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Headlines

Gulfstream will have a mandatory payout in the Rainbow 6 on Saturday’s card, which features the Florida Sire Stakes series. This week’s jackpot returns Thursday with a carryover of $284,000 … The Saturday, Aug. 29 card features the Affirmed and Susan’s Girl divisions of the Florida Sire Stakes, as well as the Sharp Susan and Proud Man Stakes for open-company juveniles … 2020 Florida Derby winner Tiz the Law turned in a bullet workout at Saratoga on Aug. 23 for his date next in the Kentucky Derby, zipping 5 furlongs in :59.47 ... Last year’s Florida Derby champ Maximum Security returned Aug. 22 to win Del Mar’s Grade 1 Pacific Classic. Maximum Security was disqualified from victory for interference in the 2019 Run for the Roses, denying the Florida Derby its record-padding 25th winner of the Kentucky Derby.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid a whopping $47,117 for a $1 ticket on August 21, split among 3 winners. The Stronach 5 for Friday, August 28 will be comprised of the following races (all times Eastern):

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 7 with an approximate post time of 3:56
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:14
Leg C – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:32
Leg D – Laurel Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:07
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 2 with an approximate post time of 5:20

1/ST BET Top Factors Last Week:

Horseplayers using the 1/ST BET app saw the most success with these 3 of the 52 handicapping filters for Gulfstream Park, all showing a flat-bet profit and winning at 27% or greater last week. The factor “Speed Last Race” continued to be a leader locally for the second straight week.

Jockey Meet
Speed Last Race
Best Speed Last 3

Trends Last Week

--Favorites hit a strong 41% last week, winning 16 times from 39 starts with 67% in the exacta. They were 7-for-15 in the maiden ranks and 6: 3-2-0 in allowance races. Jockey Miguel Vazquez went 9: 5-2-0 on favorites.
--Trainer Antonio Sano led the way with a 14: 5-3-1 week that included a $19 winner and a 17-1 runner-up. He teamed with Edgard Zayas for a 5: 3-1-1 record.
--Trainers Gary Jackson (2-for-2) and Larry Bates (2-for-4) had good returns with limited starters. Jackson had a $12 winner among his pair of victories, while Bates scored $16 and $21 winners with Luca Panici aboard both.
--Jockey Edgard Zayas lit it up with a 29: 11-4-5 week that included 38% wins and a $1.22 ROI for every $1 bet. He went 5-for-11 on favorites.
--Jockey Leonel Reyes had a 5-win day on Sunday, Aug. 23 with all 5 winners returning 5-2 or less prices.

Trends Last 2 Weeks:

--Trainer David Fawkes has posted a 12: 4-2-2 record that’s 33% wins and 50% in the exacta in recent weeks. He has gone 6: 3-1-1 with Miguel Vasquez.
--Trainer Michael Yates owns a 7: 3-1-1 mark with limited strikes. He’s 2: 1-1-0 with his 2-year-olds during that time, including a 4-1 winner and 5-1 runner-up.
--Trainer Fernando Abreu has gone 5: 2-0-2 with his 2-year-olds in recent weeks. Those include a 7-1 winner and 14-1 shot in the money.

Trends Last 3 Weeks:

--Jockey Miguel Vasquez is winning at a 24% rate and has a $1.29 ROI for every $1 bet from nearly 100 mounts. He’s 22: 13-3-1 on favorites during that time for 59% wins and 73% in the exacta.