HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Months from now, when races such as the Eight Belles and Acorn or the Pat Day Mile and Woody Stephens are held on mega-cards up north, chances are good that handicappers will find themselves closely scrutinizing the results of two Grade 3 preps being run Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The $150,000 Forward Gal and $150,000 Swale, both for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs, will directly precede a Kentucky Derby qualifying points race, the Holy Bull, on a 12-race card that starts at noon Eastern. Two other stakes for 3-year-olds, the Sweetest Chant and Dania Beach, also were originally scheduled for Saturday, but Gulfstream officials moved them to Sunday when entries were drawn Wednesday because of the possibility for thunderstorms in this region Saturday. Forward Gal (race 9, 4:07) Three fillies who earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 80 or slightly better in last-out open-lengths victories – Fashion Faux Pas, Feedback, and Bye Bye J – will be the favorites in a field of nine fillies in what shapes up as a terrific 38th running of the Forward Gal. Fashion Faux Pas won the Dec. 15 Sandpiper at her Tampa Bay Downs base for Arnaud Delacour, earning an 80 Beyer, and has trained steadily in the interim, posting a series of five workouts that ended with a half-mile bullet in 48 seconds last Saturday. The four-length Sandpiper jaunt underscored a 5 3/4-length maiden triumph at Laurel Park in her prior start. “It looks like a tough race, but we are very happy with the filly,” Delacour said this week from Ocala. “She has been training well. We are looking forward to seeing what she can do in that kind of company and if she can go seven-eighths.” Feedback drew raves at Saratoga with an eight-length maiden romp (84 Beyer) in mid-August in what remains her only start. Trained by Chad Brown for Klaravich Stables, the daughter of Violence was being prepared for more important engagements when Brown had to stop on her in September. Her work pattern resumed in early December following arrival at the Palm Meadows training center. Bye Bye J, trained locally by Ron Spatz, got an 83 Beyer for a 6-1 upset of the six-furlong House Party here Dec. 8 and will be ridden by John Velazquez for the first time. The Arkansas-bred daughter of Uncaptured shows five timed works since the House Party. The Forward Gal, named for the champion 2-year-old filly of 1970, was won last year by Take Charge Paula in her first start under the care of Kiaran McLaughlin. Swale (race 10, 4:40) This 33rd running of the Swale brings together a core of favorites whose latest starts resulted in mid-80s Beyers, plus one interesting kicker – High Crime, a Violence colt who got a field-high 90 Beyer in winning a maiden race here Jan. 12 by nearly eight lengths. Leading jockey Luis Saez will have the mount back when High Crimes breaks from post 4 in a field of 11 colts. Otherwise, the top Swale contenders include Call Paul, making his first start since getting an 86 Beyer in winning a restricted stakes at Parx Racing nine weeks ago; Seismic Jolt, winner of the restricted Limehouse (86 Beyer) here four Saturdays ago; Zenden, unbeaten in two starts, including the Buffalo Man (83 Beyer) here Dec. 8; and Country Singer, who makes his stakes debut following a breakthrough score (84 Beyer) here Dec. 19 in allowance company. Country Singer, a Marablue Farm homebred trained by Ralph Nicks, “is headed in the right direction,” Nicks said. “He’s a big, strong, pretty horse. I would expect a very good race from him Saturday.” The Swale, named for the ill-fated winner of the 1984 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, was won last year by Strike Power, trained by Mark Hennig.