Curlin's Approval pushed her earnings to over $500,000 in Gulfstream Park's Barely Even Handicap Oct. 1—a race her trainer Happy Alter previously said he was using as a "backyard prep" for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1).
Stride Rite Racing Stable homebred Renaisance Frolic became the first black-type winner for his sire, Paynter, when he drew off to a three-length victory in the Sept. 30 $75,000 Armed Forces Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Curlin's Approval will break from post 5 as the 123-pound highweight in the $50,000 Barely Even, a seven-furlong overnight handicap for fillies and mares, 3 and up at Gulfstream Park that attracted a field of seven.
Five fillies who won or placed in the first two legs of the Florida Sire Stakes' filly division will be back to test each other in the final round Sept. 30, the $400,000 My Dear Girl Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Due to his growing responsibilities as vice president of racing for The Stronach Group, P.J. Campo has relinquished his role as general manager of Gulfstream Park.
The second running of the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) and the 67th running of the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) highlight a 2017-2018 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park.
Just two days after Hurricane Irma left her mark on South Florida, Gulfstream Park, The Village at Gulfstream Park, Palm Meadows and Gulfstream Park West began returning to normalcy.
Gulfstream Park held up well to the pounding of Hurricane Irma and live racing will resume Sept. 16.
With Hurricane Irma closing in on an expected landfall in Florida, about half of the horses at Gulfstream Park and Gulfstream Park West have been shipped north.
Gulfstream Park has cancelled live racing Sept. 7-Sept. 10 because of the unexpected path of the Category 5 storm Hurricane Irma.
GoldMark Farm's homebred Soutache rallied from off the pace to capture the $200,000 Affirmed Division of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes in record time Sept. 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Gulfstream Park announced Sept. 1 it will increase purses an average of 30% from last year when the Fall Turf Festival at Gulfstream Park West begins Oct. 4.
Raroma Stable's undefeated son of Wildcat Heir won the Florida Sire Stakes' Dr. Fager Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths Aug. 5. Three Rules swept the FSS division for colts and geldings last year. The most recent consecutive sweeps occurred in 2008-09.
Little Bridge became Rattlesnake Bridge's first winner Aug. 25 at Gulfstream Park in her first start, taking a $50,000, five-furlong maiden special weight by a neck in 1:00.28.
Jockey Edgard Zayas rode the 1,000th winner of his career Aug. 12 at Gulfstream Park, guiding Tracy Pinchin's Highborn to victory in the sixth race.
Gunnevera performed as an odds-on favorite should in the $100,000 Tangelo Stakes at Gulfstream Park Aug. 6 and won easily by five lengths.
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week a loaded card at Saratoga Race Course, featuring two grade 1 races, highlights the schedule.
The three-tiered racing series for nominated progeny of stallions registered with the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association will offer only six races for 2-year-olds this year.
Freshened after competing in two legs of the Triple Crown, Gunnevera is scheduled to return to action Aug. 6 at Gulfstream Park in the $100,000 Tangelo Stakes.
Patrons at Kentucky simulcast outlets will be able to wager on Monarch Content Management racing signals for the first time in about a month beginning July 29.
Jockey Tyler Gaffalione celebrated July 4 with his own brand of fireworks, riding seven winners on the holiday card at Gulfstream Park.
Gulfstream Park's spring meet, which concluded June 30, showed record numbers in total and average handle for the second consecutive year.
Imperial Hint, unraced since mid-February, made an emphatic return Saturday when he rocketed up the rail coming off the final turn en route to a 4 3/4-length victory in the Smile Sprint Stakes (G3).
Curlin's Approval returned to her winning ways in the $250,000 Princess Rooney Stakes Presented by Hardacre Farm (G2) July 1 at Gulfstream Park, when she drew off from 10 rivals to a 4 1/2-length score.
Handicappers of all persuasions will find something to sink their teeth into Saturday, as we turn the calendar page to July and officially begin the second half of the 2017 racing season.
