Wednesday, January 30, 2019

. Gulfstream Fast and Firm for Wednesday; Rainbow 6 Carryover at $843,000


Gulfstream Park will have a Rainbow 6 carryover of $843,158 on Wednesday.

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

The Rainbow 6 will be on races five through ten, with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:37 p.m.

Conditions are listed as Fast and Firm and the Weather Channel forecast is for a chance of rain no higher than 20 percent during racing hours.

Following scratches announced on Wednesday morning, there are 55  starters in the six races.

On Sunday, the most recent race day, there were 61 tickets with the winning horses in all six Rainbow 6 races. Each of those tickets was paid $2,988.02 on the 20-cent only bet.

Bettors on Sunday added $326,866 to the Rainbow  6 pool.

Per its rules on days with multiple winning tickets Gulfstream took out 20 percent of the day’s Rainbow 6 bet, divided 56 percent among tickets with the most winners and added 24 percent to the carryover.

The carryover has grown because Sunday was the 15th  straight race day without the jackpot payoff requirement of just one ticket with the winners of all six rainbow 6 races,

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


BAUER'S BETS: Main Track Fast, NO Turf Racing Today

Today's play is in Race 8, 3:50 PM. Taken off the lawn, $16,000 NW2L claimers go eight and one-half furlongs on on the fast dirt.

(9) ROAD TO DAMASCUS is a good bet, he drops to face the easiest competition in his career and the rest of this field (except (6) DEXTER'S MIRACLE) have never won a dirt race. This four-year-old gelding woke up last outing with blinkers on. Further improvement would be no surprise.

THE BET $20 to win on (9) ROAD TO DAMASCUS and a $2 exacta box with (6) DEXTER'S MIRACLE and (7) CAT PRADO 6,7,9. Total bet $32.  GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS Our win bet didn't get there, but the exacta box was the saver once again. The $2 exacta returned $24 giving a slim profit of $2 on the $22 in bets. The bankroll is now plus $209.90.


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Tampa Bay Off the Tutf for Thursday

Tampa Bay Downs will not have any turf races on Wednesday.

The day's fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth races were scheduled for that surface--but will instead be run on the dirt track.

First post is 12:22 p.m. for a ten-race card. There are no carryovers.  It is likely that scratches will be announced prior to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

The Oldsmar, Fla., track made the announcement of the surface  switch late Tuesday on its Web site.

By making that change the night before Wednesday's card, rather than several hours before first post,  Tampa Bay Downs is showing its concern for handicappers--including our readers.

It did not cite a reason for the surface  switch. However, weather was no doubt  the factor.

Heavy rain fell in the Tampa Bay area on Sunday, leading Tampa Bay Downs to move all of the day's scheduled-for-turf races  to the dirt that  was listed as Sloppy and was sealed.

At the end of  Sunday, water was deep on several portions of the course and other  parts of the infield.

Light rain fell in the Tampa Bay area on Monday. Skies were clear in most of  the area on Tuesday.

Now, Tampa Bay Downs is giving  the turf course extra time to dry out.

Thursday is a dark day as usual in Oldsmar--where racing will resume on Friday. 

By not rushing back to turf, Tampa Bay Downs is following what we and many others have found to be its strong concern for the safety of horses and jockeys.

The Tampa Bay management team also is demonstrating its concern for the upkeep of the turf course.

It will have racing four days  a week through  May 5.

By giving its turf course an occasional break, Tampa Bay each meet keeps its turf course green and relatively un-torn up throughout its   five-month season.
- Jim Freer and Bob Bauer









Our Pegasus Bets Produced a 31.5 Percent Profit

HorseRacingFLA's recommended bets on Saturday's $9 million Pegasus World Cup  Invitational  (Grade 1)  produced a profit of 31.5 percent, due mainly to our hitting the exacta.

Meanwhile our editor Jim Freer, handicapper Bob Bauer and business manager/photographer Barry Unterbrink all correctly picked  City of Light to win the Pegasus at 1 1/8 miles on dirt at Gulfstream Park.

We recommended a total of $48 in bets. Those bets produced a payout of $63.10--for a $15.10 profit  that translates to a 31.5 percent return on investment.

We had $5 to Win and $5 to Show on City of Light. who paid $5.80 to Win and $3.00 to show on $2 bets. Our two $5 bets generated a return of $22.00.

