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Headlines

Racing returns Thursday through Sunday this week with a $284,967 carryover in the Rainbow 6 jackpot ($500,000-guaranteed pool) … Florida Stallion Series In Reality winner Boca Boy meets Hutcheson Stakes 3-4 finishers Lauda Speed and Real Talk in a Race 7 allowance Friday … Gulfstream alumni aiming for the May 1 Kentucky Derby include Known Agenda (Todd Pletcher), Soup and Sandwich (Mark Casse), Greatest Honour (Bill Mott), and the Apr. 3 Wood Memorial runner-up Dynamic One (Todd Pletcher). Local maiden performer and Jeff Ruby runner-up Sainthood (Todd Pletcher) also is possible … 20-year-old Panamanian jockey Jose Morelos won his first US race April 4 at Gulfstream in his 10th local mount … Gulfstream’s next round of stakes will be May 1 with the Big Drama and Honey Ryder. Nominations close April 18.

Stronach 5

Last week’s Stronach 5 paid $2,752 to 42 winning tickets. Stronach 5 races this Friday, April 9, will be:

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:45 ET
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:50 ET
Leg C – Laurel Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:16 ET
Leg D – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:22 ET
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:27 ET

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 30% or greater win rate. Speed factors have been among the most impactful over the past 4 weeks.

Avg Best 2 of Last 3 Speed
% Horses Beaten
Avg. Speed Last 3

Trends Last Week

-- To no surprise, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. started the spring-summer meet with a bang last week, going 7: 3-1-0. He was 2-for-2 with favorites but also added a $15 score. Joseph won with both 6-furlong dirt sprinters he sent out on the week.

-- Trainer Kelsey Danner put together a strong 6: 2-2-0 week. The all-turf battalion included a $12 winner sprinting on grass.

-- Trainer Diane Alvarado was on point with limited starters at 3: 2-0-0. She had $17 and $22 winners when paired with jockey Leonel Reyes.

-- Jockey Edwin Gonzalez topped all riders with a 26: 7-4-2 mark. That’s 27% wins, 42% in the exacta and a $1.44 ROI for every $1 bet. Most impressively, the 7 wins came for 7 different barns. He was 2-for-2 aboard favorites.

-- Jockey Paco Lopez struck with precision at 7: 3-1-1 before heading to Keeneland for weekend stakes mounts. He’s back at Gulfstream this Thursday.