The standing MRI at Palm Meadows is the result of a cooperative relationship between Gulfstream Park and John Peloso, DVM, senior owner of Equine Medical Center of Ocala. The standing MRI is manufactured by Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging, Ltd, in Surrey in t
A 5-year-old Freud mare, Effie Trinket has finished first or second in eight of her last 10 starts but endured a winless 2014 that included one second and four thirds. In her lone try at Gulfstream Park, she led for much of last winter’s Honey Fox (G2)
The late-developing East Hall should prove once again to be a formidable opponent in Saturday’s $250,000 Sunshine Millions Classic, but trainer Jose Garoffalo is optimistic that Wildcat Red can come out on top again with a return to Gulfstream Park, the
Bad Debt, owned by Robert Leibner and trained by Mike Trombetta, kicks off his season in the 1 1/16-mile Turf, an event he finished third in 2014 and 2012 and fourth in 2013. “I hope this is his year,†Trombetta said. “Hopefully, he’s a good fit i
But the 5-year-old mare might be as difficult to read as she is talented. Scattered among her stakes wins and graded stakes placings are well-beaten efforts in both graded and ungraded races, including a puzzling sixth place finish in last September’s B
Trained by Joe Orseno, Happy My Way won three of four starts over Gulfstream’s main track after being switched from turf to dirt last season, capturing a pair of optional claiming allowance sprints and the $100,000 Sir Shackleton Stakes. The son of Wilk
Owned by Dutrow’s major client, Alex and JoAnn Lieblong of Conway, Ark., The Big Beast hasn’t started since winning the $500,000 King’s Bishop Stakes (G1) Aug. 23 at Saratoga. The Big Beast subsequently underwent surgery to remove a tiny bone chip f
The late Jim Tafel’s 5-year-old Louisiana defending champion Fordubai has also served notice in the mornings that he may be a force with which to reckon on Jan. 17. A notoriously slow workhorse, the son of E Dubai shot out an uncharacteristic bullet on
VICTOR ESPINOZA, APPEALING TALE, SECOND: “He got caught a little wide. The (nine) horse (Blue Tone) in front of me drifted out a little, but I was already there so there wasn’t much I could do; I just had to go with it. He ran great though. Coming off
VICTOR ESPINOZA, ROCK SHANDY, SECOND: “He went very nice. I think he’s going to be a nice colt; he’s still trying to figure it out, he’s still green. I think he’ll be better on the dirt rather than the turf. The way he works in the morning, I’
