Gulfstream Handle Up 4.7 Percent Meet to Date

Gulfstream Handle  Up 4.7 Percent Meet  to Date

By Jim Freer and Barry Unterbrink

After the first month  of Gulfstream Park's 2019-2020 championship meet, daily average total handle is up 4.7 percent meet-to-date from last season.

HorseRacingFLA's review of Equibase charts shows that Gulfstream's current championship meet  has averaged $8.9 million per day in total handle through the 22 race days ended  Sunday, Dec. 29.

During Gulfstream's  2018-2019 championship  2018.meet, its total handle (all-sources handle) averaged $8.5 million through the 22 race days ended  Sunday, Dec. 30. 2018

The first month racing schedules have been almost identical for the two race meets..

Breakdowns are not readily available on how much of that money was bet at Gulfstream and how much was bet elsewhere--such as other racetracks, off-track betting locations, Internet and phone  accounts and Las Vegas sports  books.

Gulfstreamr, in Hallandale Beach, Fla., has not released any official handle numbers for the current race meet.

Gulfstream  officials have consistently told HRFLA that our periodic reports on the track's handle are accurate.

Gulfstream will  end ts  88-day championship meet on March 29, 2020.

For its 88-day meet in 2018-2019, Gulfstream's average daily total  handle was $10.34 million.

The Gulftream record for any of its meets was $10.56 million per day, for the 2017-2018 championship meet.

On most days this December, Gulfstream's total handle has been first among U.S. thoroughbred tracks or second, behind Aqueduct in Ozone Park, N.Y.

Gulfstream's next race day is Wednesday Jan. 1. January and February are traditionally its two strongest months for day-to-day handle.

Gulfstream's average handle numbers are boosted by wagering that has hit $40 million on Pegasus day and on Florida Derby day.  Those race days will be Jan. 25 and March 28 in 2020.

BAUER'S BETS: MAIN TRACK GOOD, NO TURF RACING TODAY at TAMPA

$6250 Claiming three year-olds and up will go a mile and forty yards in Race 6. Post time is 3:15.

FOUR BLACK EVEN (3) comes in from Finger Lakes off a pair of victories for trainer M. Anthony Ferraro. He looks to be a bit faster than the rest here and figures to get a good trip under Antonio Gallardo. This barn has had some success with shippers in past seasons.

THE BET $10 to win on FOUR BLACK EVEN (3) and a $2 exacta box with INDIAN GULCH (2) and MY COWBOY (8). 2,3,8. Total Bet $22
GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/28 Lost $22 The bankroll is now minus $79.20

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

An interesting group of three and up $16,000 Claimers go a grassy nine furlongs in Race 4. Post time is 1:45 PM.

SHANA TOVA (4) is no stranger to Tampa fans, being 2 for 2 on the local sod. Leading rider Samy Camacho was aboard for these wins and he returns today. This colt has won at today's distance and returns to action after a 215 day layoff, he has scored a pair of victories after similar breaks. This
appears to be the easiest field he has ever faced.

THE BET $10 to win on SHANA TOVA (4) and a $2 exacta box with FRONT LINE PAIGE (8) and TOTAL TAP (5).   4,5,8.        Total Bet $22 
GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/27 Lost $22 The bankroll is now minus $57.20

Rainbow 6 Opener Won by 3-5 Favorite

Sassy Justice (9), the 3-5 favorite, led  at  every call  and won Friday's  fifth race at Gulfstream to  start the Rainbow 6.

The coming-in carryover  was $957,369. Bettors added $376,728 to  the Rainbow 6 pool.

The race was a $10,000 claiming race at 1 1/16 miles on turf for fillies and mares 3-YO and up.

Sassy Justice won in 1:42.17 on the course listed as Good. Irad Ortiz Jr. rode her for trainer Milt Wolfson.

The start of the Late Pick 5  is coming up, with the sixth race.

Based on recent wagering patterns, we expect that more than $400,000 will be bet on the Late Pick 5--a  50 cent minimum  bet.

Gulfstream Fast and Good for Friday

The dirt track is listed as Fast and the turf course is listed as Good for Friday's ten-race  card at Gulfstream Park.

The carryover on the Rainbow  6 is $957,369.  The 20-cents per combination only bet is on races five through ten with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Gulfstream will  have an 11-race card with first post at 12:00 p.m.

Six of the races are stakes--with all scheduled for turf.

The feature 11th race is the $100.000 H/ Allen Jerkens. at 1 1/2 ,iles for 3-Yus abd ti

BAUER'S BETS: Fast and Good at Tampa RACE 5 ONLY OFF TURF, RACES 7 & 9 ON GOOD TURF

Today's play is in Race 6, Post time is 3:13 PM. Three year-olds and up go seven furlongs on the main track under $32,000 NW2X Optional Claiming conditions.

CAVE RUN (4) was an impressive winner at this distance in his last outing on November 27 and appears to be in fine fettle now. He has potent late pace ability, and will be closing on several need to lead types, some of dubious ability to get the seven panels. Regular Tampa rider Castenon has the return call. This son of STREET SENSE likes the distance (1 win, 1 show in 2 attempts) and Tampa (2 wins, 1 place, 1 show in 4 tries.)

THE BET $10 to win on CAVE RUN (4) and a $2 exacta box with ASTRONAUT OSCAR (1) and NATIVE HAWK (3). 1,3,4.    Total Bet $22
GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/26  Lost $22. The bankroll is now minus $35.20

Gulfstream on Turf for Rainbow 6

The fifth race is coming up at Gulfstream Park th scheduled post of 2:35 p.m

It is the start of the Rainbow 6, which has a carryover of $874,462.

