Gulfstream: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Guaranteed At $450,000

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $450,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park. Friday's Rainbow 6 will span races 4-9 with races 8 and 9 also part of the Stronach 5.

The Rainbow 6 sequence kicks off with a $35,000 maiden claiming event for 2-year-old state breds with a 2-1 favorite in Full of Attitude. The sixth race is a maiden special weight event at a mile and 70 yards on the Tapeta for 2-year-old filly state breds. The seven-horse field includes Hotter Than July, a first-time starter and son of Practical Joke trained by Mark Casse, and Ticket to Heaven, a first-time starter for leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.

The eighth and ninth races also feature 2-year-olds on the Tapeta.

Along with the Rainbow 6 guarantee, there will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover into the first race of $2,892.09.

Another Multi-Win Day for Sutherland

Jockey Chantal Sutherland had her sixth consecutive multi-win day Thursday when she rode the winners of the fourth and eighth races. Sutherland is now six behind leading jockey Edgard Zayas. Sutherland rode Aeronaut ($6) to victory in the fourth and Panotti ($7) to victory in the eighth and final race of the afternoon.

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Equibase Analysis: Aug Lutes, Gidgetta Have The Edge In Bessarabian

This Saturday's Grade 2, $175,000 Bessarabian Stakes brings together a strong field of nine fillies and mares running seven furlongs on the all-weather Tapeta surface at Woodbine. All seven finished third or better in their most recent races, with five emerging victorious in those starts over the past two months.

  • Both Aug Lutes and Our Secret Agent earned their recent wins in stakes races, with Aug Lutes' win coming in the Glen Cove Stakes at the distance of the Bessarabian Stakes but on turf, while Our Secret Agent won the Hendrie Stakes on the Woodbine Main track at the slightly shorter distance of six and one-half furlongs.
  • Gidgetta ships into the barn of top trainer Josie Carroll after having won on turf in California last month in a very highly rated race which suggests she fits with these.
  • Lady Speightspeare, who is undefeated in three starts, won the Grade 1 Natalma Stakes on grass in September, 2020 then returned from nearly a year away from the races this September to win easily.
  • Emmeline may have just earned her first career win last month, in her ninth career start but finished second in both the Bison City Stakes and Woodbine Oaks prior to that so is another who appears to fit on all counts in this field.
  • Juxtapose enters the race off a third place finish in the Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes four weeks ago, and leads the field in career wins with six, from 13 starts.
  • La Libertee finished third in the Hendrie Stakes behind Our Secret Agent after a troubled start and can improve.
  • Spun Glass ships in from Maryland for trainer Michael Trombetta, who also saddles Aug Lutes, and won the only time she raced on an all-weather surface previously.
  • Last but certainly not least is Tuned, who just won the All Along Stakes on turf at Laurel for her third straight win.

Main win contenders:

Even with so many of the eight entrants proven in stakes or entering the race off top efforts, Aug Lutes and Gidgetta appear to have a significant edge over the rest based on their most recent efforts. Aug Lutes gets slight preference of the pair, not only because she has won four of five career races and finished second in the other, but because she's on a pattern for significant improvement off a career-best 102 ™ Equibase® Speed Figure earned last month posting the 19-1 upset in the Glen Cove Stakes at Belmont. That race, her first ever on turf, was run at the same seven furlong distance of the Bessarabian. Right before that Aug Lutes rallied from 10th to second in the Duchess Stakes at this seven furlong trip on the Tapeta main track at Woodbine. Jockey Antonio Gallardo, who is one of the top jockeys at Woodbine, rode Aug Lutes to that win at Presque Isle Downs in September, which followed a 10 month layoff, then rode her again in the Duchess. Likely to take another step forward as a lightly raced three year old, off the pattern of figures from 88 to 95 to 102, and proven to love the all-weather main track surface, Aug Lutes may be very tough to beat in this race.

That being said, Gidgetta may give Aug Lutes all she can handle if she takes to the surface as it appears she might based on her two recent workouts after shipping in from California. Never worse than third in five sprint races this year on turf, Gidgetta earned a career-best 108 ™ figure when finishing second in May, then two races later in a sprint earned a 105 figure before a 104 figure effort winning by a nose last month. Owned and bred by famous sports radio host Jim Rome (Jungle Racing), Gidgetta is showing every sign of running as well on the Tapeta all-weather surface as she did on turf. In her first local workout on October 30, Gidgetta worked :47.8 for a half-mile which was the 13th best of 90 workouts at the distance on the day. Then, in her most recent workout on November 8, the filly worked the same half-mile in a scintillating 47 flat which was the best workout of the day for the distance. With Patrick Husbands getting on for top trainer Josie Carroll and with it likely Gidgetta is going to run another “A” race like her last four sprints, the stretch run of this race between her and Aug Lutes promises to be very exciting.