City  of Light, at 9-5, finished 5 3/4  lengths ahead of runner-up Seeking the Soul, who  went off at 34-1 odds.

Our wagers included a $1 exacta box on City of Light (3). Seeking the Soul  (4). Accelerate (5) and Gunnevera (8).

The City of Light-Seeking the Soul exacta paid $41.10  for the $1 bet.

We also had an exacta part-wheel and two trifecta  bets that did not win. We lost on those bets because we did not have Seeking the Soul in the second spot.

We will continue with our recommended bets on major races this coming Saturday, Feb. 2, with the Holy Bull (Grade 2) at Gulfsteam.  It is 1 1/16 miles on dirt for 3-year-olds and is points scoring race for qualifying for the Kentucky Derby,  to be run May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
--Jim Freer  


Sunday, January 27, 2019

City of Light Shines in Pegasus Win

Rain and approaching darkness proved to be no obstacles for City of Light on Saturday as he pulled ahead in the stretch and won the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1) at Gulfstream Park.

On Monday, we will have stories that analyze the Pegasus race and review other races and events at Gulfstream for this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 2-3.
 
City of Light (photo on home page) won the Pegasus by 5-3/4 lengths over the late-running Seeking the Soul in the 1 1/8 mile dirt race, run in the rain on a track that  was sealed and listed as Sloppy.
Pegasus World Cup Winners Trophy
Accelerate, who  was challenging City of Light at the top of the stretch, fell back and finished third,1-1/2 length behind Seeking the Soul in the 12-horse field.
 
Accelerate was the slight favorite over City of Light, 1.5:1, 1.9:1. Odds on both horses were rounded to 9-5 in the charts. Seeking the Soul was 34-1.
 
The $2 exacta of 3-4 paid $82.20. The $2 trifecta of 3-4-5 paid $210.40.
City of Light, a 5-year-old son of Quality Road, won in the fast time of 1:47.41.

Javier Castellano rode City of Light for trainer Mike McCarthy and owners Mr. and Mrs. William Warren Jr.

BAUER 'S BETS: Heavy Rain in Tampa, Dirt Good, NO TURF RACING TODAY

Today's play is in Race 8, Post time 4:10 PM. A  diverse group of Maiden fillies and mares will sprint 5 furlongs in the slop (originally carded for turf). My pre-rain choice (9) MUSIC MAKER has been scratched.

(10) RAZZLEDAZZLEM is worth a bet at 6-1 on the morning line. She has the best early foot and should get a clear early lead, that might be all that it takes on the sloppy going.

THE BET $10 to win on (10) RAZZLEDAZZLLEM and a $2 exacta box with   (1) CUCCIDATI and (5) TOKEN VOW 1,5,10.
Total Bet $22     GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS: Our choice finished second, but we had the saver exacta that paid $38.60 returning a small profit of $6.60 on the $32 bet. The bankroll is now plus $207.90.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Bricks and mortar wins Pegasus turf race 11


Pegasus: Recommended Bets

Here are our recommended bets for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1).

Post time is 5:46 p.m. Eastern.

We are using these horses:
1  Bravazo

3  City of Light
4 Seeking the Soul
5  Accelerate
8 Gunnevera
10 Audible

* $5 Win and Show   3              $10
* $1 Exacta box     3  4   5   8    $12
*$1 Exacta part wheel
first      3     5      8                     $12
second   1  3   5  8  10

$1 tri box    3  5   8                   $6

50 cent tri part wheel
first     3   5
second    3  5    8
third    1  3  4  5 8   10             $8

total    $48


Rainbow 6 Grows by $660,000

Bettors wagered $660,262 on the Rainbow 6 on the seventh race at Gulfstream.

The carryover coming in was $606,194.

Thus the pool is far above the $750,000 guarantee by Gulfstream.

Si Que Es Buena (7) won the eighth race at 7-1.

Dream Pauline Wins Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream

Dream Pauline (2), at 5-2,found an opening along the rail and went on to win the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (Grade 3) at Gulfstream.

Pacific Gale (7), at 40-1, finished second followed by Stormy Embrace (8) in the seven furlong dirt stakes for fillies and mares 4-YO and up.


The $2 exacta paid $253.20.

Dream Pauline won in the fast time of 1:22.45 on the track that is sealed and listed as sloppy.  The day's five other races on dirt were won by horses that were leading or near the lead the entire race.