The 6th, 8th and 10th races are on the turf, which is lizsted as Good.

hisis the first raace day for Gulfstream suince this past Sunday.

On Monday, heavy downmours hit Gulfstream and  neigghboring sites in Hallandale Beach, Fa., xcausng flooded parking lots.

GSibce them Gulfstream has worked to get the  turf course in oder for potentiaaly heavy berttging on the daty after Christmas--whbne many fans are betting via heir ADW  accouibts.Gulfstream on Turf for Rainbow 6


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BAUER'S BETS: Fast at Tampa, NO TURF RACING TODAY

Today's play is in Race 7, Post 3:45 PM. Three year-old's and upward will go a mile and forty yards on the main track, (originally carded for the turf) under $25,000 starter allowance conditions.

NAMARURU (2) was the choice on the lawn, but appears able to get the job done on dirt also. This four year-old gelding has yet to race on dirt, however he turned in a local bullet five panel drill in 1.01 4/5 on December 13. Red-hot (26%) Pablo Morales rides for Teresa Connelly. He and this mount were 3 for 3 earlier this year at Presque Isle.

THE BET $10 to win on NAMARURU (2) and a $2 exacta box with ACTION EVERYDAY (3) and COLTRANE (6). 2,3,6.      Total Bet $22      GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS On both Friday and Saturday the win bets missed, but the saver exacta boxes helped ease the losses a bit. Friday's paid $12.80, cutting the day's loss to $9.20. Saturday returned $17.80, making the loss $4.20. The bankroll is now minus $13.20.

Gulfstream: Two Large Thursday Carryovers

When Gulfstream Park resumes racing on Thursday, it will have carryovers of $10,872 on the Super Hi-5 in the first race and of $874,462 on the Rainbow 6 on races five through ten.

First post will be 12:35 p.m. for the ten-race card.  The Rainbow 6 sequence is scheduled to begin at 2:35 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 carryover has grown because in the entire championship meet, thus far 18 days, there have been no days with the jackpot payoff requirement of just one ticket with all six winning horses.

The jackpot consists of the entire coming-in carryover plus 80 percent of the day's new Rainbow 6 bets.

On days with multiple winning tickets, Gulfstream takes out 20 percent of the day's  Rainbow 6 bet. It then divides 56 percent among tickets with the 
most  winners, usually six, and adds 24 percent to the carryover.

Gulfstream, Tampa Bay to Resume Racing Thursday

Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park will both be dark this Monday through Wednesday, and both will resume live racing on Thursday Dec. 26.

Tampa Bay was scheduled to have live racing this past Sunday Dec. 22. On Saturday night, it announced it was cancelling that race card due to expected inclement weather.

Both tracks will have live racing this Thursday through Sunday.


First ;post times Thursday will be  12:35 p.m. for ten races at Gulfstream and 12:45 p.m. for nine races at Tampa Bay.

On Thursday, both will be open regular hours for their other gaming--simulcasts  and poker at both tracks and also for the casino at Gulfstream.

On Wednesday Dec. 25, Christmas Day, Gulfstream will be open only for poker and its casino while Tampa Bay will be closed entirely. 

Tampa Bay has asked the Florida Division of  Pari-Mutuel Wagering for permission to have racing on Thursday Jan. 23  to replace the rained out Dec.  22 card.

BAUER'S BETS: TAMPA RACING CANCELLED SUNDAY 12/22

Tampa Bay Downs has cancelled Sunday's program due to the severe weather. Live racing resumes on Thursday, December 26 and continues through Sunday December 29. The regular four day format, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday starts on New Years Day and runs until the first weekend in May. 

Sunday's card will be made up on a Thursday later this winter.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

$6250 Claiming Fillies and Mares (three and up) go seven panels on the main track in Race 8. Post time is 3:40 PM.

FIRST HOOSIER (6) appears to be in a good spot for trainer David Hinsley. She ships back to Tampa after facing higher priced claiming rivals in the Midwest. Samy Camacho rides again, these two had a victory here last season and they could take another here.

THE BET $10 to win on FIRST HOOSIER (6) and a $2 exacta box with SIMPLY GREAT (5) and THREE ILLUSIONS (1). 1,5,6,  Total Bet $22 
GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS: 12/20 Lost $22. The bankroll is now minus $21.80

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Good at Tampa

Two year-old Fillies go a grassy mile under $75,000 Optional Claiming conditions in Race 5. Post time is 2:47 PM.

WHISPER SLOW (6) is worth a bet as she stretches out on the lawn today. Bred up and down to love the turf, this one figures to get an early lead and might take some catching. It appears that this mount was Samy Camacho's choice. 

THE BET $10 to win on WHISPER SLOW (6) and a $2 exacta box with MICHELINE (5) and SUMMER CLOTHES (8). 5,6,8. Total Bet $22. GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/18 Lost $22. The bankroll is now down to 20 cents.

Gulfstream Rainbow 6 Carryover is $591,971

The dirt track is listed as Fast and the Turf is listed as Good for Wednesday's  10-race card at Gulfstream Park.

First post is 12:35 p.m.

The carryover on the Rainbow 6 has grown to $591, 971.

The 20-cent per combination only bet is on races  five through ten with the sequence scheduled to  start  at  2:30 p.m

BAUER'S BETS: NO TURF RACING TODAY, Main Track Good

Today's Play is in Race 7, Post 3:25. A group of Three and upward $16,000 claimers go a mile and forty yards on the main track, originally carded for the turf. My turf choices got scratched, lets try to find some runners with dirt ability.

