Betsy Ross Stakes Tops July 4 Gulfstream Card

 Gulfstream Park will conclude its holiday weekend on Monday July 4, with ten races and first post of 1:15 p.m.

Conditions are fast and firm.  Five races (the even-numbered ones) are scheduled for turf.

According to the Weather Channel, there is a 15 percent chance of rain during racing hours in Hallandale Beach, where Gulfstream is located.

 
The featured eighth race is the $75,000 Betsy  Ross at 7 ½ furlongs on turf for 3-year-old fillies,  We will have coverage during the afternoon on this  blog.

Spelling Again, Delta Bluesman Win Features at Summit of Speed

Spelling Again and Delta  Bluesman won Saturday’s co-feature races  on Summit  of Speed day at  Gulfstream Park, and in the process  gained starting gate spots in 2016 Breeders’ Cup races.

Spelling Again, at 3-1, held off the late-running Cali Star to win by a neck in the $250,000 Princess Rooney (Grade 2) at seven furlongs on dirt for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up.

The victory earned Spelling Again an entry fee-paid berth in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly and  Mare  Sprint to be run Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.

Spelling Again won in 1:22.09 on the track  listed as  fast. Luis Saez rode for trainer Brad Cox and owner See Jay Racing.

Delta Bluesman took the lead coming around the turn and pulled away to win by 3 ¾ lengths over  Limousine Liberal in the $250,000 Smile (Grade 2).

The Smile is six furlongs on dirt for 3-year-olds.

The win earned Delta Bluesman an entry fee-paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint  (Grade 1) at  Santa Anita on Nov. 5.

Delta Bluesman, at 3-2, won the Smile in 1:08.94. Emisael  Jaramillo rode for trainer Jorge Navarro and owner Monster  Racing Stables.

Princess Rooney

7 – Spelling Again      8.80    4.80   2.60

1 --  Cali Star                          5.00   2.80

4 – Birdatthewire                               2.20

Smile

1 – Delta Bluesman       5.00   2.60   2.20

3 – Limousine Liberal           2.60   2.20

5 – Chief Lion                                   2.40

Here are the winners of the seven other Summit of Speed stakes races:

*$150,000 Carry Back (Grade 3), 7 furlongs dirt, 3-year-olds -- Rated R Superstar

*$100,00 Azalea, 7 furlongs dirt, 3-year-old fillies – Dearest

*$75,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint. 5 furlongs turf, 3-year-olds and up – Doctor J Dub

*75,000 Birdonthewire, 5 ½ furlongs dirt, 2-year-olds –  

Three Rules

*$75,000 Cassidy, 5 ½ furlongs dirt, 2-year-old fillies – Cajun Delta Dawn

*$75,000 Miesque’s Approval, 1 1/16 miles turf; 3-year-olds and up – Aire Bueno

*$75,000 Spook Express, 1 1/16 miles turf, fillies and mares, 3-years-old  and up – Pink  Poppy

--Jim Freer

Gulfstream Holiday Preview

Here are highlights of what's happening, in racing and in entertainment, at Gulfstream Park on Sunday July 3 and Monday July 4.

Sunday, July 3

First post is 1:15 p.m. for an 11-race card.

The featured sixth race is the $75,000 Barely Even at one mile on dirt for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up that have never won a stakes race on dirt.

There will be a new pool in the Rainbow 6, on races six to eleven.

The jackpot/carryover was hit on Sunday when there was just one ticket with the winning horses in all of the Rainbow 6 races.

It paid $66,050.56 on the 20-cent only bet. There was no immediate information on where the ticket was purchased or how many 20-cent combinations were on it.

Entertainment, Food, Beverage:

* Kid Zone: DJ, face painters, stilt walkers, entertainment

*Food Trucks in south valet

*Barbeque buffet, $24.99 in Ten Palm 6-9 p.m.

*Fireworks 9:30 p.m.-9:45 p.m.

Monday, July 4

First post is 1:15 p.m. for the ten-race  card.

The feature eighth race is the $75,000 Betsy Ross at 7 ½ furlongs on turf for 3-year-old fillies.

There will be $2 hot dogs, hamburgers, beer and wine, 1-5 p.m. at the Corona Beach House.

          

Cajun Delta Dawn Wins Cassidy at Gulfstream

Cajun Delta Dawn, at 17-1, rallied along the rail to win the $75,000 Cassidy Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park.

Cajun Delta Dawn beat Lirica by a half length. Perfect Kay finished third, another three-quarters of a length back. 

Juan Leyva rode Cajun Delta Dawn for trainer David Fawkes and owner Curtis Mikkelsen.  The  winning time  for 5 1/2 furlongs was 1:05.21 on the track listed as good.
--Jim Freer