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Headlines

There’s a $562,217 Rainbow 6 carryover ($950,000-guaranteed pool) heading into Wednesday’s weekly kickoff card … Sprinters take center stage this week with a trio of Saturday dash stakes – the Hutcheson and Amy Limit on dirt, and the Captiva Island on turf … Trainer Shug McGaughey told the Gulfstream notes team that last Saturday’s Fountain of Youth winner Greatest Honour would be pointed next to the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby, presented by Hill ‘n Dale Farm, at Gulfstream on March 27 … Good luck to the 870 players who qualified for March 13 Xpressbet Beat the Host Championship Round, which will be comprised of 5 contest races from Santa Anita and Gulfstream.

Stronach 5

Last week’s Stronach 5 paid $1,156.90. Stronach 5 races this Friday, March 5, will be:

Leg A: Laurel Park Race 8 with a post time of 3:55 pm ET
Leg B: Gulfstream Race 7
Leg C: Santa Anita Race 3
Leg D: Golden Gate Fields Race 3
Leg E: Gulfstream Race 10

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 last week, each winning at a 24% or greater win rate and flat-bet profit.

Speed Last Race
Last Late Pace
Last Turn Time

Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Jose Ortiz had one of his best weeks of the meet, hitting 22% (8-37) with a $1.62 ROI for every $1 bet. He was 6: 4-0-2 on favorites, including back-to-back graded stakes Saturday with Antoinette and Fountain of Youth winner Greatest Honour. He had 4 winners at $15 plus, including 10-1 and 20-1 shots.

-- Jockey Luis Saez was on point locally at 18: 6-5-0 ($1.73 ROI for every $1 bet) to start the week, and then added a road trip to Oaklawn to win Saturday’s Southwest Stakes with champion Essential Quality.

-- Trainer Todd Pletcher was an all-or-nothing 22: 7-0-0 on the week and posted a 6: 4-0-0 mark with favorites. He won graded stakes Saturday with Fearless and Con Lima, the latter via DQ. Pletcher was 4-for-11 with Irad Ortiz Jr. in the saddle.

-- Trainer Ralph Nicks had a sharp 8: 4-0-0 record that included $9, $13 and $28 winners. His impressive 3-year-old American Prince turned heads in a Sunday maiden special weight sprint. Nicks and Tyler Gaffalione were 3-for-3 in tandem.

-- Trainer David Fawkes was 5: 2-1-0 with a massive $7.66 ROI for every $1 bet. He did most of his damage on turf, including a $70 winner Sunday.

-- Trainer Peter Walder came back to earth some at 5: 1-2-0 on the week. He won his seventh straight race to open the week on Wednesday and was 0-for-3 thereafter. He’s still a remarkable 11: 7-2-0 since Feb. 18.