HEY BIG GUY (8) might be the one. He won nicely over this track and distance back on November 27. A repeat of that effort could put him in the winners circle again today. Top notch connections, Antonio Gallardo rides for Baltazar Galvan, they are 2 for 2 in Tampa, this young season.

THE BET $10 to win on HEY BIG GUY (8) and a $2 exacta box with SYNCLINES TRIP (3) and K D 'S CATBIRD (11). 3,8,11. Total Bet $22.
GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS: 12/14 Bet $44 and got back $52.50, a profit of $8.20 for the day. The bankroll is now plus $22.20

Florida Tracks' Schedule for Week

Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs  will  both resume live racing  on  Wednesday.

Gulfstream will have  ten races with  first post  of  12:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay will have  nine  races with first post of  12:25 p.m.

Gulfstream
The first race on Wednesday has a carryover of $4,708 on the Super Hi-5.

The carryover on the Rainbow 6 has grown to $543,591. The 20-cent per combination only bet  will be on races  five through  ten.

Gulfstream will continue the week with its  regular  Wednesday trough Sunday schedule of live  racing.

The  week's only stakes race in Florida will be the  r. Prospector (Grade 3) at Gulfstream on Saturday.  It will  be six furlongs om dirt for  3-year-olds and up.  Entries will be out on Wednesday afternoon.

Tampa Bay
The only carryover is $1,878 on the Ultimate  Pick 6.  The 20-cent-per-combination only bet will be on races four through nine.

This is the first season for the Tampa Bay Pick  6, with a structure similar to the Gulfstream bet.  As some observers expected, the bet has not gained large early attention from fans  On most days, it has had new bets in the $5,000 to $7,000  range.

Once Tampa's Pick 6  has some larger carryovers we expect that interest in it will grow--but to nothing close to the level of Gulfstream.

The Hallandale Beach  track pioneered the low denomination bet  on which  the carryover is paid out only if there is just one ticket  with the winners of  all six  races.

Tampa Bay will be dark as usual on Thursday and then have racing on Friday and Saturday as usual.

It will add Sundays to its live schedule this weekend, and have four-day race weeks for the rest of its schedule through May 3.

The  twoFlorida  tracks will not have live racing on  Wednesday Dec.  5,  which is Christmas day.

Gulfstream 7th Race Won by 4--1 Shot

Castagno  (11), at 4-1, won Sunday's seventh race at Gilfstream to start the Late Pick 5.

Even without  a  carryover, bettors wagered $383,914 on he Late Pick 5--continuing a weekend with very large bests on the late multi-race exotics.

On Saturday wagering was $642,819 on the Late Pick 5, which is a 50 cent minimum bet.

Wagering on Saturday's Late Pick 4 was $563,312.  We will keep you posted on the remainder  of today's Gulfstream betting, and on the results.

Favored Battle of Blenheim Wins Rainbow 6 Opener

'Twas a  gate-to-wire victory, if not a famous victory, for the 3-2 favorite Battle of Blenheim (2) in Sunday's sixth race at Gulfstream Park.

The race was the start of the Rainbow 6, with a coming-in carryover of $461,557.

Gulfstram guiaranteed that the Rainbow 6  pool wold be at least $700,000.

Bettors pu $349,105 into the Rainbow 6  on Sunday--raising the pool  above $800,000 and removing any need for Gulfsteam to  put money in if there is a single ticket jackpot/carryov er winner.

The  sixth race was one mile on turf, a $35,000 claimer for 3-year-olds and up.

Battle of Blenheim won in 1:34.14 on the course listed as Firm  Jose Ortiz  rode for trainer Mike Maker.

Rainbow 6 Coming Up at Gulfstream

Conditions are listed as Fast and Firm at Gulfstream Park, where the sixth race is coming up.

It will be the start of the Rainbow 6, with a carryover of $461,577.

Gulfstream has guarantreed that the pool will be at least  $700,000.

Gulfstream Guarantees $700,000 Rainbow 6 Pool

Gulfstream Park  has a 12:00 p.m. first post for  Sunday's 11-race card, and it has guaranteed that the pool in the Rainbow 6 will be at least $700,000.


The Rainbow 6, a 20-cent per combination  only bet, will be on races  six to  11 with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. The carryover coming in will be $461,577.

The  Rainbow  6 pool consists of the full carryover plus the day's new bets on the Rainbow 6

To reach $700,000, bettors would need to put  $238,423 into the Rainbow 6.  If the new bet is lower than that, Gulfstream will put in enough money to make up the difference.

We expect that bettors will wager between 200,00 and $300,000 on the Rainbow 6.

On Saturday, when the sequence included five  graded stakes, wagering on the Rainbow 6 was $459,654.

That was part of an all-sources handle of $17,318,451--the highest in recent years at Gulfstream olher than on days with the Pegasus, Florida Dtrby or Fountain of Youth.

Of that, Gulfstream took out 20 percent, divided 56 percent among tickets with all  six winners and added 24 percent to the carryover.

There were  64  tickets with all six winners. Each  was paud $4,052.06  on the 20-cent bet.

Program numbers of the winning horses were 4-1-4-4-6-11.

The carryover has grown because Gullfstream has gone the full first 12 days of its championship meet without the jackpot/carryover requirement of just one ticket with all six winners.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Good at Tampa, RACES 4 & 6 OFF TURF

A pair of $125,000 Stake races are on tap at the Downs today.

 RACE 3, The City of Ocala Sire Stakes for Sophomore Fillies at seven panels goes off at 2:15.

WILDWOOD'S BEAUTY (2) is the one to beat, likes Tampa, 3 for 3 at the distance.

