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Headlines

Promising debut winner Prevalence returns Thursday in a Race 8 allowance that could springboard him toward one of April’s final round of Triple Crown prep races … Sprinters are co-featured this week in Saturday’s Hurricane Bertie Stakes and Silks Run Stakes, the latter on turf … Gulfstream Park starts anew Wednesday in the Rainbow 6 jackpot bet after Sunday’s mandatory payout lured $5.47 million in new wagers … Jockey Luis Saez will be on the road Saturday when he partners with champion 2-year-old and leading Triple Crown hopeful Essential Quality in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn … Good luck to the Xpressbet Beat the Host contest finalists who are playing Saturday in the Championship Round, which will be comprised of races from Santa Anita and Gulfstream.

Stronach 5

Friday’s national wager the Stronach 5, which was to feature two races from Laurel and a carryover of $154,931, has been postponed to March 19.

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 33% or greater win rate.

Avg. Speed Last 3
Avg. Best 2 of 3 Speed
Jockey Current Year

Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Irad Ortiz had a 5-win Friday card and followed up with 4 on Sunday, producing a whopping 14 winners on the week. His nearly 26% win rate towered over the competition as only 2 other pilots topped 15%. Nine of his winners were favorites

-- Jockey Paco Lopez was 11: 5-3-0 aboard favorites last week, including 2-for-2 teamed with Kent Sweezey-trained chalks.

-- Trainer Gilberto Zerpa was on the money at 5: 3-0-0, posting all 3 wins in dirt sprints ($3, $6, $14 returns). All 3 winners were first time off the claim, a move that’s a Zerpa stats staple.

-- Trainer Anthony Quartarolo went 2-for-2 with limited strikes, snapping an 0-18 GP record in 2021 prior. Jose Ortiz rode both well-backed winners.

-- Since winning 7 straight races in late February, trainer Peter Walder has gone 0-7 (including 0-4 last week), which includes defeats at even-money and 6-5 odds.