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Sano-Trained Il Miracolo ‘A Confident Horse’ Ahead Of Pennsylvania Derby

Antonio Sano saddled his 949th winner in the United States Sept. 9 at Gulfstream Park, passing the late South Florida trainer Manny Azpurua to become the all-time leading Venezuelan trainer in America. The 60-year-old trainer is hardly ready to rest on his many laurels, however. He has too much to look forward to. “Manny Azpurua […]

Gulfstream Championship Meet Offers 68 Stakes Worth $14.875 Million

Gulfstream Park’s prestigious Championship Meet – featuring the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) and $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) Jan. 27 and $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 30 – will offer 68 stakes in 2023-2024 with total purses of $14.875 million. The Championship Meet, which includes racing over […]

Gulfstream: Undefeated Bentornato In ‘Peak’ Condition For FSS Dr. Fager

Trainer Jose D’Angelo couldn’t be happier with Bentornato leading up to Saturday’s $100,000 Dr. Fager at Gulfstream Park, where the undefeated son of Valiant Nature will face nine rivals in the first leg of the 2023 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions. “He’s in peak of condition,” D’Angelo said. […]

Gulfstream: R Harper Rose Expected To Blossom In FSS Desert Vixen

R Harper Rose is scheduled to make her stakes debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Desert Vixen at Gulfstream Park with just one-race experience. But, oh, what a race it was. Averill Racing and Two Eight Racing LLC’s filly, who will face seven in the six-furlong first leg of the 2023 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series for […]

Revamped Schedule: Florida Sire Stakes Kicks Off Saturday At Gulfstream

The FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes will be featured on Saturday’s program at Gulfstream Park, where the tradition-rich annual series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions will get under way a little later than usual. Traditionally scheduled for the last Saturday of July or first Saturday in August, the $100,000 Dr. Fager and the $100,000 […]

Long Range Toddy Developing New Habit Of Winning

Long Range Toddy is developing a new habit at Gulfstream Park – winning. After snapping a 29-race losing streak in his prior start, the once highly regarded Triple Crown prospect came right back to win Saturday’s $60,000 Edwin T. Broome Memorial, a one-turn mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up named in memory of trainer […]

Derby Alum Long Range Toddy Continues Comeback Trail At Gulfstream

Zenith Racing’s Long Range Toddy will continue on the comeback trail in Saturday’s $60,000 Edwin T. Broome Memorial at Gulfstream Park, where the former Kentucky Derby (G1) starter made an eye-catching local debut a month ago. The 7-year-old millionaire’s back class was in full display in his first start for trainer Victor Barboza Jr. while […]

Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set For Saturday At Gulfstream; Pool Expected To Surpass $1.5 Million

A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool is set for Saturday’s 10-race program at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager’s pool is expected to surpass $1.5 million. The Rainbow 6 went unsolved Friday for the 20th consecutive racing day following a mandatory payout, producing a gross jackpot pool of $338,577.47 heading […]

Fawkes Has Extra Incentive To Win Saturday’s Sheer Drama Stakes

Trainer David Fawkes trains one of five horses eligible for a $25,000 FTBOA win-only bonus in Saturday’s $65,000 Sheer Drama at Gulfstream Park, but the veteran South Florida horseman has even more incentive to win the seven-furlong stakes for fillies and mares with Royalight Racing LLC’s Charlie’s Wish. Fawkes trained Sheer Drama, who captured the […]