J.P.'S DELIGHT (5) 2 for 2 lifetime, might be this good.

R PREREGOTIVE (4) looks to be the best of the rest.

THE BET $10 to win on WILDWOOD'S BEAUTY (2) and a $2 exacta box 2,4,5. 
Total Bet $22

RACE 5 is the Marion County Sire Stakes, also at seven furlongs, for the boys. Post is 2:15.

JACKSON (6) is 2 for 2 in Oldsmar, should be a square price.

WELL DEFINED (2) blinkers off, Gallardo on for O'Connell.

GUMP (4) is sharp now for the Gold barn, regular rider Jario Rendon ships in with the mount.

THE BET $10 to win on JACKSON (6) and a $2 exacta box 2,4,6. Total Bet $22. GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/13 Lost $22. The bankroll is plus $14.

Florida Friday Racing Schedule

Gulfstream Park has a ten-race card on Friday, with first post of 12:35 p.m.

At Tampa Bay Downs, Friday's first post is 12:45 p.m. for a nine-race program.

On Friday afternoon and evening, we will have coverage of both tracks on this blog.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

Today's play comes in Race 6. Two year-old Filly Maiden Claimers sprint five furlongs on the main track for a $16,000 tag. Post is 3:17 PM.

DIAMOND NEWS (5) makes her Oldsmar debut for the Bennett barn after having a single start at Laurel. She showed brief speed before being steadied and running tenth. Tampa's top trainer adds blinkers and Samy Camacho today. Bennett and Camacho win at a 38% clip together. This roan filly has logged a pair of local works.

THE BET $10 to win on DIAMOND NEWS (5) and a $2 exacta box with R LOVELY JULZ (8) and LA BELLE DE COURSE (6) 5,6,8.
Total Bet $22    GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS: 12/11 Collected $36 on the win and $14.60 for the exacta. The bankroll is back in the black at plus $36, after being minus $14.60.

First Two Rainbow 6 Races Won by Odds-On Favorites

Overdeliver (4) at 2-5  and Take Charge  Dude (2) at 1-5  won the fifth and sixth races at Gulfstream Park on Thursday

Those were the first two legs  of the Rainbow 6.

The carryover coming in was $290,236. Bettors added $111,658 to the pool.

Four races are left. The eighth and tenth races have been moved off the turf.

The  condition of the dirt track has been changed from  Muddy to Sloppy. 

Gulfstream Off the Turf for Thursday

Due to heavy overnight rains, there will be no turf racing at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Thursday.

Gulfstream has moved the day's six races that were scheduled for turf to the dirt track that is listed as muddy


Those are races 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

First post is 12:35 p.m. for the ten-race card/

A list of scratches as of lare morning may be found at this link http://www.equibase.com/static/latechanges/html/latechangesGP-USA.html#sthash.wZ85SiPj.dpbs on the Equibase Web site.
 As of  12:00 p.m., there was no rain falling  at  Gulfstream.  The  AccuWeather forecast is for a  50 percent chance  of rain during  racing hours.
e will have  updates during the afternon on thisd  blog.

Thursday's Racing at Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park plans a 10-race card Thursday, with first post of 12:35 PM. No stakes races are planned.


In Wednesday's racing action, 10 races were run amid clear-firm conditions with 4 favorites entering the winners circle.

The high odds winner was 22:1 shot Queen Field in race 6 for two-year-olds on the turf, winning by a neck. Yolanda's Pride was the 2:1 favorite and finished 7th.


Handle was a respectable $6.12 million, and has an average of $7.71 million through 9 days of this Champion's Meet. 83 horses ran for $334,000 in purses.
Here are the payoffs on the Wednesday racing card:
Late Pick 4, $64.60 due to 2 favorites and low odds-winners in the other two races.

Late Pick 5, $2,326.50
Late Pick 5 consolation, 4 of 5 paid: $12.30
Rainbow 6, $1,233.78 paid to 75 winners.

The total pool on the Rainbow 6 was $166,158. The carryover starts Thursday at $290,236.

The Rainbow 6 / Pick 6 wager starts in race 5 at about 2:30 PM.
The Super Hi 5 does not carry over for Thursday, as it paid $533.90 in the last race Wednesday.

BAUER'S BETS:

Today's play is in Race 6, Post 2:55. Fillies and Mares will sprint five and one-half furlongs on the main track under $16,000 NW2L claiming conditions.

NAUGHTY SHIRLEY (5) drops into the claiming ranks for the first time here and appears to have an edge on her rivals. Top trainer Bennett enters his runners where they can win, and puts Samy Camacho aboard. She might benefit from a likely early speed duel.

THE BET $10 to win on NAUGHTY SHIRLEY (5) and a $2 exacta box with FLAN(1) and LENA HORNE (6).1,5,6. Total Bet: $22 GOOD LUCK

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/7  Lost $28 in Race 3, all bets missed. In Race 9, had the chalky win and exacta. Collected $20 for the win, $7.80 on the exacta. Lost .20 on the $28 in wagers. Total loss for the day is $28.20. Bankroll is now minus $14.60.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

The Downs kicks off the Stakes action for this meeting with a pair of $100,000 events for two-year olds. Several of these runners bear watching as they approach their Sophomore season.

Race 3, Inaugural Stakes, 6 furlongs, Post 1:40

NO GETTING OVER ME (7) Top trainer Bennett has big plans for this impressive local Maiden winner.

ANOTHER MIRACLE (5) Ships in after getting the show in the Grade 2 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. Had a good Tampa work. The one to beat.

CAJUN CASANOVA (1) Has dangerous gate speed, could be a handful if he gets loose on the lead.

