Centeno Wins Four at Tampa Bay

Mathildestrevenue won the ninth and final race of the  day at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, giving jockey Daniel Centeno his fourth winner of the day.

Later tonight, we will have more news about the Saturday results at Tampa Bay and at Gulfstream Park.

Miami Mile is Florda Saturday Highlight

Gulfstream Park has a pair of $100,000 stakes races on its Saturday card.

The stakes are the Miami Mile (Grade 3) on turf for 3-year-olds and  up and the Powder Break at one mile on turf for  fillies  and mares 3-years-old and up.

Gulfstream has a $50,000 guarantee on its new Rainbow 6 pool, on races six to  eleven.  There is no carryover because on both Thursday and Friday there was just one ticket with the  winners of all six  Rainbow 6  races.

The Jackpot payoffs on the 20-cent only bet were $180,853 on Thursday, with a seven-day carryover, and $24,208 on Friday.

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

Tampa Bay Downs has nine Saturday races, with first post of 12:50 p.m.

One betting attraction is a $14,859 carryover on the Pick 5, on races five through nine.

We will  have  coverage  during the  afternoon on this  blog.

--Jim Freer

Three Horses Singled in Rainbow 6

The eighth and final race  is coming up at Gulfstream.

There are 94 live  tickets  in the Rainbow 6.  Three tcikets have a horse singled. They are Jill's Catch (3), Dixie Grits (7) and  Cotton Princess (11).
 
 If any of those win the  five furlong  turf claiming race,  the ticket holder wold take  down  a jackpot of about $200,000.

Gulfstream: First Post is 1:15 P.M. as of Friday

HorseRacingFLA Staff Report

Starting this Friday, April 28, Gulfstream Park will have a new daily first post time of 1:15 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

On Thursday, Gulfstream has an eight-race card with first post of 12:55 p.m.

There is a carryover of $133,335 on the Rainbow 6—on races three through eight.

We will have coverage on our blog, which can be accessed on the menu bar at the top of the home page of this Web site.

Tampa Bay Downs is  dark on Thursday.  It will resume racing on Friday with nine races and first post of 12:50 p.m.

*Gulfstream will have two stakes races this Saturday, April 29.

The $100,000 Miami Mile (Grade 3) is on  turf for 3-year-olds and up. The $100,000 Powder Break is one mile on turf for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up.