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Headlines

Gulfstream Park begins its 2021 spring-summer meeting Wednesday to open a 5-day racing week … The Rainbow 6 jackpot starts anew with the beginning of the meet … Last year’s spring-summer meet leaders were jockeys Edgar Zayas (137 wins) and Miguel Vasquez (127) as well as trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. (59 wins) … Florida Derby top-3 finishers Known Agenda, Soup and Sandwich and beaten favorite Greatest Honour all are expected to march on to the Kentucky Derby on May 1.

Stronach 5

Stronach 5 races this Friday, April 2, will be:

Leg A – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:50
Leg B – Santa Anita Park Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:13
Leg C – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:22
Leg D – Santa Anita Park Race 4 with an approximate post time of 5:44
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 4 with an approximate post time of 5:59

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 27% or greater win rate. Speed factors have been among the most impactful over the past 3 weeks.

Speed Last Race
Avg. E2 Pace
Win %

Trends Last Week

-- Last April’s fast starters to the spring-summer meet at Gulfstream included Daniel Pita (8: 3-1-1 with $57 and $80 bombers), Michael Tomlinson (14: 4-2-0 with $27 and $75 winners) and Bob Hess Jr. (13: 4-1-1 $1.32 ROI for every $1 bet).

-- Trainer Steve Budhoo, just 1-24 at the Championship Meet going into closing week, went 2-for-2 including Grade 3 winner Eye of the Jedi. Budhoo posted $15 and $50 winners to give him momentum into the new meet.

-- Trainer Jose Garoffalo also showed momentum to close the meet with a 2-for-4 week that boasted $13 and $44 winners.

-- While some of trainer Kelly Breen’s runners will head north, he closed the Championship Meet with a third straight solid week, going 6-for-19 during that span. He’ll be in the entry box at GP probably until Monmouth opens in late May.