THE BET $3 exacta box with the above runners, 1,5,7. $10 to win on NO GETTING OVER ME (7). Total Bet $28

Race 9, Sandpiper Stakes, 6 Furlongs, Fillies   Post 4:50

 LUCREZIA (1) Will be there early for the Centeno/Delacour combo. Might not get caught.

TWO SIXTY (8) Comes back after a poor performance in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies. She is new to Tampa and shows no works over the Oldsmar oval. Could be a vulnerable favorite.

WILLOUGHBY GAP (6) Tries Tampa after a nice Maiden win at Presque Isle. Has logged 3 local works for trainer Tim Hamm.

THE BET $3 exacta box with the above runners, 1,6,8. $10 to win on LUCREZIA (1). 
Total Bet $28.  GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/6  Lost $22. The bankroll is plus $13.60.

Both Tracks Fast and Firm for Friday Carryovers

Conditions are listed as Fast and Firm at Gulfstream Park and at Tampa Bay Downs for 
Friday.

Gulfstream has a ten-race card with first post of 12:35 p.m.

There is a carryover of $119,464 on the Rainbow 6. The 20-cent per combination only bet is on 
races five  to ten with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:37 p.m.

Tampa Bay will have nine races with first post of 12:45 p.m.

The carryover on the Pick 6 is $4,179. The 20
cent per combination bet is on races four to nine with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:15 p.m.

There is  a $42,770 carryover on the Late Pick 5. The  50-cent minimum bet is on races five to nine.

We will have coverage of both tracks on this blog.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

Race 8 features a good field of $32,000 Optional Claimers going a mile on the lawn. Post is 4:20.

JOURNEYMAN (6) might have an edge on this group. This sophomore gelding finished first in a Grade 3 Stake, but was taken down and placed second. That effort was at ten furlongs on dirt. He has won on grass before and ran a strong race on the Tampa Turf (losing by a nose) last spring. Gets class relief here. Looks to be in fine fettle, Jose Ferrer, ace lawn jockey, rides for Eoin Harty.

THE BET $10 to win on JOURNEYMAN (6) and a $2 exacta box with HIGGANS (9) and ZEFIRO (10). 6,9,10  Total Bet $22    GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS 12/4  Cashed win and exacta! Win bet returned $42 for the $10 bet, exacta paid $32.80 for $2. The bankroll now is plus $35.60

Gulfstream's Thursday Racing, Carryover Pick 6

Gulfstream Park plans a 10-race card Thursday, with first post of 12:35 PM. No stakes races are planned.


In Wednesday's racing action, 10 races were run amid clear-firm with 4 favorites entering the winners circle. The high odds winner was 13:1 shot Harry's Ontheloose in race 6, winning by 3/4 lenghts. Seven Gems was the 2:1 favorite and finished 4th.


Handle was a respectable $5.86 million, although it's too early in this meet to make comparisons. 78 horses ran for $326,000 in purses.

Here are the late payoffs on the Wednesday racing card:
Late Pick 4, $362.80
Late Pick 5, $6,997.90
Late Pick 5 consolation, 4 of 5 paid: $59.80

Rainbow 6, $8,494.10 paid to 8 winners.

The total pool on the Rainbow 6 was $121,382. The carryover starts Thursday at $93,658.


The Rainbow 6 / Pick 6 wager starts Thursday in race 5 at about 2:30 PM.

The Super Hi 5 does not carry over for Thursday.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

Today's play is in Race 7, Post time 3:25 PM. 

Fillies and Mares go a mile on the grass under NW2X $32,000 Optional Claiming conditions.

MADAM MILAN (9) looks to be well placed in this field. She has shown a good turn of late foot and there should be a strong pace (at least a half-dozen early speed types) to set up her stretch rally. Arnaud Delacour has rested her since early September and she likes to run fresh. Red-hot Dan Centeno takes the mount and they have been victorious together in the past.

THE BET: $10 to win on MADAM MILAN (9) and a $2 exacta box with ROSEBUD'S HOPE (3) and TOBAGO (4) 3,4,9 Total Bet $22 Good Luck

PREVIOUS RESULTS Saturday 11/30. Our win bet took an early lead, but tired. Had the $6.80 chalky saver exacta. Lost $15.20 for the day. The bankroll is minus $39.20

Carried Over Super Hi 5 Pays $1,361.80 at Gulfstream

The  carried-over  Super Hi-5 paid $1,361.80 on the minimum $1 bet in the tenth and last race at Gulfstream Park on Sunday.   The number of winning  tickets was not readily available.

The carryover coming = in was $15,885--built up over  three races in which there were no tickets with the first five finishers in correct order

With the attraction of the carryover, bettors added $40,004 to the pool  for   the 10th race.

Gulfstream has the SuperHi-5  om all races  with  seven  or more starters.

Gulfstream  is dark this Monday and Tuesday.
It will have anew  Super Hi 5 pool  on Wednesday's first race, with  post time of  12:35 p.m.

Super Hi 5 betting on that race probably will  be  somewhere between $1,000 and $2,000--which is normal  when there is no carryover.

Gulfstream has $15,595 Super Hi 5 Carryover

For Gulfstream's  tenth and last race,there  is a Super Hi 5  carryover of $15,585.

Schedued post is :5:01. Look for the race to go off at about 5:05  giving Gulfsttream extra time  to build the pool.

On the Rainbow 6 there are 29 live  tickets--none with a horse singled.

Gulfstream: Results Halfway Through Rainbow 6

Scraps (2), at 4-1, won the seventh race at  Gulfstream to  start the Late Pick 4.

Bettors put $147,521 into the Pick 4 pool.

