Key Dates, Stakes, Taste at the Track, Gift Days, Breakfast & More<br> Opening Day December 1, 2023

Friday, Dec.1<br> <u>Opening Day of the Championship Meet</u><br> Fans will get a complimentary 2024 wall calendar beginning at noon.

Saturday, Dec. 2<br> Breakfast at Gulfstream<br> Families and fans can watch the early morning workouts and get breakfast in the breezeway. Come out between 7:30-9:30 a.m. Samantha Perry hosts.

FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes<br> The first Saturday brings together some of the top Florida-bred 2-year-olds in the $300,000 In Reality and $300,000 My Dear Girl.

Rainbow 6<br> Mandatory Payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 estimated to be $1 million

Saturday, Dec. 9<br> $100,000 Pulpit and $100,000 Wait a While<br> The first stakes races to take place on Gulfstream’s new turf course. Both races feature 2-year-olds.

Sunday, Dec. 17<br> Taste at the Track – Holiday Edition<br> Click here to view

Saturday, Dec. 23<br> $125,000 Mr. Prospector (G3) and $125,000 Sugar Swirl (G3)<br> The first of 32 graded stakes during the Championship Meet are contested on the main track along with a pair of 3-year-old turf stakes – the $125,000 Tropical Park Derby and $125,000 Tropical Park Oaks.

Saturday, Dec. 30<br> Preps for Pegasus World Cup Day<br> In what has become a key afternoon for horses prepping for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) and $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1), three graded stakes will be contested including the $150,000 Harlan’s Holiday (G3) on the main track, $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2) on the turf, and $125,000 Suwannee River (G3) on the turf. The $125,000 Rampart is also scheduled.

Monday, Jan. 1<br> First 3-year-old stakes of the year<br> The $150,000 Mucho Macho Man is the first of several key prep races for the Florida Derby (G1) and spring classics.

Saturday, Jan. 6<br> Breakfast at Gulfstream<br> Families and fans can watch the early morning workouts and get breakfast in the breezeway. Come out between 7:30-9:30 a.m. Samantha Perry hosts.

Friday, Jan. 26<br> Gift Day<br> Backpack

Saturday, Jan. 27<br> Pegasus World Cup Day<br> One of racing’s biggest days of the year. The top horses and riders compete in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1), and $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Invitational (G3). There are four other graded stakes as well. Total purses are $5.2 million. There’s lot of entertainment highlighted by Calvin Harris. For tickets and information, click here.

Friday, Feb. 2<br> Gift Day<br> T-Shirt

Saturday, Feb. 3<br> The Road to the Florida Derby<br> It begins today as 3-year-olds go to post in the $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) and four other graded stakes including the $150,000 Kitten’s Joy (G3) and $150,000 Sweetest Chant (G3).

Breakfast at Gulfstream<br> Families and fans can watch the early morning workouts and get breakfast in the breezeway. Come out between 7:30-9:30 a.m. Samantha Perry hosts.

Taste at the Track<br> It’s Bourbon and BBQ in the Flamingo Room.

Saturday, Feb. 10<br> Sprint on the Turf<br> The $125,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (G3) features some of the fastest older horses on the turf.

Bobblehead Giveaway<br> Get a Jose Ortiz bobblehead for a $20 donation to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. Breezeway.

Friday, March 1<br> Gift Day<br> Cooler Bag              

Saturday, March 2<br> Road to the Florida Derby Continues<br> The last major prep for the Florida Derby is today’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2). There are eight other stakes, seven graded, including the $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) for fillies looking ahead to the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), and the $200,000 Gulfstream Park Mile (G2). 

Breakfast at Gulfstream<br> Families and fans can watch the early morning workouts and get breakfast in the breezeway. Come out between 7:30-9:30 a.m. Samantha Perry hosts.

Taste at the Track<br> It’s Tacos and Tequila in the Flamingo Room.

Saturday, March 9<br> Two Sprints, One Graded, One Turf<br> The $125,000 Hurricane Bertie (G3) for fillies and mares and the $100,000 Silks Run for 4-year-olds and up are the highlights.

Friday, March 29<br> Gift Day<br> Gulfstream Hat  

Saturday, March 30<br> Derby Day<br> It’s the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) and nine other stakes races.<br> Click here to view.