By Jim Freer Midwest Thoroughbreds’ Kroy came out of the $75,000 Tortugas Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday with his first stakes victory, and with his trainer Armando De La Cerda mapping plans for bigger stakes races. Meanwhile, trainer Ron Spatz is making stakes plans for Tortugas second-place finisher Love Conquers. The Tortugas was run...Read More
By Jim Freer The many bettors who overlooked Bonita received a big surprise when she charged from last place entering the stretch and won Sunday’s $50,000 Panama City Handicap at Gulfstream Park. Bonita, at 9-1, won by a length over Josdesanimaux, at 5-2, in the one-mile turf race for Florida-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and...Read More
Gunnevera winning The Tangelo Stakes August 6, 2017. Copyrighted photo by Leslie Martin By Jim Freer It’s on to Saratoga and the Travers Stakes (Grade 1) for Gunnevera, and jockey Edgard Zayas will be going with the three-time graded stakes-winning colt. Since June, trainer Antonio Sano has had the $1.25 million Travers as the target...Read More
Horsemen, I am hopeful that the information below clarifies the FHBPA’s positions as to Florida-bred races in comparison to the Florida Sire Stakes. Some points of interest: Historically and until the last few years, Calder managed the Florida Stallion Stakes. When moved to Gulfstream it was renamed the Florida Sire Stakes. At Calder, the FSS...Read More
Horseplayers everywhere have been quietly cashing a lot of winning tickets thanks to the great and powerful Swami. The Swami’s numbers speak for themselves. His top choice is hitting at 43%. Last weekend boxing the Swami’s picks you would have hit 12 exactas and 6 trifectas. Although we have never actually seen the Swami, he...Read More
