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Headlines

Closing week of the spring-summer meet hits Gulfstream Park with a crescendo. Saturday’s card features the series finale in the Florida Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds, headed by the $400,000 My Dear Girl and In Reality divisions as part of a 6-stakes card … Sunday’s closing day before shifting to Gulfstream Park West will feature a mandatory payout in the Rainbow 6, which begins this racing week with a $592,479 carryover … Liveyourbeastlife, who wintered in the Gulfstream allowance ranks and was most recently second in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, has been supplemented to the Preakness Stakes on Oct. 3 at Pimlico.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid $294.50 to 300 winning tickets last week. The Sept. 25 Stronach 5 will be comprised of the following races (all times Eastern):

Leg A – Pimlico Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:20
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:27
Leg C – Santa Anita Race 3 with an approximate post time of 4:38
Leg D – Pimlico Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:58
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:25

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 positive ROI and at least a 36% win rate last week. The factors in the ‘speed’ category swept the top-3 for the second straight week.

Speed Last Race
Best Speed Track
Best Speed Last 3

Trends Last Week

--Trainer Rohan Crichton led the way with an 8: 3-3-0 week and a whopping $3.19 ROI for every $1 bet. He flashed $15 and $31 winners along with a 12-1 runner-up. All 3 wins came in dirt sprints.
--Trainer Amador Sanchez posted a 10: 3-1-2 record with a $1.24 ROI for every $1 bet. Hector Berrios rode all 3 winners that returned $4, $10 and $10.
--Trainer Jorge Delgado went 2-for-2 on the week, notable after he had finished second with 4 of his first 6 starters in September. Trainers nibbling around the winner’s circle often are the ones who go on a hot streak.
--Jockey Christian Torres was 13-for-27 in the exacta last week, managing 4 wins in a hard-luck run.

Trends Last 2 Weeks

--Trainer Victor Barboza has gone 12: 5-0-3 over the past 2 weeks with a $1.63 ROI for every $1 bet. Among horses 6-1 or less odds, he’s 5-for-9. Of his 5 wins, 4 came in 1-turn dirt events.
--Jockey Alberto Burgos continues to be a rider to watch at a price. He’s 20% wins and 43% in the exacta the past 2 weeks with a $1.79 ROI for every $1 bet. He has $21 and $51 winners, as well as a 37-1 runner-up during that time.