Javier Castellano rode Dream Pauline for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and owner Stonestreet Stables.

The win was the fourth for Dream Pauline in five career starts.  On Dec. 15 she won the six furlong Sugar Swirl (Grade 3) on a sloppy track at Gulfstream. 




Dream Pauline Wins Race 7

Rainbow 6 Coming up on Pegasus Day


The seventh race is coming up--the Hurricane Bertie (Grade 3) at seven furlongs on dirt for fillies and mares 4-YO and up.

The dirt remains sealed and listed as Sloppy.

The seventh race is the start of the Rninbow 6 with a $606,194 carryover.  Gulsftream has guaranteed that the pool will be at least $750,000.
  
 It is the start of the Rainbow 6, all graded stakes races.

Races  eight (La Prevoyante),  ten (W.L. McKnight) and eleven (Pegasus Turf) are scheduled for turf and staying on that surface that is listed as yielding

Rainbow 6 Coming up  on Pegasus Day

Cloudy with no rain the last hour or so. Track attendance is growing.
Cherry Lodge wins race five. The turf course has been downgraded to yielding as of now, 1:44pm EST.

Race conditions update

It is stopped raining at Gulfstream park. The main track is listed as sloppy, the turf course good. Race five will be off the turf with the remaining turf races are scheduled for that surface.
HR FLA Staff

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

Today's play is in Race 8, Post time 3:55 PM. A field of ten go a grassy mile under $25,000 Starter 
Allowance conditions.

(5) BIRDSNEST PARTY is in a good spot, he appears to be the lone early speed and may get loose on the lead under Jesus Castenon. This five-year old gelding from the Mike Stidham barn 
(28 % winners) has a pair of wins on the Tampa turf from four tries and has shown a liking for the mile distance.


THE BET  $20 to win on (5) BIRDSNEST PARTY and a $2 exacta box with (1) DOVER CLIFFS and (2) WAGON BOSS 1,2,5.
Total Bet $32.    GOOD LUCK!!

PREVIOUS RESULTS   Lost $28 yesterday, the bankroll is now plus $201.30

Gulfstream: Rainy Day Ahead forPegasus

Rain has been falling during the early morning around South Florida, and that means that weather likely will impact today's Pegasus Day card at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach

At 7:45  a.m,, a woman who answered the general phone number at Gulfstream had a window view and said rain had stopped but that skies remain overcast/

It is raining hard where we are in Fort Lauderdale.

We are heading down to Gulfstream  and will have periodic reports during the day on this blog.

TheWeather Channel forecast is for a chance of rain of at least 50 percent through the early evening hours.

Scheduled post is 5:36 p.m. for the $9 million Pegasus Invitational, at 1 1.8 miles on dirt.  Look for that track  to be sealed and listed as Muddy or Sloppy.

Past performances show that Patternrecognition, trained by Chad Brown, has the best credentials on races where the conditions were less than fast,  He has two wins in two such starts.

But other factors point against Patternrecognition.  He has a gate-to-wire style,  But he has post 12, from where it is extremely difficult  to win at Gulfstream.

A big question  will be whether the day's five turf stakes races will stay on that surface.
-- Jim Freer
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Friday, January 25, 2019

Our Staff's Picks for Pegasus World Cup: Unanimous for City of Light-Accelerate

HorseRacingFLA's three staffers are in agreement in picking the outcome of Saturday's $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1) at Gulfstream Park.

City of Light followed byAccelerate.

Our consensus is that Breeders' Cup Mile champion City of Light will pass the  early speed horses coming around the final turn and have enough left  at 1 1.8 miles to fend off the stalking Accelerate and late runners   such  as Gunnevera and Audible.

Breeders' Cup Classic winner Accelerate is in from California and apparently has taken well to the Gulfstrean track.  It is hard to leave him out of the exacta mix.

Periods of rain are in the forecast for Saturday at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach, Fla.  But our picks are based on expectations of a track listed as Fast.

Our picks,with program numbers in parentheses

Jim Freer
1   City of Light (3)]
2    Accelerate  (5)
3    Gunnevera (8)
4    Seeking  the Soul (4)

Bob Bauer
1   City of Light (3)
2   Accelerate (5) 
3   Audible (10)
4    Kukulkan (9)

Barry Unterbrink

1  City of Light (3)
2  Accelerate (5)
3   Gunnevera (8)]
4   Audible (10)_
   


Gullfstream: Three Large Guarantees for Pegasus Day

Gulfstream Park  will have a guarantee of $1 million on on its Late Pick 4 and guarantees of $750,000 on its Late Pick 5 and Rainbow 6 on Saturday.

