The first race for 2-year-olds at Gulfstream Park is scheduled for Thursday's program, following last week's cancellations at the Hallandale Beach, Fla. track due to historic rainfall.
A field of eight fillies has been assembled for Thursday's Race 1, a 4 ½-furlong maiden special weight race.
Arindel, which has had considerable success with precocious 2-year-olds in recent years, will be represented by homebreds Cherokee and Mist.
Florida-bred Cherokee is by Union Jackson out of the Brethren mare Florence, a full sister to graded stakes winner Cookie Dough, the winner of two legs of the 2018 Florida Sire Stakes series and more than $600,000 in earnings. Cookie Dough, who captured the 2020 Royal Delta (G3) at Gulfstream, also placed in five other graded stakes.
Trainer Jose D'Angelo is slated to saddle Sun Azteca, a daughter of Sharp Azteca, for the 2-year-old season opener. The Kentucky-bred $110,000 purchase at the 2022 Keeneland September sale is out of graded stakes-winning City Zip mare Northern Netti.
Briseida, a Kentucky-bred daughter of Runhappy who was purchased for $80,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September sale, is scheduled to make her debut for trainer Fausto Gutierrez and St. George Stable. She was produced by the Lookin At Lucky mare La Piba.
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