Daily Racing Form handicapper Ron Gierkink's Rainbow 6 play for Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at Gulfstream Park.
SHARONS BEACH
Trainer: Jonathan Thomas
Last race: Jan. 23, 4th
Finish: 2nd by neck
Beyer: 89
Maiden 3-year-old comebacker pressed pace two wide, narrowed gap late, finished nearly nine lengths clear of third. Can be long gone in next restricted maiden sprint.
RACE 8: NELSON AVENUE ran strongly in the fall when landing a Parx Racing stakes before ending up second among three next-out winners in the Grade 3 Forty Niner at Aqueduct. The late-bloomer has been working sharply with Grade 2 winner Jody’s Pride and is drawn favorably outside all the speed in this quality field. LIFE AND TIMES received a triple-digit Beyer in both of his blowout scores at the Big A and could be the controlling speed after breaking from the rail in his stakes debut. (2)
Daily Racing Form handicappers David Aragona and Gino Buccola analyze the mandatory-payout Rainbow 6 on Pegasus World Cup Day on Jan. 24, 2026, at Gulfstream Park.
The sequence begins with the Grade 3 Fred Hooper Stakes (Race 8, post: 2:41 p.m. Eastern) and concludes with the Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
FLASH OF LIGHTNING
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: Jan. 15, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 59
Maiden 3-year-old stretched to turf mile, was bumped and shuffled, raced along rail near rear, angled out, finished well, galloped out well. Solid effort, Cal-bred maiden win is imminent.