If the Rainbow 6 does not have the jackpot payoff requirement of just one ticket with all six winners, Gulfstream on Sunday will have a mandatory payout of the jackpot--no matter the number of tickets with all six winners (details below).

All of Saturday's guarantees will be on sequences that will end with the 12th race--the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1) with scheduled post of 5:36 p.m.

If any of the three pools do not reach the guarantee, Gulfstream will put in money to make up the shortfall.

However,  Gulfstream history on major  race days indicates that bettors will wager considerably more money than the guarantees.


Here is the schedule for Saturday's late multi-race bets:

*Late Pick 4 -- 50 cent minimum per combination bet with 20 percent takeout and no consolation payouts. On Saturday it starts on the ninth race, with scheduled post of 3:38 p.m.

*Late Pick 5--50 cent minimum per combination bet with 15 percent takeout.  There is a four-of-five consolation payout.  On Saturday it starts on the eighth race with scheduled post of 3:05 p.m.

*Rainbow 6 -- 2o-cents per combination only, with no consolation payouts and 20 percent takeout.

On Saturday, it is on races seven to twelve, all of which are graded stakes.

The sequence is scheduled to begin at 2:33 p.m.

The carryover going into  Saturday is $606,194.

It has been growing  because Gulfstream has gone ten straight race days without the jackpot payoff requirement of just one ticket with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.

The jackpot is comprised of the entire Rainbow 6 carryover plus 80 percent of the day's new Rainbow 6 bets (20 percent takeout).

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

On Friday, $277,759 was bet on the Rainbow 6.

There were 160 tickets with the winners of all Rainbow 6 races.  Each was paid $973,46.

Saturday's betting on the Rainbow 6 probably will be between $500,000 and $1 million.  

If the jackpot is not hit, the carryover would be $800,000 or more for Sunday.  And as Gulfstream's TV analysts like to say "It all must go."
--Jim Freer and Barry Unterbrink





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Pegasus Day Schedule and HRFLA Coverage

HorseRacingFLA will be on site at Gulfstream Park on Saturday or coverage with stories and photos of the $9 million Pegasus World Cup (Grade 1) and the day's other stakes races.

Here is the list  of stakes races, with scheduled post times.

First post is 11:30 a.m. Eastern for the 12-race card.  Nine of the races are stakes.

NBC's over-the-air stations will have live coverage from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern.

That will  include the Pegasus World Cup  Turf Invitational and the Pegasus World Cup  Invitational.

Tampa Bay Downs will be among Florida pari-mutuels that will have simulcast wagering on all of Saturday's Gulfstream races.
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*Third race -- $150,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint, 5 furlongs 4-YO and up'12:30 p.m.

*Fifth race -- %150,000 Ladies Turf Sprint, 5 furlongs, F&M 4-YO and up, 1:30 p.m.

*Sixth race -- $100,000 South Beach, 7 1.2 furlongs turf, 3-YO, 2:00 p.m.

*7th race  -- $150,000 Hurricane Bertie, 7 furlongs dirt, F&M.4-YO and up, 2;33 p.m.

*eighth race -- $200,000 La Prevoyante (Grade 3). 1 1/2 miles turf, F&M 4-YO and up, 3:05 p.m.
 3/16
*ninth race -- $150,000 Fred W. Hooper (Grade 3), one mile dirt, 4-Y3/17O and up, 3:38 p.m.

*tenth race -- $200,000 W. L. McKnight (Grade 3), 1 1/2 mile turf, 4-YO and up 4:14p.m.

*11th race -- $7 million Pegasus World Cup Tutf (Grade 1 3/16 miles, 4-YO and up.4:51 p.m.

*12th race --  $9 million Pegasus World Cup (Grade 1)), 1 1/8 miles dirt, 5:36 p.m.

Gulfstream: Fast and Firm for Friday; Rain Chance is 35 Percent Saturday

The dirt track is listed  as Fast and the turf is listed as Firm for Friday's 11-race card at  Gulfstream Park.

First post is 12:00 p.m..

The Weather Channel forecast is for a zero  percent  chance of rain during  racing hours.

