Back-to-back allowances highlight Gulfstream Friday card
Back-to-back allowances for fillies and mares are the co-features of a 10-race Friday card at Gulfstream, where first post is 2 p.m. Eastern.
Race 8 is a $53,000 second-level turf mile in which Speedy Solution could be a lukewarm favorite making her first start for leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. following a layoff and barn change. Race 9 is a $52,000 first-level race going a mile on the main track, with Our Fantasy and Princess Betty among the logical choices in a field of six.
The new jackpot in the Rainbow 6 (races 5-10) for Friday following a Sunday reboot is $28,798.
The weekend highlight at Gulfstream is the $75,000 Azalea for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday. Entries were to be drawn Wednesday.
◗ Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado notched his 7,100th career victory, booting home Uncaptured King in the sixth race Sunday. Prado, 54, is second among active jockeys in wins, behind only Perry Ouzts (7,204), and is eighth all-time, 41 behind Chris McCarron.
◗ Samy Camacho rode three winners Sunday in his most productive day since he won seven races during the two-day Tampa Bay Downs meet (June 30-July 1). Camacho was the leading rider at the 2020-21 Tampa meet and has moved up to sixth in the standings as a late arrival to the spring-summer meet.
◗ Eight recipients of scholarships totaling $18,000 were recognized between races Sunday at Gulfstream. The scholarships are sponsored by the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, with all eligible students being trainers or backstretch employees and their direct dependents.
◗ Edgard Zayas and Emisael Jaramillo, each with 89 wins, enter this week tied for leading jockey at the spring-summer meet, which runs April 1 through Sept. 2