Pelican Stakes

Big Frank Stable's Concrete Glory (Bodemeister) has been named Claiming Crown Horse of the Year for 2025 by the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), the co-founders of the Claming Crown series. The Pennsylvania-bred was claimed by owner Frank Rupolo out of a winning effort for the bottom-level price of $6,250 out of a daylight victory at Gulfstream Park some 20 races into his career in December 2022. He has since won no fewer than a dozen races under the care...

Jun Park and Delia Nash's Sibelius (Not This Time), a well-beaten 11th in defense of his title in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Mar. 30, is scheduled to return to action in the $120,000 Smile Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park July 6. "He's going to run," trainer Jeremiah O'Dwyer said at Gulfstream Park Thursday. "He's been training great. We gave him a bit of time in Kentucky for a bit of fresh grass after Dubai. We freshened him up and brought him back here to South Florida. He's...