The 4-year-old daughter of Curlin seeks a return to form in the $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2) July 1 on Gulfstream's Summit of Speed card.
Veteran graded stakes winners Delta Bluesman and Awesome Banner, who each also have a history of success at Gulfstream Park, return to the South Florida track July 1 intent on getting back to their winning ways in the Smile Sprint Stakes (G3).
Freshman sire and grade 2 winner stands at Ocala Stud. Happy River also was his first starter.
Owner West Point Thoroughbreds said Twilight Eclipse, who once sold at auction for $1,000 but reached racing's heights, has been retired from racing.
Nonagenarian Jerry Bozzo became the oldest Thoroughbred trainer to win a race June 3, when he sent out Cotton Tooyah for a 4 1/2-length victory in the second race at Gulfstream Park.
Efforts to add slot machines by Gretna Racing, which offers pari-mutuel Quarter Horse Barrel Races at its facility outside of Tallahassee, hit a wall May 18 when the Supreme Court of Florida ruled the facility’s owners didn’t have the authority.
In a victory for The Stronach Group tracks suing the contest site Derby Wars, a U.S. District Court has ruled that entry fees paid in contests are considered wagers under the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978.
Averill Racing and CCF Racing Stables' first-time starter wins gate-to-wire by a head.
Gulfstream Park announced April 30 that handicapper and television host Jason Blewitt will join its broadcast team as co-host and racing analyst beginning May 4.
After conceding the lead early to a determined Applicator, War Correspondent snatched that advantage back when it counted most, overtaking the pacesetter in midstretch en route to a one-length victory in the April 29 $100,000 Miami Mile Stakes (G3T).
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. Consider this your guide to the best stakes in North America. This week we have a trio of grade 3 turf miles Saturday, Churchill Downs' opening night, and more.
Wertheimer and Frere's homebred All Included will head an experienced field in the $100,000 Miami Mile (G3T) at Gulfstream Park April 29.
In a panel on veterinary records April 18 at the ARCI conference, several veterinarians who oversee such records programs said the benefits for safety, integrity, regulatory research, and horsemen far outweigh concerns of privacy.
Always Dreaming, impressive winner of the Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) April 1 at Gulfstream Park, breezed April 14 for the first time since his five-length victory in the $1 million event.
Gulfstream Park registered record daily average all-sources handle of just under $10 million a day for its 2016-2017 championship meet that concluded April 2.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced April 7 that the 47th Annual Eclipse Awards will be held Jan. 25, 2018; the Thursday before the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
The Stronach Group announced April 5 plans to raise the purse of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) to $16 million for 2018, further enhancing its status as the world's richest Thoroughbred race.
Although the 2016-17 Championship Meet has concluded, highlighted by the $1 million Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) and the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), racing will continue at Gulfstream Park through the spring and summer.
The top three finishers in the Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) exited in good order and connections said that all will be heading to Louisville to prepare for the May 6 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1).
After just missing by a head his first graded stakes attempt last time out, Sadler's Joy had another close call April 1 at Gulfstream Park in the $200,000 Pan American Stakes (G2T), but this time he finished on top.
From maiden winner to Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) prospect, the talented bay picked up her first graded stakes score in her stakes debut, and earned 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. That's where Casse confirmed she's headed next.
Moyglare Stud Farm's Celestine, the heavy 3-10 favorite, easily took the Honey Fox Stakes (G2T). The grade 1-winning daughter of Scat Daddy earned her first graded stakes win in last year's Honey Fox.
All Included and Summersault scored their first graded wins April 1 on the Gulfstream Park turf in the Appleton Stakes and the Orchid Stakes (both G3T), respectively.
This week we have cards loaded with stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and Gulfstream Park, Dortmund's return to dirt, and more.
Delta Prince will be tested for class against Our Way and All Included in a grassy mile in the Appleton Stakes at Gulfstream Park, trying to follow in the footsteps of his half sister Royal Delta.
