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Trainer Brad Cox: Commandment ‘Knows When it’s Showtime’
NEWS3/29/2026

Trainer Brad Cox: Commandment ‘Knows When it’s Showtime’

G1 Curlin Florida Derby Hero Looking ‘Really Good’ Sunday Cox Joins Stephens, Pletcher with GP Oaks-Florida Derby Double HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Wathnan Racing’s Commandment gave a sign of things to come in the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa Saturday well before the strapping son of Into Mischief stepped onto the Gulfstream Park track.
Commandment Ekes Out G1 Curlin Florida Derby Win
NEWS3/29/2026

Commandment Ekes Out G1 Curlin Florida Derby Win

Cox Trainee Stamps Himself as Early Kentucky Derby Favorite HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Wathnan Racing’s Commandment overcame a tepid early pace to stamp himself as the early favorite for this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) with a late-rallying drive to eke out a narrow victory in the 75th running of the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
Sweet Rebecca Takes Inside Lane to Sand Springs Victory
NEWS3/28/2026

Sweet Rebecca Takes Inside Lane to Sand Springs Victory

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Resolute Racing’s Sweet Rebecca ($5.40) found an opening along the inside at the top of the stretch and powered through the lane, holding off a late run from Hang to the Moon to win the $175,000 Sand Springs presented by MyRacehorse for older fillies and mares by neck.
Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Closes Out Championship Meet
NEWS3/28/2026

Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Closes Out Championship Meet

Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $2.5 Million HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The excitement continues following Saturday’s memorable 75th running of the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa Sunday at Gulfstream Park with a mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool.
$1 MILLION CURLIN FLORIDA DERBY (G1) QUOTES
NEWS3/28/2026

$1 MILLION CURLIN FLORIDA DERBY (G1) QUOTES

Winning Time: 1:49.99 Winning Margins: nose, half, 2 ¾ Winning Payoff: $5.80 Fractions: :24.10, :48.80, 1:13, 1:37.32 Order of finish: Commandment, The Puma, Chief Wallabee, Nearly, Wayne’s Law, Timeless Victory Trainer Brad Cox (Commandment, 1st): “Proud of the horse. He’s a solid animal.”
Far Bridge Surges Late to Win $225,000 Pan American Stakes
NEWS3/28/2026

Far Bridge Surges Late to Win $225,000 Pan American Stakes

6-year-old Remains Perfect at Gulfstream With Neck Victory over Corruption HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – LSU Stables’ Far Bridge returned from a nearly six-month layoff to win the $225,000 Pan American Stakes (G3) on a turf course he covets. The 6-year-old horse improved to a perfect 5-for-5 on the Gulfstream Park turf course with his second straight win in the Pan American, barely getting past frontrunning Corruption nearing the wire to prevail by a neck.
Grande Remains Undefeated at Gulfstream and in Return
NEWS3/28/2026

Grande Remains Undefeated at Gulfstream and in Return

Immortalised Saves Ground, Secures Win in $175,000 Cutler Bay Woolf Winner Leparoux Guides Quatrocento to Appleton Victory Pentathlon in the Army Mule Tam Tam Runs Down Laigina Late To Win $175,000 Sanibel Island Stake HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Repole Stable’s Grande, runner-up in last year’s Wood Memorial (G2), remained undefeated at Gulfstream in four races with a gate-to-wire victory in The Ghostzapper (G3) under jockey John Velazquez.
Sultana Pulls Upset in G3 Orchid in Seasonal Debut
NEWS3/28/2026

Sultana Pulls Upset in G3 Orchid in Seasonal Debut

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Lou Donato, Theodore Manziaris, Paul Borrelli and Lanni Bloodstock’s Sultana pulled off a late-rallying upset off the shelf in Saturday’s $175,000 Orchis (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Unraced since winning her stakes debut in the Nov. 8 Maple Leaf (G3) on the Tapeta course at Woodbine, the Kevin Attard-trained daughter of Always Dreaming outran her 18-1 odds while defeating her more experienced rivals in the 62nd running of the 1 ½-mile turf stakes for older fillies and mares, one of 10 stakes, five graded, worth $2.675 million in purses on a 14-race program headlined by the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa.
Prom Queen Dances to Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) Victory
NEWS3/28/2026

Prom Queen Dances to Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) Victory

3YO Filly Earns 100 Kentucky Oaks (G1) Points in Stakes Debut HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gary and Mary West homebred Prom Queen, making just her third career start and first against stakes company, powered past pacesetting My Miss Mo in mid-stretch and pulled clear to a 2 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $275,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).
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