Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey took home their sixth consecutive Gulfstream Park Championship Meet title, while Todd Pletcher won leading trainer for an incredible 15th straight time and jockey Luis Saez secured back-to-back titles of his own.
The Ramseys won 17 races at the stand, good for earnings of $839,710.
Midway through Sunday's final card, Pletcher and his team had saddled 67 winners for earnings of $3,364,378–included in those totals was a record fifth win in the GI Xpressbet.com Florida Derby with Audible (Into Mischief).
“We've been blessed,” Pletcher said. “To sustain a good run like that is a great tribute to the staff. I've always had success at Gulfstream and am happy to keep the streak alive.”
Saez broke Hall of Famer Javier Castellano's record win total for Gulfstream's Championship Meet on Saturday, and picked up right where he left off on Sunday with another trip to the winner's circle. Halfway through Sunday's card, he'd piloted 136 winners, good for earnings in excess of $5.7 million. He also enjoyed two seven-win days during the meet on Jan. 24 and Mar. 29.
“Everything has come together so well,” said the 25-year-old Panamanian. “I'm so glad everything went so good. Thank God for the opportunity. I feel very comfortable here. I just tried my best and the horses have run very good for me.”
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