Earlier, Lady Anna (3) at 4-1 won the fifth race to start the Rainbow 6.  The carryover coming in was $41,013.  Bettors added $97,957 to the pool.

Grudge  (11)  at 7-1, won the fifth race to start the Late Pick 5.  Bettors wagered $257,693 on the Pick 5.

We will have results shortly after the finish of the tenth and last race.

Pick 4 Coming Up at GP

The seventh race is coming up at Gulfstream Park to start the Late Pick 4

The race is down to four starters  following scratches.

So, it might be a good race for a  single.

Still in are  Salute  the Colonel (1), Scraps (2) , Grand Journey (3) and Class and Cash (6)/ We  think Class and Cash could wire the field in the 11/16 mile  turf race for 3-YOs and up.

Gulstream Fast and Firm for Sunday

Gulfstream Park  has a  ten-race  Sunday  card, with first  post at 12:35 p.m.

Conditions are listed as Fast and Firm. The AccuWeather forecast is for a zero percent chance of rain during racing hours. 

The Rainbow 6 carryover, now two-days old,  is $41,013.  The    20-cents per combination omly bet is on races  five  through  ten with the sequence scheduled to start  at 2:30 p.m. 

There , are no stakes raees on the Sunday  card

This afternoon  and eveningwe will have coverage of today's Gulfstream  races and a review of Saturday's stakes races.

This coverage will be primarily on our blog which can  be accessed on fhe  menu bar at the top of the home  page of thjs Web site.r

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

Today's play is in Race 8, Post 4:20 PM. NW1X Allowance Fillies & Mares race eight and one-half furlongs on the lawn.

HANIEL (9) at 6/1 is worth a bet at the price. This mare appears to have an early pace advantage and has had a pair of breezing works from the gate lately. Jose Ferrer (one of the best speed jocks on turf) gets aboard and this one could be an upsetter here.

THE BET $10 to win on HANIEL (9) and a $2 exacta box with MAKEME DREAM (2) and STRELLA'S WAR (3).    2,3,9.
Total Bet $22   GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS Lost $22 yesterday, the bankroll is minus $24. 

Gulfstream Saturday: 6 Stakes, 2 Carryovers

Gulfstream Park will have six stakes races and two carryovers  on Saturday, the second day of its 2019-2020  championship meet.

Here are details on the Saturday card.

*Gulfstream will have eleven races, with first post at 12:00 p.m.  

*The six stakes races are all for 2-year-olds and all have  $75,000 purses.

*The  carryover on the Raimbow  6 is $14,100.  The  20-cents-per combination only bet  will be on raees six to eleven with the sequence scheduled  to start at  2:30 p.m .

Gulfstream has guaranteed that theRainbow  6  pool  will be at least $100,000. If  the combination of new Rainbow   6 bets and the $14,100 carryover is less than $100,000, Gulfstream  will put  in the difference.

*The first race has a carryover of $8,8,97 on the Super  Hi5.

Later  today, we will have  coverage on this blog.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

Today's play is in Race 7, a grassy mile for three-year-old and up $22,500 NW1X Allowance runners. Post time is 3:50 PM.

DREAM LINER (10) is a lightly raced shipper from Brazil who broke his maiden on the second try. He has logged seven works at Palm Meadows since September, including a bullet over the weeds on November 24. Respect the connections, Antonio Gallardo rides for Efren Loza Jr.

THE BET $10 to win on DREAM LINER (10) and a $2 exacta box with IT'S FATE (2) and NEW JERSEY JOHN (8). 2,8,10. Total Bet $22
GOOD LUCK !!

PREVIOUS RESULTS Our top choice was a late scratch on Wednesday, leaving a single $2 exacta box as our only play. Lost $4.

Gulfstream Opens Championship Meet Friday; Tampa Bay Has Nine-Race Friday Card

Gulfstream Park  will open  its 2019-2020 championship meet on  Friday, with ten races and first post  of 12:35 p.m.

It will be the start of an 89-day meet at the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track.


Tampa Bay Downs has a nine-race Friday card with first post of 12:51 p.m.

We will  have coverage of both tracks later on Friday morning and Friday afternoon.

Gulfstream Opens Championship Meet Friday; Tampa Bay Has Nine-Race Friday Card

RadioStPete, with HRFLA's Bauer, is Again Covering Daily Racing at TampaBqy Downs R

For the third straight season, HorseRacingFLA horseracingfla.com is  joining Internet station RadioStPete in providing daily and extensive coverage of the racing at Tampa Bay Downs.


RadioStPete may be  found at  https://radiostpete.com/

This coverage includes:
*Carrying track announcer Richard Grunder's live calls of each day's feature race. Bob Bauer HRFLA associate editor  for Tampa Bay will preview the race and later recap it, including the payoffs.

*On each  race day, RadioStPete will carry Bob's preview of the day, including his picks for the feature, at 8:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. during it newscasts.

*The station will have Grunder's  live  calls, with Baucr's commentary, of most of Tampa Bay Downs' stakes races.

*On each race day, HorseRacingFLA will again carry Bauer's picks for the feature under "Bob Bauer's Bets" on this  blog  and on our Web site https://www.horseracingfla.com/

*Bauer and HRFLA  editor Jim Freer will provide daily  coverage of Tampa Bay Downs on this blog and on our Web site.

“We are pleased to again join RadioStPete in its coverage of Tampa Bay Downs,"  Freer said. "These  broadcasts provide added exposure for HorseRacingFLA, and they are introducing Tampa Bay Downs to new fans."

