Jacks or Better Farm and trainer Stanley Gold are well-positioned to improve on their record 16 wins in the Florida Sire Stakes Series in the Affirmed and Susan's Girl divisions at Gulfstream Park Sept. 5. Gulfstream Park, Saturday, September 05, 2015, Race 4 Gulfstream Park, Saturday, September 05, 2015, Race 7 Gulfstream Park, Saturday, September 05, 2015, Race 9 Gulfstream Park, Saturday, September 05, 2015, Race 10 Gulfstream Park, Saturday, September 05, 2015, Race 11 Gulfstream Park, Saturday, September 05, 2015, Race 12
The two stakes for juveniles, each worth $300,000 and at seven furlongs, highlight a 12-race card featuring six stakes worth a total of $1.05 million in purses. The $150,000 Prized (for colts and geldings) and the $150,000 Jewel Princess (for fillies), both at a mile on turf for Florida Sires Stakes-nominated 3-year-olds, the $75,000 The Vid, and the $75,000 Wasted Tears round out the stakes offerings.
In the Affirmed for 2-year-old colts and geldings, Jacks or Better and Gold have three entrants—Brighton Lane, who finished third in the six-furlong Dr. Fager division of the FSS Aug. 8; Fellowship, a stakes-placed colt who finished fifth in the Dr. Fager; and recent maiden winner Abercorn.
A full brother to multiple grade I stakes winner Jackson Bend, Brighton Lane has raced twice, both times breaking from the No. 1 post, winning his debut on May 29 and making a five-wide move on the turn to check in a fast-finishing third in the six-furlong Dr. Fager. With Jesus M. Rios returning to the saddle, the son of Hear No Evil will break from post 7.
"The extra furlong should help for sure and not getting the 1-hole for the third time will also help for sure," said Gold, whose well-connected colt drew the No. 7 post. "He's got such a good attitude. He has so much play-around, he doesn't seem bothered with anything that's happening out there. He had the worst of it twice being in the 1-hole. He got buried twice. One time he got to the outside. The other time he kicked in at the eighth-pole. He really kicked in. You could see he ran the fastest last quarter."
Fellowship, a son of Awesome of Course, was an impressive first-out winner and runner-up in the Birdonthewire Stakes before racing evenly to finish fifth in the Dr. Fager.
"Fellowship has disappointed me. I put blinkers on; that might help," Gold said. "I hope it's not a misjudgment of my opinion of him."
Abercorn is coming off a 3 1/2-length maiden win on Aug. 18 in his third lifetime start.
"Abercorn seems to be coming into his own, so the timing was right," Gold said. "Sometimes a horse gets good at the right time, so we put him in there."
Also returning in the Affirmed are Kathy Machesky's Dream of Me and Champion Equine's Mr. Kisses, the respective first- and second-place finishers in the Dr. Fager.
Dream of Me, trained by Anna Varsi, pressed the pace set by Mr. Kisses into the stretch before drawing off to a 2 1/4-length victory under Eduardo Nunez. The son of High Cotton had previously broken his maiden in his second lifetime start July 26.
David Braddy-trained Mr. Kisses, from the first crop of 2010 champion sprinter Big Drama, had captured a $50,000 maiden claiming race in his second start on July 24 before making the jump to stakes company in the Dr. Fager.
Hallmarc Racing's Tribal Drama, another juvenile son of Big Drama, didn't compete in the first leg of the lucrative series for 2-year-old horses sired by nominated Florida stallions, winning his debut by 5 3/4 lengths at 4-5 favoritism just six days before the $200,000 Dr. Fager was run at Gulfstream Park Aug. 8.
The co-featured Susan's Girl is headed by Tracy Pinchin's It's High Time, 3 1/4-legnth winner of the Desert Vixen division on the same card as the Dr. Fager. The 2-year-old daughter of Gone Astray has won two of three starts, with a third in the Cassidy Stakes.
Also coming back from the Desert Vixen are Silent Prayer and Ballet Diva, Jacks or Better campaigners who finished second and third, respectively. Winner of the Cassidy Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, Ballet Diva was the 1-5 favorite in the Desert Vixen and dueled throughout with It's High Time before finishing third.
