FTBOA Sire Stakes Mandatory Rainbow 6 Saturday Estimated at $2 million 1/ST BET Incentive for Saturday Sire Stakes Championship Meet Runs Thursday – March 29 Thursday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Day It’s Opening Day of Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet and it’s Thanksgiving. It’s the start of the winter season featuring the top horses, jockeys and trainers. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. will attempt to win his fifth consecutive training title while Irad Ortiz Jr. will be attempting to earn his fourth consecutive riding title. The Opening Day feature is the $100,000 Wait a While for 2-year-old fillies over Gulfstream’s 7 ½ furlong turf course.

Pegasus World Cup Champion to Prep in 7F Mr. Prospector Joseph Equipped to Win 5th Championship Meet Title in Row HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Looking forward to seeking a fifth consecutive Championship Meet title when the 2025-2026 season gets underway Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, at Gulfstream Park, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is planning to follow a winning formula with stable star White Abarrio.

Saddles Two Favorites in Khozalite & Prost HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jose D’Angelo is having a moment. The 35-year-old horsemen has a growing stable, won consecutive Breeders’ Cup races a month ago with purses totaling $3 million, and was just featured in Forbes magazine as “one of the shining stars in the Thoroughbred training ranks.”

G3-Winning Homebred Looms Large in Florida Sires Stakes Filly Finale HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – As good as Arindel homebred Mythical has been through her first season of racing – three stakes wins, one over the boys, one in a Grade 3 and the best Beyer Speed Figure of any 2-year-old filly in 2025 – her connections are even more excited about what is still in front of her.

75th Anniversary of $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 28 10th Anniversary of $3 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) Jan. 24 2025-2026 Stakes Schedule Offers 68 Stakes, 27 Graded, Worth $15.2M Video: Meet Advance with Nicoletti, Nadeau and Perry HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Anticipation for the Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park can always be expected, but the 2025-26 season that will get underway Thursday, Thanksgiving Day comes with a level of excitement heightened by the upcoming milestone anniversaries of the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) and the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1).

Undefeated 2YO to Embark on Road to Curlin Florida Derby HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The most highly anticipated event of 2025-2026 Championship Meet – outside of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) and the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) – surely will be the 2026 debut of undefeated Ted Noffey at Gulfstream Park.

Hall of Fame Winner of Five Straight Titles to Start Opening Day Partners with Popular Brother-In-Law Meyocks as Agent HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – On the cusp of his annual sojourn to Gulfstream Park for its prestigious Championship Meet and approaching a 30th year of riding professionally in the United States, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano has no shortage of sources for inspiration.

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – In a highly competitive nine-horse field for Friday’s $100,000 Pulpit, top to bottom, trainer Jose D’Angelo will have strength in numbers heading into the 7 ½-furlong turf stakes for 2-year-olds at Gulfstream Park.