Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Winner Closes to Be Second in 7F Sprint
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Carlos Saavedra and Stud Vendaval, Inc.’s Grade 3 winner Mufasa, exiting a disappointing effort in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), rebounded in a big way with a 1 ¼-length upset of multiple Grade 1 winner White Abarrio in Saturday’s $165,000 Mr. Prospector (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Irish-bred filly notches first stakes triumph in 5-furlong turf stakes
Jerry the Nipper Goes All the Way in $100,000 St. Augustine
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Racing for the first time for new owner Victoriam Farm LLC, the 4-year-old Irish-bred filly Just a Care made her recent purchase look like a smart decision when she won Saturday’s $115,000 Abundantia Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Saturday’s first race at Gulfstream Park, a mile turf event for fillies and mares, was declared a ‘No Contest’ by the track stewards after Roscoe Village stumbled and dropped jockey Jorge Ruiz.
Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $250,000
Late Pick 5 Pool Tops $2 Million Friday, Returns $1,710
G1 Winner White Abarrio Continues Comeback Saturday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Coming off the best Championship Meet showing of his career last winter, Canada-based trainer Marty Drexler will look to get things rolling with C2 Racing Stable’s 4-year-old filly Literate in Sunday’s $100,000 Key West overnight handicap at Gulfstream Park.
$3M Pegasus World Cup (G1) Could Be Next for Multiple G1 Winner
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – C2 Racing Stable, Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Antonio Pagnano’s 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner White Abarrio, successful in his return to the races last month, will continue his comeback with an eye on the $3 million Pegasus World Cup in Saturday’s $150,000 Mr. Prospector (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (G3) Winner Didia Retired
Friday’s Rainbow 6 Estimated Pool $200,000
Late Pick 5 Carryover $217,084; Tropical Turf Pick 3 Returns Friday
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Dylan Davis, who moves to Gulfstream Park next week to ride the remainder of the Championship Meet, got a feel for things Thursday when winning the $140,000 Via Borghese aboard Waya (G3) winner La Mehana.
Front-Running Winner over Soul of an Angel, Power Squeeze
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Richard Perkins’ 3-year-old homebred filly Windy Walk, supplemented into her second stakes attempt, set a relaxed pace and had plenty left to hold off Grade 1 winners Power Squeeze and Soul of an Angel and spring a 14-1 upset in Thursday’s $140,000 Rampart at Gulfstream Park.
Saddles Twirling Queen in Abundantia, Bentornato in Malibu (G1)
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Jose D’Angelo, who finds himself among the top dozen trainers in North America in wins this year, will spend the holiday week going coast-to-coast.
White Abarrio to Meet 11 Others in Saturday’s Mr. Prospector (G3)
Tropical Turf Pick 3 Returns Friday
Rainbow 6 Estimated Pool Thursday $150,000
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet resumes Thursday, Dec. 26 with a 10-race program featuring two stakes and three turf races.