.Joe Bourdow, general manager of RadioStPete, said: “We are civic-minded and we like to help promote activities in St. Petersburg and around Tampa Bay.” 

He added: “Tampa Bay Downs is like a hidden jewel. We will introduce it and horse racing to some new fans.”

In addition to the Internet, RadioStPete and other Internet-only stations may be accessed on iPads and on many cell phones.

RadioStPete is a 24-hour station with its  office and studio in downtown St. Petersburg.

Its programming is built around national and local news, public service announcements, civic and entertainment event announcements, interviews, public affairs and music.

The station identifies its music mix as “today’s hits and yesterday’s favorites.” Each day, it has programs devoted to recordings by Tampa Bay area artists.

RadioStPete’s audience is primarily in St. Petersburg and environs. It also has a growing number of listeners around the United States and overseas.

HRFLA feels that the RadioStPete live broadcasts are an important service to fans who cannot get to Tampa Bay Downs or other pari-mutuels that carry its signal and for those who do not have advance deposit wagering accounts for telecasts of races.

BAUER'S BETS: TAMPA BAY DOWNS OPENING DAY!!

Today's play is in Race 7, $16,000 Claimers go eight and one-half furlongs on the firm turf. 

ASTUTE WARRIOR (1) is the one to beat, coming off a freshening for trainer Darien Rodriguez. This six-year-old gelding has a pair of local workouts and has been victorious in the past after a short vacation. Antonio Gallardo has the mount and he wins at 38% riding for the Rodriguez outfit.

 THE BET- $10 to win on ASTUTE WARRIOR (1) and a $2 exacta box with FRONT LINE PAGE (7) and BIG MONEY MACHINE (5). 1,5,7. Total Bet $22. GOOD LUCK!!

BAUER'S BETS: TAMPA BAY DOWNS OPENS TOMORROW 11/27!!

Tampa Bay Downs resumes racing for the ninety day meeting that runs through the first weekend in May.

The track operates Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until Sunday, December 22nd when four day a week racing begins.

Check this Blog every racing day for my best bet on the card. Good Luck and enjoy the Downs, one of my favorite tracks.

GP West Has $1.1 Million Rainbow 6 Carryover on Mandatory Payout Day

The Gulfstream  Park West meet will have its heavily anticipated closing day on Sunday.with a mandatory payout of its Rainbow 6 carryover of $1,094,464.

First  post is  12:30 p.m. for a nine race card at Calder in Miami Gardens.

The Rainbow 6, a 20-cents- per combination only bet, will be  on races four through nine with the sequence  scheduled to start at 2:17 p.m.

There  will be mandatory  payouts (i. e. no carryovers) on the Late Pick   an Late  Pick 5 and on the  Super  Hi-5  in the ninth and final  race.

On the Rainbow 6,  meet  sponsor  Gulfstream Park will  divide the full  carryover plus 80  percent of new Rainbow 6 bets among tickets that have the  winners  of all six Rainbow  6 races.

Thus,  HorseRacingFLA expects that more than $5  million will  be bet on the Rainbow 6.

We will have  ongoing coverage, including a suggested Rainbow  6  ticket, on tbis  blog.







                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Two Singles Alive in Rainbow 6

If either Reggae Pirate (3) or Irish Mail (8) wins the ninth and final race at Gulfstream :Park West, there will be a single ticket winner in the Rainbow 6, for about $1.25 million

Low-Odds Horses Win First Two Legs of Rainbow 6

Shivaree (6), at  3-1, won Saturday's fourth race to start  the Rainbow 6.

Beach Dreaming (5), also at 3-1, won the fifth race.

With two low-dds winners starting the sequence, it increases the chance that there will  be multiple  tickets with all six Rainbow  6 winners and a  continuatu=ion of the carryover.

The Rainbow 6 carryover  coming in was $1,028,040.  Bettors  added $276,816  to Re pool--warming up for Sunday's  mandatory payout day that could have more than $5 million in Rainbow 6 betting.

Today is the 39th  and next-to-last day of the GP West meet held at  Calder in Miami Gardens and ruu by Gulfstream ParThe carryover has grown because none of the 38 days have had the "jackpot takedown" rule of just one ticket with all six Rainb 6  winners.

The jackpot consists of the entire coming in carryover plus 80 percent of the day's  Rainbow 6  bet.

A single ticket winner today  would take down a jackpot of about $1.25 million,

If  the carryover continues, it would be about  $1.1 million on Sunday/  And with the entire carryover being paid out, it is likely that  $5 million or more will be bet on the Rainbow 6.

GP West: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payoff on Sunday, Nov. 24th.

The Gulfstream Park West meet will  have a mandatory payout of its Rainbow 6 jackpot/carryover this coming Sunday Nov. 24.

That will be closing day of the 40-day meet at Calder in Miami Gardens. 

And there are expectations that  the carryover will be in the $1  million range and that $5 million or more will be bet on the Rainbow 6--if the carryover keeps growing until Sunday.

GP West will  resume racing on Wednesday,  and the Rainbow 6 carryover will be $909,176.

First post will be 1:20 p.m. for an eight-race card. The Rainbow 6, a 20-cents per combination only bet, will be  on races three to  eight with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:20 p.m.

The carryover  has grown because there has not been a day with just one Rainbow 6 winning ticket  since the start of the GP West meet.

The jackpot consists of the entire  coming in carryover plus 80 percent of the day's  new Rainbow 6 bet (20 percent takeout).