Saturday will be Pegasus day, with twelve races and first post of 11:30 a.m.

The Weather Channel forecast is for temperatures  in the high 60s and a 35 percent chance of rain during racing hours.

Scheduled post is 5:40 p.m. for the 12th and feature race--the $9 million  Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1) at 1 1/8  miles on dirt for 4-year-olds and up.

NOTE--in a posting earlier this morning, we mistakenly referred to Thursday's Results as Friday's Results at Gulfstream.











BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Good at Tampa

Today's play is in Race 5, Post time 2:50 PM, a field of ten sophomore $25,000 Maiden Claiming Fillies go six and one-half furlongs on the dirt.

(7) SHOWBOATING is the choice to graduate today. This lightly raced lass drops into a claiming race for the first time here and may have an edge with this group. She worked a bullet 4 furlongs in 48.1 on January 16. Pablo Morales rides for trainer  J.K. Sweeney.

THE BET $10 to win on (7) SHOWBOATING and a $3 exacta box with (3) LOLANITA and (6) TURKO TREAT. 3,6,7.    Total Bet $28           GOOD LUCK!!

Previous Results: Had some success on Wednesday, the win bet returned $58, the exacta $20.60. Total winnings $78.60. The bankroll now stands at plus $229.30



Gulfstream Friday and Weekend Action, Carryovers




Gulfstream Park will have some big pools on its late multi-race bets during the upcoming weekend.

On Friday, Gulfstream will have a carryover of $539,547 on its Rainbow 6.


First post is 12:00 p.m. for the 11-race card.


The Rainbow 6, a 20-cent  per combination only bet, will be on races six to  eleven with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:37 p.m.


If there are multiple tickets with all six Rainbow 6 winners on Friday, Gulfstream on Saturday will guarantee that the Rainbow 6 pool will be at least $750,000.


That would consist of the entire coming-in carryover, plus the new money bet on the Rainbow 6.


Saturday's Rainbow 6 will be on races seven to 12. The 12th and final race is the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1).


Also on Saturday, Gulfstream will definitely have guaranteed pools of at least $1 million on the late Pick 4 (races  nine to  12) and at least $750,000 on the Later Pick  5 (races 8 to  12).


If there are multiple winning Rainbow 6 tickets both Friday and Saturday, Gulfstream on Sunday will have a mandatory payout on the Rainbow  6 jackpot regardless of the number of winning tickets.


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


Gulfstream generally pays out the jackpot only on days when there is just one ticket with the winners of all six Rainbow 6 races.


On non-mandatory payoff days, when there are multiple  winning tickets Gulfstream takes out 20 percent, divides 56 percent among tickets with the most winners (usually six) and adds 24 percent to the carryover.


Friday Results

Friday was the tenth straight race day with multiple winning Rainbow 6 tickets.

There were a whopping 5,966 winning tickets, with each paying just $22.32 for the 20-cent only bet.


Wagering on the Rainbow 6 was a relatively high $237,788.


The payoff was low for weather-related reasons.


Two of the Rainbow   6 races  were moved from turf to dirt after heavy rain that began mid-way in the race card.


Because of late scratches, there were only 36 horses in the  six races.


The two surface shifts were made after the Rainbow 6 sequence began. Under Gulfstream rules, all horses in those two races were treated as winners for Rainbow 6 purposes.


Four of the six races were won by favorites.


The winning combination was 3-8-ALL-2/6-8-ALL.









Thursday, January 24, 2019

Gulfstream: Fast and Firm for Thursday

Gulfstream Park will have a Rainbow 6 carryover of $482,492 on Thursday.

The dirt is listed as Fast and the Turf is listed as Firm.

First post will be 12:00 p.m. for an 11-race card. The Rainbow 6 will be on races six to eleven, with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:37 p.m.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Gulfstream: Fast and Firm for Wednesday

Gulfstream Park will have a Rainbow 6 carryover of $424,001 when it resumes racing on Wednesday.

Conditions are Fast and Firm for the 11-race card that has a first post of 12:00 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 is on races six to eleven
 with the sequence scheduled to start at 2:37 p.m.

The Weather Channel forecast is for a zero percent chance of rain during racing hours.

BAUER'S BETS: Fast & Firm at Tampa

A well-bred field of sophomore Maiden Fillies go eight and one-half furlongs on turf in Race 5, Post Time is 2:25 PM. We may see some future grass stars in here.

