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Al Quoz In Dubai Could Be Next For Leinster Following Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Victory

Rusty Arnold-trained Leinster came through in the stretch for the bettors who made him their 2-5 favorite, adding the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (G3) to his growing list of graded-stakes victories.

The Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint, a five-furlong dash for older horses, and the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3), a six-furlong race for 4-year-olds and up, co-headlined a 12-race program that also featured a mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool.

Leinster broke alertly from the starting gate to contest the early pace between horses before being eased back by jockey Luis Saez, who was content to track pacesetter High Crime and Inter Miami during a :21.03 first quarter of a mile. Saez eased Leinster to the outside on the turn into the homestretch and the veteran turf sprinter responded with a powerful stretch drive to catch High Crime by a neck.

“That was the trip that we expected. I know we had some speed inside, but he's that kind of horse that you can't rush him early. You have to let him get his feet,” Saez said. “When he came to the stretch, he knows what to do. He was always responding and it was easy for him. When we came to the stretch, I knew we were going to be OK. I know [High Crime] was a pretty tough horse, but Leinster he came from the layoff, too, so we didn't want to push him early. He did his job.”

Making his first start since finishing third in the Nov. 7 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Keeneland, Leinster ran five furlongs on a 'good' turf course in :55.29.

“I liked the way he did it. They were going head and head; they were going so fast, [Saez] took him back and gave him a breather,” said Arnold, who trains Leinster for Amy Dunne, Brenda Miley and Westrock Stables LLC. “It looked for a second he might not get there, but he that gear.”

High Crime, the 3-1 second choice ridden by Julien Leparoux, held second 1 ½ lengths head of Harrysontheloose and jockey Junior Alvarado.

Leinster won back-to-back Grade 2 stakes, the Shakertown and the Woodford, over a fast Keeneland course before finishing just a length behind victorious Glass Slippers over a 'good' Keeneland turf in the Breeders' Cup.

“Since he started running sprints on the grass, he's missed the board once, and that was in the [2019] Breeders' Cup [Turf Sprint]. He didn't get a trip and maybe he was over the top,” Arnold said.

Arnold said that the 6-year-old son of Majestic Warrior would likely run next in the $1 million Al Quoz (G1) on the March 28 Dubai World Cup undercard or the April 3 Shakertown (G2) at Keeneland.

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Feb. 14 Insights

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WELL-BRED WAR FRONT DEBUTS IN HALLANDALE

1st-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 12:40 p.m.

Shug McGaughey saddles a blue-blooded first timer in Joe Allen homebred TRACY FLICK (War Front). Her GSP dam Stay the Night (Arch) is a daughter of MSW & MGSP Louve Royale (Ire) (Peintre Celebre). This is also the family of European Highweight Loup Sauvage (Riverrman); French Highweight Loup Solitaire (Lear Fan); MGSW Loup Breton (Ire) (Anabaa); and GSW Copper Bullet (More Than Ready).

The Flying Pharoah (American Pharoah) debuts in this test for Christophe Clement. Her second dam is MGISW and Argentinian champion Salt Champ (Arg) (Salt Lake), who also produced Grade I-winning millionaire Champ Pegasus (Fusaichi Pegasus).

Jeff Drown's $450,000 FTSAUG buy Solo Uno (Medaglia d'Oro) makes his career bow here for Chad Brown. The dark bay is a half-sister to MGSW & GISP millionaire Tom's Ready (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPs

'RISING STAR' RETURNS AT SANTA ANITA

2nd-SA, $63K, OC 40k/N1X, f/m, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 4:03 p.m. ET

HAPPIER (Street Sense), an $800,000 KEESEP yearling purchase by Baoma Corp., makes her first start since posting a 'TDN Rising Star' performance for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert at Del Mar last summer July 31. The bay earned an 89 Beyer Speed Figure for that front-running performance over a pair of next-out winners. Happier, a half-sister to GSW King Zachary (Curlin), was the most expensive of 61 yearlings by Street Sense to change hands in 2018. Baffert also trained Street Sense's four-time GISW and fellow 'Rising Star' McKinzie.

Pharoah's Heart (American Pharoah), favored on the morning-line at 7-5, was a sharp debut winner in a maiden optional claimer here Jan. 3. The runner-up that day Bye Bye Miss Pie (Maclean's Music) followed up with an impressive maiden score of her own in Arcadia Friday.

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Gulfstream Park: Mandatory Payout In Saturday’s Rainbow 6; Jackpot Exceeds $1 Million

A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is scheduled for Saturday's 12-race program at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., that will also feature the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) and the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (G3).

The Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 13th straight racing day Friday, when multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $1,711.24.

At the start of Rainbow 6 wagering on Saturday there will be a carryover jackpot pool of $1,048,970.38. There will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover to begin the day of $4,650.73.

The jackpot pool is usually only 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. However, on mandatory payout days the whole pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors holding tickets with the most winners in the six-race sequence.

