Gulfstream Park

5th-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 3-16, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.00, ft, neck. DRY POWDER (f, 3, Gun Runner--Tell All, by Broken Vow) came into this debut with a sparkling price tag and a three-strong string of bullet works at Palm Meadows. Showing the way under pressure through :22.52 and a half in :45.75, she locked horns with Practical Lov (Practical Joke) as they swung into the lane and briefly lost the advantage as they got to mid-stretch. Battling back gamely, Dry Powder would not be denied and she came back on the...

Flying Dutchmen's Shred the Gnar (Into Mischief), making her second career start after finishing a close-up second going six panels in her career bow in Hallandale Feb. 9., appreciated the added yardage as the 2-5 choice scampered off to TDN Rising Star-earning 6 1/2-length victory at Gulfstream Park Sunday afternoon. Sent to the front early by Luis Saez, the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate was comfortably ahead of 3-1 second choice Donor Advised (Gun Runner) through an opening quarter in :23.98. Still moving fluidly through a slightly faster half in :47.01, the...

Rolando (Vekoma) is on a roll. A sharp, wire-to-wire optional claiming winner sprinting at Gulfstream Mar. 2, he delivered again as the favorite in Saturday's Hutcheson S. Rolando pressed Mucho Macho Man S. winner 'TDN Rising Star' Guns Loaded (Gun Runner) from an outside second and took over on the far turn. He kicked for home in complete control and dug down deep in the stretch to fend off Multiverse (Practical Joke) by a neck. Rolando becomes the ninth black-type winner for Vekoma. Mixteca, a half-sister to fellow St. George...

5th-GP, $94K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 3:00 p.m. ET. A $525,000 Keeneland September grad, DRY POWDER (Gun Runner) is set to be unveiled for Gold Square and trainer Chad Summers. The filly's dam Tell All (Broken Vow) was purchased in 2021 for $240,000 from the Pin Oak Stud consignment by Corser Thoroughbreds while the first-time starter was in-utero. Dry Powder's second dam, SW Whisper to Me (Thunder Gulch), produced MGSW Overheard (Macho Uno). Also making the barrier for her debut is Midnight Myth (More Than Ready), who went for $550,000...

3rd-GP, $94k, Msw, 3yo, 5fT, 1:50p.m. ET Profiled last year by our colleagues at TDN Europe, Benny The Waiter (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) has been shipped to the states to make his US debut in a turf dash at Gulfstream Park. A 280,000gns Craven Breeze-Up purchase by Repole Stables, this is the half-brother to GSP-Eng Space Legend (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) while his dam, unraced Newton's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), is herself a half-sister to SW-Ire & GSP-Fr Treasure Isle (Ire) (No Nay Never). The group black type...

6th-GP, $98K, OC 75k/C, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 3:29 p.m. ET. Just F Y I (Justify), champion 2-year-old filly of 2023, kicks off her 4-year-old campaign in this stakes-quality field. The GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner and GI Kentucky Oaks runner-up was last seen finishing a well-beaten sixth in the GI Acorn S. at Saratoga June 7. "We need to get started," Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said. "She's been away a long time and we decided to try an allowance race, although it's a very tough allowance race....

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of the No Nay Never filly Bunratty Manor.   No Nay Never Filly Third Time Lucky It took three tries, but Bunratty Manor (Ire) (No Nay Never) secured her first career victory at Gulfstream Park for Three Diamonds Farm on Mar. 9 (video). Trained by Rusty Arnold, the bay was bred by Yulong Investments (Australia) in Ireland. The first foal out of Sapphire Ring...

Florida's polarizing decoupling legislation, which would remove a statutory requirement that Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs run a minimum number of live Thoroughbred races in order to operate the respective casino and card room at each venue, recently had its first reading in the House of Representatives and remains pending at the committee level in the Senate. The bill has the backing and was launched at the impetus of Gulfstream's corporate owner, The Stronach Group (TSG). But in a solidarity twist that supersedes his family's business ties, 92-year-old Frank...

9th-Gulfstream, $77,000, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 3-9, 3yo, 1m, 1:36.59, ft, 7 1/2 lengths. PRAETOR (c, 3, Into Mischief--Curlin's Approval {MGSW, $654,725}, by Curlin) ran a well-beaten third on debut in the mud at the Spa last August, but he was able to graduate by a neck over the highly-regarded GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth hero Sovereignty (Into Mischief) at the Big A Sept. 27. Given time after a minor injury, the bay returned to work at Chad Brown's Payson base in late January. Slammed at the windows for his...

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Mighty Eriu at Fair Grounds. Inns Of Court Filly Strikes At Fair Grounds Qatar Racing and Fergus Galvin's Mighty Eriu (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) broke her maiden in style at Fair Grounds on Mar. 3 (video). Trained by Brendan Walsh, the 3-year-old filly was bred by Brian Canning and Tom Kelly. The bay caught the eye of Paula Flannery, who paid €30,000...

2nd-GP, $94K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:25 p.m. ET. Carrying the same colors as her successful dam, DOUBLE JEOPARDY (Uncle Mo) is set for her unveiling for Bass Stables and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The first-time starter is out of Avenge (War Front), the winner of back-to-back editions of the GI Rodeo Drive Stakes, who counts as a full-sister recent GII Buena Vista Stakes heroine Liguria. Double Jeopardy's older half-sister Defiance (Curlin) broke her maiden at first asking at Santa Anita Jan. 26 for Ramona Bass. Also on...

Dual Eclipse winning trainer Brad Cox is drawing up intended targets for Flood Zone's (Frosted) next start after the colt took home the GIII Gotham Stakes at the Big A last weekend. The trainer said that possibilities include the Mar. 29 running of the GI Florida Derby and also two races scheduled for Apr. 5--the GII Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct and the GII UAE Derby at Meydan. Flood Zone stablemate and GI Florida Derby contender Tappan Street (Into Mischief) continues to tune up at Payson Park. Most recently, the...