Month: December 2022

Gulfstream Park: Key Horses for Thursday, December 8

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Two racehorses competing closely on a wet track at Gulfstream Park during a race.

Rich Gift was only able to grab 3rd at Gulfstream Park yesterday. Hopefully a few passengers were able to cash that trifecta. The Ductor will be focusing on the only two turf races again today. Let’s Ride.

Gulfstream Park Race 5: 1 Mile. (Turf) Clm 35000n2L

*Gullet Shot of the Day #7 Dream of a Day (8/1) – This race is wide open and the Ductor sees it having a quick pace with the speeds drawing the rail and outside posts. Saez on the #1 My Sea Cottage (7/2) and Paco on the #11 Quantum Theory (8/1) will heat this race up. Whenever Dream of Day gets a setup, he is dangerous. He’s beaten tougher fields in New York and he’ll improve returning to turf. He’s moved into a lower percentage barn, but gets a capable turf rider in Zayas. 8/1 would be a dream.

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Race 9: 1 1/16 Mile. (Turf) F.MC 35000

#1 Gem Cat (8/1) – This filly showed speed sprinting on the synthetic last time and now stretches out to a route and tries turf. She’s switched barns since her last start. You can’t get a bigger trainer uplift from the Pita to Delgado barn at Gulfstream Park. Delgado puts blinkers on her and she has turf pedigree. The one time Jose Morelos has ridden for this barn in the last two months, he won on an 8/1 shot. History repeats itself today and the Ductor finds a gem in the winners circl.

Gulfstream Park: Key Horses for Wednesday, December 6

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Horses and jockeys at the start gate during a race at Gulfstream Park.

The Ductor needed a break after Thanksgiving with the turf season coming to an end in New York. The time has come to load the train up with coal and head down to Florida and Gulfstream Park for the winter. Let’s win the passengers a new set of 2 irons and escape the cold. Skip.

Gulfstream Park Race 5: 1 Mile. (Turf) Clm 20000b

#9 El Socio (20/1) – This colt romped on synthetic after shipping to Gulfstream Park last time. The class drop also included a move  to a small barn. Now he steps back up in class and returns to turf. Although he’s never won on turf, he’s faced tougher competition in the Midwest and has run figures competitive for this level. El Socio has an outside chance at winning, but he can certainly grab a piece and juice up the trifecta.

Race 9: 1 Mile. (Turf) F.Moc 40000

*Gullet Shot of the Day #6 Rich Gift (20/1) – This filly made just her 2nd career start off a break sprinting last time at Laurel Park. She broke slow that day and was strangled right out of the gate, before evenly the rest of the way. That race was clearly a prep for this spot. Today, she ships into Gulfstream Park, stretches out to a mile, and drops to the claiming ranks for the first time. The Toner barn is best with runners 2nd off the bench. This year Toner is 23% with a +$0.77 ROI with 39 starters with this move. Rich Gift could be the present we need to end this card in style.

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