Grand National 2022: Commodore, School Boy Hours & Romain De Senam make line-up
Commodore, School Boy Hours and Romain De Senam take the final spots in Saturday's Grand National after three late withdrawals.
Month: April 2022
Gulfstream: Juvenile Race Helps Launch Spring/Summer Meet Thursday
A group of seven 2-year-olds are entered to make their career debut in the first juvenile race of the season Thursday as Gulfstream Park launches its 2022 spring/summer meet.
Post time for the first of eight races is 1:05 p.m.
Arindel homebred Keanu drew outside Post 7 and is the 9-5 program favorite in Race 2, a 4 ½-furlong main track sprint. By Brethren out of the Tiznow mare Tiz Boa, the bay colt began working on Arindel's Ocala farm in early February before posting his final three works at the Palm Meadows Training Center, Gulfstream's satellite training facility in Palm Beach County.
William Churly and Shadybrook Farm, Inc.'s Cajun Hope is a son of Cajun Breeze trained by Michael Yates, who strikes at 20 percent with first-time starters. His dam, Pop Pop's Hope, has produced nine winners. Cajun Hope has a trio of three-furlong breezes over Gulfstream's main track since mid-March, including a bullet 35.72 seconds April 1.
Gone Astray, sire in recent years of such horses as Grade 3 winners Shifty She and Three Rules and fellow multiple stakes winner Noble Drama, is represented by a pair of fillies – Long Trail Stable homebred Beautiful Astray and Lina Yanet Aristizabal Lopez's Luna West. Both horses have been working at the Nelson Jones Farm and Training Center in Ocala.
Also entered are Rick Arnold's St. Joe Jet, a daughter of Grade 3 winner Chitu; Coco Ranch's Exquisito Coco, by millionaire Uncaptured, Canada's 2012 champion 2-year-old and Horse of the Year; and William G. Law Jr.'s Awesome Flay, a gelded son of multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Awesome Slew.
Race 6 is an optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up sprinting five furlongs on the grass where Augustin Stable homebred High Front is favored at 7-5 on the morning line. The sophomore Summer Front gelding will be facing elders off one previous race, capturing a Jan. 28 maiden special weight on the course and distance by 6 ½ lengths in front-running fashion. His seven opponents, including Brazilian Group 3 winner Ice Chocolat, have a total of 22 wins from 81 combined starts.
Florida-bred 3-year-olds and up will go a mile and 70 yards on the Tapeta course in Race 7, a second-level allowance that drew a field of seven led by narrow 5-2 program favorite Exchange Day, a four-time winner from 17 career starts with a record of 2-1-2 in eight tries over all-weather surfaces.
Gulfstream's spring/summer meet will be conducted Thursdays through Sundays and feature 16 stakes worth $1.385 million in purses anchored by the Summit of Speed, which begins with the $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2) for females 3 and up sprinting seven furlongs on the main track July 2, a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1).
Last year's Princess Rooney winner, Michael McCarthy-trained Ce Ce, went on to capture the $1 million Breeders' Cup event and earn the Eclipse Award as North America's champion female sprinter.
Summit of Speed continues July 3 with the $100,000 Smile Sprint (G3) for 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs, and July 4 with the $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint scheduled for 5 ½ furlongs on the Tapeta.
The spring/summer meet stakes schedule begins with a pair of $75,000 races for 3-year-olds scheduled for a mile on the turf – the Honey Ryder for fillies and English Channel – on Kentucky Derby (G1) Day Saturday, May 7. Mother's Day, May 8, will feature the $75,000 Monroe for fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the grass.
Gulfstream-based Saffie Joseph Jr., who dethroned 18-time training champion and Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher at the recently concluded 2021-2022 Championship Meet, has one horse entered on the opening day program – 4-year-old filly Big Bad Diva in Race 3, a starter optional claimer for females 4 and up scheduled for one mile on the grass.
Jockey Luis Saez has three mounts Thursday – Alizee in Race 5 and Marisa's Mission in Race 7, both on the Tapeta, as well as High Front. Saez also won the Championship Meet riding title in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and is scheduled to be at Keeneland for its spring meet that starts Friday.
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Free Horse Racing Tips Thursday 7th April
Bet to win.
