6th-GP, $60K, Msw, 4yo/up, 7f, 3:05 p.m.
Fresh off a big win in last weekend's Colonel Liam (Liam's Map) in the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf, Robert and Lawana Lowe are represented here by PIGOTT (Curlin), who makes his belated debut for trainer Todd Pletcher. A $1.2 million KEESEP yearling purchase, the chestnut is a half-brother to GI Hollywood Derby winner Mo Town, who showed versatility winning the GII Remsen S. on the dirt. The trainer-jockey combo of Pletcher and Luis Saez have been deadly at the meet, connecting at a 30% clip. TJCIS PPs
9th-GP, $61K, $75K Opt. Clm., 3yo, 8f, 4:42 p.m.
WinStar Farm and Siena Farm's AMERICAN ICON (Gun Runner) marks his return to Gulfstream following a sparkling TDN Rising Star-earning 8 1/2-length win going seven furlongs Dec. 26. The $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Select yearling purchase has been firing bullets ever since that gaudy win, including his latest going four furlongs in :48 2/5 (1/16) at Palm Beach Downs Jan 28. Also returning off an impressive first-out win is Iron Works (Distorted Humor), who scored by four lengths while trying six panels in his Jan. 8 debut. A $550,000 OBSAPR purchase, the colt will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., who partnered with Pletcher last weekend to win the GI Pegasus World Cup with Life Is Good (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPs
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