There’s enough speed in the two turf sprints on the Claiming Crown program to make your head spin. The chore for handicappers is to ferret out not only which horses have enough speed to stay in contention in races that figure to be completed in roughly 55 seconds, but which ones can work out the right kind of trip in the meantime. Both the Claiming Crown Canterbury and its twin sister, the Claiming Crown Distaff Dash, are $110,000 races set for five furlongs Saturday on the Gulfstream Park turf, with each restricted to horses that have raced for a claiming tag of $25,000 or less since Jan. 1, 2016. Lacking a crystal ball for quick answers, bettors will need to allot plenty of time for study and analysis, given these bulky fields with legitimate contenders aplenty. Canterbury (race 7, 3 p.m. Eastern) Mary Eppler, a perennial top trainer on the Maryland circuit, has three starters in this oversubscribed race in Oaks Bluffs, Our Independence, and Billy the Bull. They’re all capable to some degree, but they’ll need their running shoes on to match strides with the obvious favorite, Pay Any Price. Trained by Ralph Ziadie for a partnership that includes the Averill Racing of Richard Averill, Pay Any Price emerged as a stakes performer earlier this year before being sidelined with a foot abscess. The 7-year-old Florida-bred earned triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures in three of his last five starts, and had been so impressive that Averill was hoping to make the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint with him. :: Get extended Cyber Monday discounts on PPs, digital subscriptions, and more! “We tried to push for that, but eventually we had to give up on that,” Averill told Gulfstream publicity this week. “By pushing him, we probably set him back a little bit. Then, we said, ‘We’re going to take a step back and let everything heal 100 percent and point to this Claiming Crown race.’” The Canterbury stands as a tribute to the original host of the Claiming Crown, Canterbury Park in Minnesota. Sixteen horses are on the program, but only as many as 14 can start. Distaff Dash (race 5, 2 p.m. Eastern) Jason Servis is enjoying his best season, with more than 100 wins and $4.75 million in stable earnings, and he might well add to those totals when he sends out the uncoupled pair of Blue Bahia and In Mid Heir in this field of 13 fillies and mares. Blue Bahia, winner of an ungraded turf-sprint stakes at Monmouth Park in May, seems the better of the Servis duo, but she will need a crafty trip from Paco Lopez from the 1 hole. The 4-year-old Florida-bred filly shows a series of solid morning preps since a dominating allowance victory at Parx on Sept. 10. Other players include My Sweet Dove, a sharp last-out winner at Gulfstream West for high-percentage trainer Ralph Ziadie; Kasuga, who was fourth in a Grade 3 turf sprint at the Keeneland fall meet after winning a designated Claiming Crown prep at Kentucky Downs in her prior start; Island Reward, whose victory at Gulf West over these same rivals last month coincided with her being claimed by owner Bruno Schickedanz; Ring Knocker, a come-from-behinder who would benefit from a ruinous pace for the all-time leading Claiming Crown trainer, Mike Maker; and a trio of Ralph Nicks trainees – Eila, Mojo’s Queen, and Shakakan. One potential live longshot is My Sister Caro, who could benefit from a clean run from the outside post under Horacio Karamanos, whose years in the saddle in Maryland have earned him a reputation as a grass specialist.