March, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Princess Rooney, Smile Sprint Highlight Gulfstream Park Spring Meet Stakes Schedule

The spring meet stakes schedule at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., will once again be highlighted by the Summit of Speed, featuring the $250,000 Princess Rooney Invitational (G2), the $100,000 Smile Sprint (G3) and the $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint on July 2.

The Princess Rooney, a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In'” Challenge Series evernt over seven furlongs for fillies and mares, was won last year by Michael McCarthy-trained Ce Ce, who went on to capture the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) and the Eclipse Award as North America's champion female sprinter.

The Smile, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up, the Umphrey, a five-furlong turf dash for 3-year-olds and up, and the Princess Rooney wrap up a stakes schedule of 16 races during the Sprint Meet that will get underway Thursday, April 7.

The $75,000 Honey Ryder, a mile turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies, and the $75,000 English Channel, a mile turf race for 3-year-olds, will kick off the Spring Meet stakes action Kentucky Derby Day, May 5.

Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $600,000

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $600,000 Thursday at Gulfstream Park after going unsolved Sunday for the 10th racing day in a row since the jackpot was hit or a $342,836.75 payoff.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Who's Hot: Tyler Gaffalione rode four winners on Sunday's card. He began his day on a winning note by sweeping the first daily double aboard Dirt Road Dollars ($11.80) in Race 1 and Ankara ($3) in Race 2 before scoring aboard Eamonn ($7.20) in Race 6 and Tango Tango Tango ($5.60) in Race 8.

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott had back-to-back winners, scoring with Wonka ($3.40) in Race 4 and Sand and Sea ($6.40) in Race 5.

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Davis, Rodriguez, Klaravich Stables Secure Aqueduct Winter Meet Titles

Jockey Dylan Davis captured the first riding title of his career, posting 63 wins at the 2021-22 Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet that ran from December 9 to March 27. Rudy Rodriguez paced all trainers with 33 wins, while Klaravich Stables secured the owner's title with 10 wins.

Davis, who is represented by agent Mike Migliore, finished nine wins ahead of runner-up Trevor McCarthy and 10 wins clear of third-place Kendrick Carmouche.

“It's incredible. I'm grateful and honored. I've worked very hard for this,” said Davis. “I'm grateful I can have this success and get one of the titles. My agent Mike works very hard behind the scenes to get me the mounts. Thanks to the owners and the trainers and everyone on the backside, especially the horses. The horses are the main thing – they are running for me and putting up performances.”

The 27-year-old native of Manhasset, N.Y., achieved three four-win days on January 23, February 26 and March 26, and completed the meet with a record of 301-63-58-36 for total purse earnings of $3,411,574.

Davis began his riding career in 2012 and earned his first win in September of that year. A six-time stakes winner this meet, Davis earned black type victories in the Garland of Roses with Glass Ceiling; the La Verdad and Heavenly Prize Invitational with Bank Sting; the Stymie with Green Light Go; and the Rego Park and Gander with Barese, who Davis will ride in the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes on April 9.

“I'm really excited for Barese to run in the Wood,” said Davis. “He's been on the improve and is going in the right direction. I've been able to get a couple good ones like Glass Ceiling for Charlie Baker, who won the [Grade 3] Barbara Fritchie at Laurel. Green Light Go is exciting, too. I ride every race the same. The owners and trainers know I give 110 percent and try to get the best placing possible.”

Rodriguez earned top trainer honors at last year's Big A winter meet with 36 winners and has taken home a total of 11 titles at Aqueduct.

“It's unbelievable,” said an emotional Rodriguez. “All the credit goes to the people in the barn. Most of the people that work with me here have been with us since Day One.”

Meet highlights for Rodriguez include stakes triumphs with Magic Circle in the Busanda to put the sophomore filly on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, and Wudda U Think Now in the Hollie Hughes.

Rodriguez said each of his wins this meet were memorable.

“They're all very special,” Rodriguez said. “It's a lot of hard work dealing with the winter cold.”

Rodriguez started 151 horses for a record of 33-22-20 and $1,506,693 in earnings. His runners posted a win rate of 21.85 percent and a 49.67 in-the-money percentage.

Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables saw graded success at the Big A winter meet when Early Voting made easy work of the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers to begin his journey down the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Klaravich Stables posted a 21-10-2-3 record with total purse earnings of $623,160. It was a three-way tie for second between Windylea Farm [38-8-8-2, $331,058], Repole Stable [31-8-4-2, $292,161] and Michael Dubb [33-8-4-2, $458,427].