On non-mandatory days with multiple winning tickets meet sponsor Gulfstream Parktakes out 20 percent of the day'snew Rainbow 6 bet. It then divide s 56 percent of the  new bet amog tickets  with six winners and adds24 percent to the carryover

On a mandatory day, Gulfstream will pay out the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot, regardless of the number of winning  tickets - dividing it  among those tickets

The  40-day Gulfstream Park West meet will end on Sunday Nov. 24. The Gulfstream Park 2019-2020 championship meet will open on Friday Nov. 29 at Gulfstream's home track in Hallandale Beach.

A Florida law prohibits a pari-mutuel from extending a carryover into another race meet.

Thus, Gulfstream will need to have a mandatory payoff  on the Rainbow 6 jackpot prior to the close of the GP West meet.

A key question is whether there will be a daywith just a single winning ticket prior  to Snnday.  If so, the carryover for Sunday will be much lower than $1 million.


But  we expect that at least $500,000 would be bet on the Rainbow 6 on closing day--when 80 percent of the day's wager will go back  to bettors rather than the standard  56  percent. 



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GP West Rainbow 6 Carryover for Wednesday Will Be $909,176 as End of Meet Approaches

HorseRacingFLA Staff Report

When the Gulfstream Park  West  meet resumes on Wednesday, it will have a carryover of $909,176
on the Rainbow 6.

First post will be 1:20 p.m. for an eight-race card at Calder in Miami Gardens.  Gulfstream Park conducts the GP West meet under a lease with Calder and its parent company Churchill Downs Inc.

The Rainbow 6 will be on races three to eight with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:20 p.m.

During the week ahead, we will have daily coverage on the Rainbow 6 and other Gulfstream Park West racing.

The Wednesday racing will follow Sunday's card when bettors poured $196,968 into the Rainbow 6.  That was the most yet in the meet that is now 35 days old.

And the carryover is 35 days old because the meet has not had a day with the  jackpot/carryover payoff requirement of just one ticket with all six Rainbow 6  winners. 

On Sunday, there were 110 tickets with all six Rainbow 6 winners. Each received $1,003.66 on the 20-cent per combination only bet.  

Program numbers of the six winning horses were 9-3-1-7-8-6.

Winners included two favorites and four other horses that were 8-1 or lower.

The  40-day Gulfstream Park West meet will end on Sunday Nov. 24. The Gulfstream Park 2019-2020 championship meet will open on Friday Nov. 29 at Gulfstream's home track in Hallandale Beach.

A Florida law prohibits a pari-mutuel from extending a carryover into another race meet.

Thus, Gulfstream will need to have a mandatory payoff  on the Rainbow 6 jackpot prior to the close of the GP West meet.

The jackpot consists of the entire  coming in carryover plus 80 percent of the day's  new Rainbow 6 bet (20 percent takeout).

On a mandatory day, Gulfstream will pay out the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot, regardless of the number of winning  tickets - dividing it  among those tickets

Gulfstream has not announced a date for a mandatory Rainbow 6 payoff.

But it is likely that Gulfstream will have mandatory payoffs on Saturday Nov. 23, a potentially huge betting day, and on Sunday Nov. 24.

If the carryover is not taken down by  a single ticket this coming Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, it is likely that it will be about $1 million next Saturday. In that case, we anticipate that more than $5 million will be bet on the Rainbow 6.

Quenane, at 8-1, Wins Opening Leg of GPW Late Pick 5

Quenane (3), at 8-1, won Sunday's fourth race at the  Gulfstream Park West meet, to start the Late Pick 5,

We will have a recap of the GP West day at the end of the eight-race card.

Rainbow 6 Opener Won by 3-1 Shot

Shyza (9). at  3-1, won Sunday's  third race at the Gulfstream Park  West  meet to start the Rainbow 6.

The race was scheduled for 7  1/2 furlongs on turf, but was moved to the dirt and run at  seven furlongs on that surface that is listed as Fast.

The fifth and seventh races remain scheduled for the turf, which is listed as Good.

The Rainbow  6 carryover coming into today was $861,912,  Bettors  added $196,968  to the pool. That is the highest of any day during the current 34-day cycle in which there has not been a single ticket winner in the Rainbow 6. 


The fourth race is coming up with scheduled post at 2:54 p.m., to start the Late Pick 5.

There are only three scratches in the sequence, leaving 43 starters. That could lead to a good payoff.

The  fourth race is a $10,000 claimer at one mile on dirt for 3-year-olds and up.

There will be a field of eight following the scratch of Eights and Aces (2).  Here's hoping that you can avoid having the multi-race  bets become a Deadman's Hand.

GP West on the Turf for Sunday

The dirt track is listed as  Fast and the turf course is listed as Good for Sunday at the Gulfstream Park West  meet, held at Calder in Miami Gardens.

That is good news for fans and horsemen following a string of rainy days in South Florida.

In each of the last four race days, meet sponsor Gulfstream Park has taken at least one race  off the turf due to rain or other wet conditions.

First post is  at 1:20 p.m., with no stakes races but with a Rainbow 6 carryover of $861,912. 

Skies are clear and the Weather Channel forecast is for a zero  percent chance of rain during racing hours.

The first, third, fifth and seventh races are scheduled for turf.

The Rainbow 6, a 20-cents per combination only bet, will be on races three to eight with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:20 p.m.

GP West Sunday: 8 Races, $861,912 Carryover

The Gulfstream Park West meet has an eight-race card scheduled for Sunday.

First post is 1:20 p.m. for the racing at Calder in Miami Gardens

The Rainbow 6 carryover, now 34 days old,  has grown to $861,912. 

The Rainbow 6, a 20-cent per combination only bet, will be on races three to  eight with the sequence set to start at 2:22 p.m.

We will have additional reports on GP West, including weather conditions, prior to the start of today's racing.