Gulfstream Park
Jose Ortiz to ride Take Charge Paula in Gulfstream Oaks
Barbara Livingston Take Charge Paula drew off to score by 3 1/2 lengths in the Grade 3 Forward Gal.
Take Charge Paula, who will make her fourth start of the Gulfstream Park meet in next Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Oaks, worked a half-mile in 49.60 seconds Friday at the Palm Meadows training center in South Florida.
Take Charge Paula worked in company with Enticed, the Grade 3 Gotham winner, who is pointing to the Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 7.
Jose Ortiz, who worked Take Charge Paula on Friday, will be aboard the filly in the Gulfstream Oaks, replacing Paco Lopez, according to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
This winter, Take Charge Paula won the House Party Stakes and the Grade 3 Forward Gal at Gulfstream before finishing second in the Grade 2 Davona Dale there.