(7) BLOWOUT makes her debut for the powerful Chad Brown outfit, she is bred up and down for the turf and has logged a dozen works since October 5. This could be a filly with a future, ace rider Antonio Gallardo has the mount.

THE BET $20 to win on (7) BLOWOUT and a  $2 exacta box with (6) TIPLE and                       (3) CHANCETHERACER.
3,6,7.  Total Bet $32.   GOOD LUCK!!

Previous Results  Lost $22 on Sunday. The bankroll is now plus $150.70

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Post Positions for Saturday's Pegasus World Cup

Here are the post positions for the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1) to be run this Saturday Jan. 26 at  Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
Scheduled post time is 5:40 p.m. Eastern.  The race is 1 1/8 miles  on dirt for 4-year-olds and up.
The following list has the names of trainers and jockeys, along with morning line odds.

1. Bravazo, D. Wayne Lukas, Luis Saez, 12-1
2. Something Awesome, Jose Corrales, Edgar Prado, 20-1
3. City of Light, Mike McCarthy, Javier Castellano, 5-2
4. Seeking the Soul, Dallas Stewart, John Velazquez, 12-1
5. Accelerate, John Sadler, Joel Rosario, 9-5
6. Tom’s D’Etat, Al Stall Jr., Shaun Bridgmohan, 20-1
7. True Timber, Kiaran McLaughlin, Joe Bravo, 30-1
8. Gunnevera, Antonio Sano, Irad Ortiz, 8-1
9. Kukulkan, Fausto Gutierrez, Frankie Dettori, 30-1
10. Audible, Todd Pletcher, Flavien Prat, 10-1
11. Imperative, Anthony Quartarolo, Tyler Gaffalione, 30-1

12. Patternrecognition, Chad Brown, Jose Ortiz, 10-1.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Draw for Pegasus Posts at 11:30 a,m.Tuesday

The post position draw will be held at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday for Saturday's running of the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational  (Grade 1) at Gulfstream Park.


The draw will be held at Gulfstream, in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and is by invitation only. It will be streamed live at www.gulfstreampark.com

This will be the third running of the Pegasus, the world's richest horse race.  It is 1-1/8 miles on dirt for 4-year-olds and up.

Gulfstream will have twelve races on its Saturday card, with first post of 11:30 a.m. Eastern  The Pegasus is the 12th race with scheduled post at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. 

On Tuesday afternoon, Gulfstream also will put out entries and post positions for Saturday's other eleven races.  That will include the first running of the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (Grade 1), at 1-1/8 miles for 4-year-olds and up.

Seven of the day's other ten races are stakes.

HorseRacingFLA will have coverage of the draw and other Pegasus news on Tuesday afternoon.

We will be at Gulfstream on Saturday for coverage with photos and stories. 

It is almost certain that the on-dirt Pegasus will have a full field of twelve entrants.

The likely entrants are Accelerate, Audible, Bravazo, City of Light, Gunnevera, Imperative, Kukulkan, Patternrecognition, Seeking the Soul, Something Awesome, Tom's D'etat and True Timber. 



We will have profiles of top contenders beginning Tuesday afternoon.

* General admission on Saturday is $60 per person, and Gulfstream has several more expensive packages that include food and seating.

Details can be found on the Gulfstream Web site. Purchases can be made online, or on Saturday at the track.

Parking is $30 in advance and $20 on Saturday.

*The NBC over-the-air network will have live Pegasus coverage between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday.

*Tampa Bay Downs will have coverage of the Pegasus and all other Gulfstream races on Saturday.

So will most other Florida pari-mutuels. Call or visit their Web sites to find out.
- Jim Freer





Gulfstream Rainbow 6 Pool Grows by $263,826

On With God, at 9-2, won the sixth race at Gulfstream on Monday to start the Rainbow 6.

Bettors added $263,826 to the Rainbow 6 pool.

The carryover coming in was $360,893.

We will have a wrap-up  at the end of the racing day.
--Jim Freer

Gulfstream Fast and Firm for Special Monday Card

The dirt trackis listed as Fast and the turf is listed as Firm for today;'s 11-race Martin Luther King Dat card at Gulfstream Park.

First post is 12:00 p.m. The Weather Channel  forecast is for a zero percent chance  of rain during racing hours.

