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1/ST Look Gulfstream Stats: Favorites Take a Plunge

by Jeremy Plonk

July 13, 2021

We canvass the 1/ST BET statistical database each week to bring you up to speed with racing at Gulfstream Park. Check back weekly for statistical trends and tidbits for premier racing in South Florida. And be sure to support Gulfstream by betting with 1/ST BET, the official betting app of Gulfstream Park.

Headlines

The 3-day, Friday-Sunday, racing week kicks off with a $226,036 Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover ($400,000-guaranteed pool) … This week’s feature race will be Saturday’s $75,000 Mr. Steele Stakes for turf males … 2021 Pegasus World Cup runner-up Jesus’ Team disappointed in his return from a Dubai layoff in the July 11 City of Dania overnight stakes, finishing fifth … Papetu, sidelined since finishing off the board in the Florida Derby, returned successfully July 10 to capture the Carry Back Stakes and perhaps earn a trip to Saratoga for the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens for 3-year-old sprinters … The 2021 Florida Sire Stakes series kicks off July 31 with the Dr. Fager and Desert Vixen for the juveniles … The Kelly Breen-trained Pickin’ Time, fourth in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes in January during the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet, is among the probable starters for Saturday’s Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth, which will be drawn Wednesday.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 is on temporary hiatus with only 2 tracks from the 1/ST family in action.

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 higher rate and showing a flat-bet profit. The factor Avg. Speed Last 3 was a top-3 factor for the second straight week.

Lifetime Earnings
Avg. Turn Time
Avg. Speed Last 3

Trends Last Week

-- Favorites were an unimaginable 6-33 last week, clicking at only 18% after a 2-week run topping 45%. Jockey Edgard Zayas was only 1-13 on chalk.

-- Trainer David Fawkes was on point at 6: 3-1-1, including Noble Drama’s win in the City of Dania overnight stakes. His runners posted a whopping $3.47 ROI for every $1 bet behind winners at $7, $14 and $19.

-- Trainer Jorge Delgado won with both starters, a $5 winner and a $19 winner, both sprinting on dirt. The barn has run first or second with 5 straight local starters dating back to July 3.

-- Trainer Jose Gallegos went 3: 2-1-0, pulling a 14-1 upset to go along with a 9-5 winner. He was runner-up at 10-1 odds. All 3 starters were in the maiden claiming ranks. The barn was just 1-20 since the start of April at Gulfstream prior.

-- Trainer Kathleen O’Connell has gone 7-16 over the past 3 weeks with $9, $12 and $13 winners sprinkled in.

-- Jockey Angel Arroyo made the most of his work in the saddle with an 8: 2-1-2 record.

-- Overall, 18 jockeys shared the 33 wins with only Samy Camacho (4-23) winning more than 3.