Entries: Florida Sire Jewel Princess S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Josdesanimaux (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 123 Chad C. Brown - 2 2Moment of Delight (FL) Juan C. Leyva 123 William A. Kaplan - 3 3Jamie's Dancer (FL) Miguel Angel Vasquez 123 Barry R. Rose - 4 4Katie's Kiss (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 123 David Fawkes - 5 5Cardinal Cove (FL) Eduardo O. Nunez 123 Kathleen O'Connell - 6 6Pursuing Fate (FL) Edgar S. Prado 123 Michael J. Maker - 7 7Sweet Madea (FL) Luca Panici 123 William A. Kaplan - 8 8R Sassy Lass (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 123 Sally Mitchelhill -
Entries: The Vid S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Zane (KY) Luca Panici 117 Michelle Nihei - 2 2Rompin Reid (KY) Juan C. Leyva 117 Steven Dwoskin - 3 3Rizwan (FL) Jose C. Caraballo 118 Philip A. Gleaves - 4 4Gala Award (KY) Miguel Angel Vasquez 117 Juan Andres Rodriguez - 5 5Golden Rifle (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 121 Martin D. Wolfson - 6 6Good and Proper (KY) Edgar S. Prado 116 Larry Bates - 7 7Father of Science (IRE) Diego Fernando Gomez 117 Angel Quiroz - 8 8Zipi Zape (KY) Pedro L. Cotto, Jr. 114 Agustin C. Bezara - 9 9Aire Bueno (CHI) Eddie Castro 117 Charles Simon - 10 10Ledokol (ON) Eddie Castro 117 Marcial Navarro - 11 11East Hall (FL) Juan C. Leyva 117 William A. Kaplan - 12 12Johnny Handsome (LA) Luca Panici 117 Leo G. Gabriel, Jr. -
Entries: Wasted Tears S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Lori's Store (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 121 Martin D. Wolfson - 2 2Street of Gold (KY) Edgar S. Prado 121 Eric R. Reed - 3 3Sylviasgivenangel (FL) Arny E. Fontanez 119 Chris Rohrbach - 4 4Prayed For (KY) Jonathan J. Gonzales 119 Martin D. Wolfson - 5 5Rockin Ronda (KY) Jose L. Alvarez 114 Oscar M. Gonzalez - 6 6Afleet Mary (KY) Emisael Jaramillo 116 Antonio Sano - 7 7Latique (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 117 Michael J. Trombetta - 8 8Weekend Appeal (FL) Pedro Monterrey, Jr. 117 Zollie Durr - 9 9Can't Explain (NJ) Luca Panici 119 Ralph E. Nicks - 10 10Miss Margaret (FL) Jesus M. Rios 114 Milton W. Wolfson - 11 11Zloty (FL) Jose C. Caraballo 119 Todd A. Pletcher - 12 12Ninfa Del Cielo (VEN) Emisael Jaramillo 117 Oscar M. Gonzalez -
Entries: Florida Sire Susan's Girl S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Secret War (FL) Manoel R. Cruz 118 Daniel Pita - 2 2Ballet Diva (FL) Jose C. Caraballo 118 Stanley I. Gold - 3 3My Good Venezuela (FL) Jonathan J. Gonzales 118 Bruno Tessore - 4 4It's High Time (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 118 Jose Pinchin - 5 5Big Thrill (FL) Edgar S. Prado 118 Linda Rice - 6 6Shockdedude (FL) Pedro Monterrey, Jr. 118 Bobby V. Persad - 7 7Enterprising Lady (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Ralph E. Nicks - 8 8High End Queen (FL) Emisael Jaramillo 118 Herman Wilensky - 9 9Shakakan (FL) Luca Panici 118 Ralph E. Nicks - 10 10Charming Fantasy (FL) Juan C. Leyva 118 William A. Kaplan - 11 11Tiz Alta (FL) Eddie Castro 118 Larry Pilotti - 12 12Silent Prayer (FL) Jesus M. Rios 118 Stanley I. Gold -
Entries: Florida Sire Prized S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Southern Barbecue (FL) Jesus M. Rios 123 Stanley I. Gold - 2 2Vincent Chase (FL) Emisael Jaramillo 123 Kathleen O'Connell - 3 3Bwana Dance (FL) Manuel Aguilar 123 Joseph G. Calascibetta - 4 4Roll On the Navajo (FL) Miguel Angel Vasquez 123 David Rakoff - 5 5Yourdreamsormine (FL) Juan C. Leyva 123 William A. Kaplan - 6 6Twotwentyfive A (FL) Jose C. Caraballo 123 Stanley I. Gold - 7 7El Almirante (FL) Edgar S. Prado 123 Juan P. Rizo - 8 8Wicked Rascal (FL) Eduardo O. Nunez 123 Kathleen O'Connell - 9 9My Cowboy (FL) Jocelyne C. Gomez 123 Monte R. Thomas - 10 10Rockemagain (FL) Jose L. Alvarez 123 Luis M. Ramirez - 11 11Niconellie (FL) Luca Panici 123 Kathleen O'Connell - 12 12Tutti Sanno (FL) Pedro Monterrey, Jr. 123 Charles A. Carey -
Entries: Florida Sire Affirmed S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Biggest Drama (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 118 Daniel Pita - 2 2Li'l Meatball (FL) Miguel Angel Vasquez 118 J. David Braddy - 3 3Abercorn (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Stanley I. Gold - 4 4Fellowship (FL) Jose C. Caraballo 118 Stanley I. Gold - 5 5Mr. Kisses (FL) Manoel R. Cruz 118 J. David Braddy - 6 6Dream of Me (FL) Eduardo O. Nunez 118 Anna Varsi - 7 7Brighton Lane (FL) Jesus M. Rios 118 Stanley I. Gold - 8 8Danbury (FL) Juan C. Leyva 118 William A. Kaplan - 9 9Swagger Jagger (FL) Edgar S. Prado 118 Michael J. Maker - 10 10Tribal Drama (FL) Eddie Castro 118 David Fawkes - 11 11No More Chillin (FL) Erick D. Rodriguez 118 Ron G. Potts - 12 12Night Rythm (FL) Luca Panici 118 William A. Kaplan -
Dream of Me, who won the Dr. Fager on August 8, returns in the Affirmed.
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