Courtney, Nicoletti Talk Rainbow 6

The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 7-12, kicked off by a mile maiden special weight race on turf that drew a full field of 3-year-olds, including Todd Pletcher-trained Golden Whim, a debuting son of Medaglia d'Oro who was a $1.5 million yearling purchase. Well-bred colts trained by Chad Brown, Christophe Clement, Rusty Arnold and Kent Sweezey will also be making their respective debuts in a most challenging Race 7.

Pletcher-trained Black Magic Woman, a dominating 3 ¾-length maiden winner last time out, makes her return in Race 8, a mile optional claiming allowance for older fillies and mares. Dale Romans-trained Funnybet, who finished his 2020 campaign with three straight victories at Keeneland and Churchill Downs, is slated to make her 2021 debut.

Race 9, a mile turf race with a full field of $10,000 claimers, could well be a 'spread' race for many Rainbow 6 bettors.

Chad Brown-trained Structor figures to be tested by a group of battle-tested rivals in Race 10, a mile turf race for older horses. The 4-year-old son of Palace Malice has been idle since winning his third straight race in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Santa Anita.

Multiple graded-stakes winner Mischevious Alex will be a popular “single” in Race 11, the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3), a six-furlong dash for 4-year-olds and up. The Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained son of Into Mischief is coming off an eye-catching optional claiming allowance win off a five-month layoff.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will be closed out with a mile maiden special weight race on turf for 3-year-old maidens in Race 12. Bill Mott-trained Floriform, a son of Into Mischief who was beaten by just a half-length in his 2021 debut, figures to garner a lot of support from Rainbow 6 bettors in a race that includes several well-connected first-time starters.

The Rainbow 6 will be preceded by the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (G3) in Race 6. Rusty Arnold-trained Leinster is slated to make his first start since finishing a close third in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1`) at Keeneland. The 6-year-old son of Majestic Warrior had won the Shakertown (G2) and Woodford (G2) in his two prior starts.

WHO'S HOT: Jose Ortiz rode three winners Friday afternoon. He won aboard Odramark ($5.80) in the first race, Sambacer ($5.80) in the fifth and Romp ($7) in the 10^th and closing race.

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Feb. 13 Insights

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PRICEY FROSTED FILLY DEBUTS IN NOLA

3rd-FG, $60K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:02p.m.

CHIONE (Frosted), a $425,000 KEESEP acquisition, makes her career bow in this spot. The gray is a half-sister to Grade I-winning millionaire Hard Aces (Hard Spun) and MSW & GSP Astrollinthepark (Divine Park). TJCIS PPs

EXPENSIVE 'PHAROAH' COLT LOOKS TO OPEN ACCOUNT AT FG

5th-FG, $60K, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 3:05p.m.

Louie Roussel unveils a pricey son of American Pharoah in GLOBAL EMPIRE, a $500,000 KEESEP buy. The chestnut hails from the family of GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can (Proud Citizen) and MGSW Classic Elegance (Carson City). He displays a speedy series of drills leading up to this test, including a bullet half-mile in :48 1/5 (1/68) in NOLA two back Jan. 29. TJCIS PPs

PLETCHER SADDLES BLUE-BLOODED MEDAG COLT WITH HEFTY PRICE TAG

7th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 1mT, 3:10p.m.

Derrick Smith, Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable teamed up to acquire the well-bred GOLDEN WHIM (Medaglia d'Oro) for $1.5-million at Keeneland September and he kicks his career off for Todd Pletcher in this test. The bay is a full-brother to MGISW and millionaire New Money Honey and a half to SP Coconut Shrimp (Giant's Causeway). Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm purchased their dam Weekend Whim (Distorted Humor), a full-sister to Grade I-winning stallion Any Given Saturday, for $1.4 million at the 2017 KEENOV sale with this colt in utero.

Chad Brown saddles first timer Tour of Duty (War Front) for Peter Brant and Phipps Stable. The bay's second dam is MGSW & MGISP Daydreaming (A.P. Indy), who produced Grade I winner Imagining (Giant's Causeway). This is also the family of Grade I winners Girolamo (A.P. Indy), Callback (Street Sense), Got Lucky (A.P. Indy), Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat) and Super Saver (Maria's Mon).

Neotropic (Tapit) also makes his first trip to the post here for trainer Jimmy Toner. A half-brother to MGISW General Quarters (Sky Mesa), the gray brought $145,000 at OBS April after breezing in :10 2/5. TJCIS PPs

STRUCTOR RETURNS AT GULFSTREAM

10th-GP, $53K, Opt. Clm. ($75K), 4yo/up, 1mT, 4:44 p.m.

Undefeated STRUCTOR (Palace Malice) makes his long-awaited return to the races Saturday in a Gulfstream optional claimer. A debut winner at Saratoga in August of 2019, the $850,000 OBSMAR purchase captured Belmont's GIII Pilgrim S. that September. The bay followed suit with a rallying score in the GI Breeders' cup Juvenile Turf S. at Santa Anita that November. Injured in June while working towards his 2020 debut, Structor returns after 15 months on the sidelines. TJCIS PPs

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