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Davis, Rodriguez Take Aqueduct Winter Meet Titles

Jockey Dylan Davis captured the first riding title of his career, posting 63 wins at the 2021-22 Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet that ran from Dec. 9 to Mar. 27. Rudy Rodriguez paced all trainers with 33 wins, while Klaravich Stables secured the owner's title with 10 wins.

Davis, who is represented by agent Mike Migliore, finished nine wins ahead of runner-up Trevor McCarthy and 10 wins clear of third-place Kendrick Carmouche.

“It's incredible. I'm grateful and honored. I've worked very hard for this,” said Davis. “I'm grateful I can have this success and get one of the titles. My agent Mike works very hard behind the scenes to get me the mounts. Thanks to the owners and the trainers and everyone on the backside, especially the horses. The horses are the main thing–they are running for me and putting up performances.”

The 27-year-old native of Manhasset, NY achieved three four-win days Jan. 23, Feb. 26 and Mar. 26, and completed the meet with a record of 301-63-58-36 for total purse earnings of $3,411,574.

Rodriguez won his second consecutive Big A winter meet title and 13th overall training title at NYRA, sending out 33 winners, eight wins more than second-place trainer Rob Atras and 13 ahead of third-place finisher Chad Brown. He earned top trainer honors at last year's Big A winter meet with 36 winners and has taken home a total of 11 titles at Aqueduct.

“It's unbelievable,” said an emotional Rodriguez. “All the credit goes to the people in the barn. Most of the people that work with me here have been with us since day one.”

Rodriguez started 151 horses for a record of 33-22-20 and $1,506,693 in earnings. His runners posted a win rate of 21.85% and a 49.67 in-the-money percentage.

Rodriguez said each of his wins this meet were memorable.

“They're all very special,” Rodriguez said. “It's a lot of hard work dealing with the winter cold.”

Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables posted a 21-10-2-3 record with total purse earnings of $623,160. It was a three-way tie for second between Windylea Farm [38-8-8-2, $331,058], Repole Stable [31-8-4-2, $292,161] and Michael Dubb [33-8-4-2, $458,427].

Live racing continues Thursday at the Big A, Opening Day of the 15-day spring meet that runs through Apr. 24.

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Toledo, Gonzalez Win Laurel Winter Meet Titles

A pair of familiar faces topped the jockey and trainer standings following Sunday's closing day of Laurel Park's winter meet, as jockey Jevian Toledo and trainer Claudio Gonzalez reigned again as meet leaders following their titles at Laurel's 2021 fall stand as well as the year's overall Maryland championship.

Toledo, 27, did not have a mount Sunday but took a 10-win edge, 38-28, over five-pound apprentice Jean Alvelo into the nine-race program. Alvelo had six mounts Sunday, winning with Royal Thunder ($3.60) in Race 6 to finish with 29 wins. It was the eighth career meet title, all at Laurel, for the Puerto Rico native, who is represented by agent Marty Leonard. Second to Victor Carrasco with more than $1.3 million in purse earnings, Toledo was also Maryland's overall leading rider in 2015 and 2017.

“I have to thank God; without him it's impossible,” Toledo said. “I've won the summer meet and the fall meet but I never won the winter meet. It's my first one, so it feels really good. It's another accomplishment in my career. My agent does a really good job and I have a lot of support from everyone. They give me a lot of opportunity to ride nice horses, and thank God we got the job done.”

Gonzalez entered Sunday with a 24-23 advantage over John 'Jerry' Robb after sending out a pair of winners on Saturday's card. Robb did not have a horse entered Sunday, while Gonzalez had runners in four races, winning with Danny Chen's Little Ms Scarlet ($7.40) in the fourth race and Magic Stable's I'm Not Slow ($6.40) in the ninth race to raise his meet total to 26.

A 45-year-old native of Chile and cancer survivor, Gonzalez has won nine consecutive meet titles in Maryland dating back to Laurel's 2019 summer stand. It was the 17th career meet championship at Laurel to go along with two at Pimlico for Gonzalez, who has finished as Maryland's overall leading trainer five consecutive years starting in 2017.

“I feel really good. It's like I say, to win one race is tough and to win the title again is a good feeling,” Gonzalez said. “I have to thank all my people, my workers, all the assistants I have, the grooms, hotwalkers, exercise riders, blacksmiths. Everybody does a good job, it's not only me. If you don't have good help, you don't make it. I try to explain to all my workers, it's the little things that make the difference. That's why you have to pay attention to every little thing and sometimes it makes a big difference.”

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