HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Morethanreadyeddie wasn’t immediately ready for a second start after a flashy debut last June at Belmont Park. His Hall of Fame trainer, Todd Pletcher, felt the colt needed more time to grow into himself, so it will have been nearly eight months between races when he returns to action Thursday at Gulfstream Park. “We actually trained him for a little while after he won,” said Pletcher, “but we thought we’d be better off giving him a little time and hope for a good 3-year-old season. And now here we are.” :: Get Gulfstream Park Clocker Reports from Mike Welsch and the Clocker Team. Available every race day.  Morethanreadyeddie was a 2-5 favorite in winning a five-furlong, off-the-turf maiden race by 5 1/4 lengths during the week of the Belmont Stakes. His Beyer Speed Figure was only 61, but that type of number is not to be unexpected for a 2-year-old, as early in the season as it was. Morethanreadyeddie is named for Eddie Rosen, a friend and business associate of the colt’s co-owners, Mike Repole of Repole Stable and Vinnie Viola of St. Elias Stable. The dark bay colt is by the noted grass sire More Than Ready, “so we’re hoping he’ll be even better on the turf,” said Rosen, who was amid a happy winner’s circle throng after Pletcher won the fifth race here Saturday with Up to the Mark for Repole and St. Elias. The Thursday co-feature should be a good litmus test for Morethanreadyeddie, who has been sent through seven timed workouts since early December at Pletcher’s winter base at Palm Beach Downs in Delray Beach. With Luis Saez to ride, Morethanreadyeddie will face nine other 3-year-olds breaking from post 7 in the eighth of nine races, an $86,000, first-level allowance going five furlongs on the turf. Chief threats in thwarting a successful comeback include Takecareofbusiness (post 3, Edgar Perez), second for these same conditions Dec. 30, and Dr Oseran (post 8, Tyler Gaffalione), a last-out Tapeta winner returning to the grass for Christophe Clement. Continuing dry and warm conditions, with a high of 84 degrees, are in the local forecast for Thursday, meaning all three turf races most likely will be run as scheduled. :: Get ready for Gulfstream Park racing with DRF Past Performances, Picks, and Clocker Reports.  The preceding race, race 7, also is a $86,000, first-level allowance at five furlongs, albeit for 3-year-old fillies on the Tapeta. Main contenders include Whatchamacall (post 1, Miguel Vasquez), who earned a field-high 80 Beyer with a second straight victory Dec. 8, and Vai Bella (post 8, Irad Ortiz Jr.), who will turn back and switch surfaces for Antonio Sano following a last-out triumph going two turns on the turf. Purses for both co-features include $14,000 in bonuses restricted to Florida-breds. Between 18 runners in the two races, four are eligible for the added money. First post is 12:10 p.m. Eastern. The allowances are part of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 (races 4-9), which began the five-day race week Wednesday with an empty jackpot after a Sunday forceout that drew more than $6.2 million in new handle. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.