Taunton 1.27 Kolisi – win bet
Taunton 2.35 Go Sacre Go – win bet.
Chelmsford 6.45 Mashaan – win bet.
Friday: Only Two Chances Left To Play Stronach 5
The Stronach 5 will be paused after April 15, so there's only two more chances to play the popular Friday wager which has resulted in strong returns on investment.
Friday's Stronach 5 will be highlighted once again with a low 12 percent takeout and competitive races from Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields.
Last week's Stronach 5 returned $2,729.90 with three winning favorites.
The sequence begins Friday at 4:51 ET with a seven-furlong event at Gulfstream Park for fillies and mares. The sequence also includes a 1 1/8th mile turf race from Santa Anita. The Stronach 5 will conclude at 5:37 ET.
Leg A: Gulfstream Race 8, 4:51 ET
7 furlongs, Florida Bred Allowance ($43,000), fillies and mares
A field of eight go to post and lightly raced Sea Art has three starts with a debut victory and two seconds, one being in the Juvenile Filly Sprint last fall. This will be her first start since a runner-up finish in January for trainer Victor Barboza. Jaramillo has ridden the daughter of Klimt in every start. American of Course, a 5-year-old by Awesome of Course, has six in-the-money finishes in eight starts for Kathleen O'Connell. Queen Camilla has been running against open company.
Leg B: Santa Anita Race 3, 5:07 ET
5 1/2 furlongs, Claiming ($25,000), 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds
Smiling Goodbye has run only twice for Dean Pederson, but he broke his maiden in March after finishing a good fourth after pressing the pace in his debut. Could be more to this son of Smiling Tiger. Thirsty Always comes out of restricted Cal-bred races but he's won three times on main tracks and this will be his third start off a short layoff. Gator Shining ships in from Golden Gate after his last two starts came against open allowance company. He's hit the board in seven of his 12 starts, but his lone win has come on turf. Swiss Swoo also takes a drop in class and could be dangerous at this level.
Leg C: Laurel Race 9, 5:12 ET
5 ½ furlongs, Maiden Claimer ($40,000-$32,000), 3-year-old fillies
A field of 10 go to post with four first-time starters from the barns of Michael Trombetta, Niall Saville, Cathal Lynch and Don Bryant. Saville is 25-percent with first time starters and Lynch 19-percent. All Worked Up has held the lead in two of her four starts entering the stretch against maiden special weight company. Jockey Jevien Toledo stays aboard. Trainer Tim Keefe sends out Cush Effect for her second start after a fifth-place finish in her debut last month under Toledo. Kevin Gomez gets the mount. Isabella's Glory, who has lacked speed in her six previous starts, makes her first start in three months and draws the rail for Jose Corrales.
Leg D: Golden Gate Race 3, 5:21 ET
1-mile, Maiden Claimer ($8,000), 3-year-olds and up
Bob Daniels had a troubled trip in his last start against $20,000 claimers, but against similar in February he finished second for trainer Jonathan Wong. Theultimatepraise drops in company and could be a factor late. Drew Big has shown some life in his last two since dropping in company and going to the barn of Steve Sherman.
Leg E: Santa Anita Race 4: 5:37 ET
1 1/8 mile (turf), Maiden Special Weight claimer ($67,000), fillies and mares
The Stronach 5 wraps up with a competitive field of seven going long on the grass. Khlass checked in third in February at this level, but it was her first start since August and first in the U.S. for trainer Michael McCarthy. The 4-year-old daughter of No Nay Never should improve. Queen Ofthe Temple closed to finish second last out at a mile in her first start since May and should like the added distance. Right behind Queen Ofthe Temple was Sunday Morning. This Irish-bred daughter of Lope de Vega has been beaten less than five lengths in her last three starts. Joe Bravo rides her for the first time.
Fans can watch and wager on the action at 1/ST.COM/BET as well as stream all the action in English and Spanish at LaurelPark.com, SantaAnita.com, GulfstreamPark.com, and GoldenGateFields.com.
The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.
If a change in racing surface is made after the wagering closes, each selection on any ticket will be considered a winning selection. If a betting interest is scratched, that selection will be substituted with the favorite in the win pool when wagering closes.
The Maryland Jockey Club serves as host of the Stronach 5.
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