Gulfstream Park officials have announced that Pete Aiello is now the year-round announcer at the south Florida track. Aiello, 30, replaces Larry Collmus, who resigned in late June after working the last 10 winters at Gulfstream. Collmus said his schedule as the primary race-caller for the New York Racing Association and NBC Sports precluded him from working four months a year at Gulfstream. Aiello, a native of nearby West Palm Beach, has been calling Gulfstream races every April through September since the track expanded to a 10-month schedule in 2013. He began his career at Rillito Park in 2005 and has called at River Downs, Hialeah, and Oaklawn Park. “I’ve gotten here in such a short period of time only because so many people have helped me along the way, starting with Luke Kruytbosch,” said Aiello, referring to the Churchill Downs and Turf Paradise announcer who died in 2008. “I’m extremely appreciative of this opportunity I’ve been given.” Aiello called races last winter at Oaklawn, meaning the Arkansas track is now looking for its fourth caller in recent times. Terry Wallace called at Oaklawn for 37 years through 2011 until being replaced the following year by Frank Mirahmadi, who called through 2015. The Gulfstream announcers who preceded Collmus were Ross Morton (1972-94), Tom Durkin (1995-99), and Vic Stauffer (2000-06). ◗ Tyler Gaffalione continues to dominate the Gulfstream jockey standings, riding four winners Saturday and three more Sunday. Gaffalione, the 2015 Eclipse Award winner for top apprentice, holds a 24-13 lead over Luca Panici at the summer meet, which began July 1. Gaffalione’s agent is Walt Blum Jr., who also is working for Lane Luzzi, a 19-year-old apprentice from Maryland. Luzzi is named on one mount Thursday and six on Friday after being sidelined with a collarbone fracture sustained in a June 9 spill at Gulfstream. Before being injured, Luzzi had ridden at Gulfstream for less than a week, posting three wins and two seconds from nine mounts. He has 48 wins since starting his career in November at Laurel Park. ◗ The Mark Casse stable is highly active on several fronts in North America, including at Gulfstream. The local string underwent a lengthy drought for nearly six weeks but finally is on a hot streak. With Jamie Begg serving as his Gulfstream assistant, Casse sent out five winners from 12 starters in a three-day span last weekend. That breakthrough came after the stable went 0 for 48 following Responsive’s win in a $10,000 claiming race June 5. Among the recent Casse winners was Southern Sis, a 2-year-old Kantharos filly who looked terrific in capturing her career debut Sunday at five furlongs on turf. ◗ Dream of Me will be making just his third start since winning the $200,000 Dr. Fager Stakes last August when the gray colt heads a field of six in the Thursday feature, a $44,000, second-level allowance at seven furlongs. Dream of Me had a useful tune-up when finishing fourth in the Grade 3 Carry Back on the Summit of Speed program on July 2. The 3-year-old son of High Cotton will be ridden by Juan Leyva when he faces older horses for the first time in the eighth of nine Thursday races. The feature is one of two allowances (with race 3) on a card that starts at 1:15 p.m. Eastern. The jackpot carryover in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 sequence (races 4-9) is $130,147.