The carryover on the Rainbow 6 has grown to $360,693.31.  It will be on races six to eleven with the sequence set to begin at 2:37 p.m.

On the first race, there is a Super Hi-5 carryover of $2,122.96.

Tampa Bay: Saturday Stakes Results

Win Win Win set a Tampa Bay Downs record of 1:20.89 for seven furlongs on dirt with a runaway victory on Saturday in the Pasco Stakes for 3-year-olds.

Win Win Win, at 8-5, finished 7 1/4 lengths ahead of runner-up Overdeliver in the five-horse field. Cave Run, the 7-5 favorite, came in third--three lengths behind Overdeliver.

Julian Pimentel rode Win Win Win for trainer Michael Trombetta and breeder/owner Live Oak Plantation.

Win Win Win  broke the track record of 1:21.40.  It was set by Catalina Red in the Pasco in 2014 and equaled by the then 7-year-old El Grande Rojo in an allowance/optional claiming race in 2015.

The Tampa Bay dirt track was listed as Fast, and it also played that way in Saturday's two other stakes races on the annual Skyway Festival Day.

The 3-year-old filly Molto Bella set a stakes record of 1:22.20 in winning the $125,000, 7-furlong Gasparilla Stakes. The 5-year-old mare Tapa Tapa Tapa established a new stakes standard of 1:43.27 in the $50,000, mile-and-a-sixteenth Wayward Lass.

The Equibase Speed Figures for the    winners were: Win Win Win 113; Molto Bella 98 and Tapa Tapa Tapa 91.

Numbers above 100 are generally  regarded as very strong, especially  for  3-year-olds and 2-year-olds.

The victory in the Pasco was the third in four career starts for Win Win Win, and his first stakes victory.

Trombetta said "maybe" when asked if he will consider running Win Win Win in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (Grade 3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb.9.  That  1 1/16 mile dirt stakes is a point-scoring race for spots in the 1 1/4 mile Kentucky Derby (Grade 1) on May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

On Saturday, Win Win Win's strong late run indicated that he can handle the Sam F. Davis distance.

He broke a step slowly and was in fourth place after a half mile.  The pace was a fast 44 52 seconds, set by  Gladiator King who faded and finished last.

Win Win Win took the lead a quarter-mile from
the finish and coasted home.

He is a son of Hat Trick, out of the Smarty Jones mare Miss Smarty Pants.

Gasparilla Stakes. Molto Bella took the lead after a half mile and went on to beat Into Trouble by 6 1/2 lengths. Another Time finished third in the 10-horse field.

Molto Bella, at 7-5,  broke the stakes record  of 1:22.41 set by Irish Jasper in 2014. Molto Bella is owned in partnership by the Six Column Stables of Brad Stephens, Randall L. Bloch, Robert T. Manfuso, Fred Merritt, John Seiler and Stephen Harner and trained by Ian Wilkes.

“She broke really good, and she was a little bit aggressive early,” said winning jockey Luca Panici. “I tried to relax her but that didn’t work too well, so I let her go by herself and she responded really well. She is a very nice filly with a lot of class and a good brain.”

Molto Bella improved to 2-for-6, with two seconds. She finished fourth in her previous start, the Grade II Demoiselle (Grade 2) at Aqueduct on Dec. 1.

“Ian said he wanted to go back to one turn today and see where she takes us,” Bloch said. “We may be back for the Suncoast Stakes (on Feb. 9), but we’ll let Ian make the call.”

The Suncoast is one mile and 40 yards on dirt.

Wayward Lass Stakes. Tapa Tapa Tapa rolled past pace-setter Almond Roca inside the 3/8-mile pole and powered home to a five-length victory over Pure Lemon.

Her time bettered the mark set last year by Well Humored, who won the Wayward Lass in 1:43.86 while finishing ¾-length ahead of Tapa Tapa Tapa. 

Antonio Gallardo was the winning jockey.

Now 5-for-14 lifetime and 3-for-4 at Tampa Bay Downs, Tapa Tapa Tapa had finished third in her previous start, the Grade III Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream on Dec. 15. She is owned by the Beau Ravine, LLC concern of her breeder, Patricia Pavlish, and husband Ed Pavlish, who are from Cleveland and attended the race.

Hamm said he intends to return Tapa Tapa Tapa to graded-stakes competition, where a victory would increase her value as a broodmare.