Derby Points, Estimated Pools Saturday of $1.5 Million, All-Stakes Pick 4,5,6
Saturday & Sunday Programs:13 Turf Races, 11 Main Track
Mandatory Rainbow 6 Pool Sunday Could Reach $4 Million
Major Preps for Florida Derby (G1), Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2)
Special 11:30 ET First Race Post Saturday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 79th running of the $415,000 Coolmore Fountain of Youth (G2), a major prep for the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1), highlights what is sure to be a memorable weekend at Gulfstream Park that will include:
Grade 2 Winner Making 4-Year-Old Debut in Turf Stakes
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Glenn Bromagen II, Patrick Lewis and Sandra Bromagen’s Grade 2 winner Poolside With Slim, unraced since Thanksgiving weekend, will kick off her 4-year-old season where she broke her maiden last winter in Saturday’s $165,000 Honey Fox (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Among Nine Stakes, Eight Graded, Worth $2.15M Saturday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Wathnan Racing’s 5-year-old mare Immensitude, a Group 3 winner in her native France, continues the chase for an elusive first victory in North America in Saturday’s $165,000 The Very One (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Strong Field Assembled for 1 1/8-mile Springboard Test
Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $400,000
Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set for Sunday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – For some entered in Thursday’s Race 8 feature at Gulfstream Park, the 1 1/8-mile optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds could very well serve as a springboard onto the Road to the Triple Crown.
G3 Holy Bull Hero a Most Pleasant Surprise for Trainer Ian Wilkes
Triple Crown Prep Tops Card with 9 Stakes, 8 Graded, Worth 2.15M
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – When Burnham Square joined trainer Ian Wilkes’ stable to prepare for his career debut last season, trainer Ian Wilkes could never have imagined that the unassuming gelding would turn out to be a top contender for Saturday’s $415,000 Coolmore Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
Casse Trainee Favored in a Field of 7 3-Year-Old Fillies
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Having campaigned a long, long list of Thoroughbred stars during his Hall of Fame career, trainer Mark Casse isn’t so easily impressed.
Defending Champion Steal Sunshine Among Eight Rivals Saturday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Mindframe, runner-up in last summer’s Belmont (G1) and Haskell (G1) before going to the sidelines, is set to launch his comeback against eight rivals including defending champion Steal Sunshine in Saturday’s $215,000 Gulfstream Park Mile (G2).
First of Nine Stakes, Eight Graded, Worth $2.15 Million Saturday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Godolphin homebred stakes winner Civetta, who came up a neck short when she last faced graded company, adds blinkers for her latest attempt at earning graded-stakes credentials in Saturday’s $215,000 Herecomesthebride (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
McGaughey, Pletcher, Lynch Among Six with Two Straight Wins
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Hall of Famers Shug McGaughey and Todd Pletcher as well as fellow trainer Brian Lynch will all send out major contenders in a quest to become the first three-peat winner of the $165,000 Canadian Turf (G3) Saturday at Gulfstream Park.