Our Secret Agent has to be considered a contender to win as well. Her consistent career record of 3-6-3 in 12 career sprint races tells us she shows up with a competitive effort every time. As part of that record, Our Secret Agent finished third in the 2020 Bessarabian as well as second in the 2020 Duchess Stakes (with a career-best 100 figure), the same race Aug Lutes finished second in this year. Our Secret Agent also just won the Hendrie Stakes at the slightly shorter distance of six and one-half furlongs last month. The addition of blinkers for that race appears to have made a big difference, as did the jockey change to Kazushi Kimura, who had not ridden the filly since July of 2020, also to victory. With her last two sprint efforts yielding 98 and 99 figures not too far from the best efforts of Gidgetta and Aug Lutes, Our Secret Agent may have what it takes to win this race and even if she doesn't win she is highly probable to finish second or third as she's done so many times previously.
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The rest of the field, with their best ™ Equibase Speed Figures, is Emmeline (101), Juxtapose (100), La Libertee (91), Lady Speightspeare (98), Spun Glass (96) and Tuned (104).

Win Contenders:
Aug Lutes
Gidgetta
Our Secret Agent

Bessarabian Stakes – Grade 2
Race 8 at Woodbine
Saturday, N0vember 13 – Post Time 5:16 PM E.T.
Seven Furlongs
Fillies and Mares, Three Year Olds and Upward
Purse: $175,000

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Three Juvenile Races Top Friday’s Stronach 5 Wager

The key to having a winning ticket in Friday's Stronach 5 could rest on three juvenile races, including a maiden special weight event from Laurel Park and a starter optional claimer from Gulfstream Park.

The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout and a maiden event at Golden Gate Fields, will begin at approximately 3:40 ET when maiden fillies and mares go six furlongs in a $10,000 claiming event at Laurel.

Laurel's seventh race is a wide-open, six-furlong event with a dozen fillies and mares. Moon Biz draws the rail and returns to the main track after trying the turf at Laurel in her second career start after a fifth-place finish on the main track against better at Pimlico in August. Scarlet's Song returns off a near 10-month break for Robert Klesaris. Time After Time makes her second start for trainer Michael Trombetta after a seventh-place finish on the turf in her debut Oct. 15. Trainer Kelly Rubley sends out Vinegar Veggies second time off the claim. Leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez will saddle I Can Run, second by only a neck last time out at Delaware Park.

Gulfstream's eighth race, the second leg of the Stronach 5, is a starter optional claimer for 2-year-olds. Peter D returns after winning the Journeyman Stud Juvenile Oct. 23. The He's Had Enough gelding has won two of three starts. Run Lea Run, sixth in the Hollywood Beach in September, and Steel City Dude, a winner last out for trainer David Fawkes, are also expected to take money.

Laurel's eighth race, the third leg of the sequence, features 2-year-old fillies in a maiden special weight event at six furlongs. Middle Island goes out second time for trainer Brittany Russell, who is 33-percent at the meet and 31-percent with maidens making their second start. Estate is a $300,000 yearling buy going out for the second time after finishing third Oct. 21 in her debut for Trombetta.

Golden Gate's second race, a $5,000 maiden claimer for fillies and mares, serves as the next race in the sequence. Quick Time has finished second or third in six of nine career starts and drops a bit in class. Stein's Girl gets the rail and brings four second-place finishes to the race. Lil Tinker was off slow and finished fifth last time out after closing to finish second the time before.

It's back to Gulfstream for its ninth race, a $50,000 claiming event for 2-year-old maidens. Trainer Michael Stidham sends out two in Solar Tap, second his last out at Delaware, and Astral Weeks, a son of Mohaymen who bears the same name as the celebrated album by Van Morrison. California Frolic was second by a head Sept. 25 for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. in his second career start. Never Say Know was a beaten favorite by a head last out for trainer Brendan Walsh. The son of No Nay Never will go out for the sixth time.

Friday's races and sequence

Leg One –Laurel Race 7: (12 entries, 6 furlongs) 3:40 ET, 12:40 PT
Leg Two –Gulfstream Race 8: (10 entries, mile and 70 yards) 3:53 ET, 12:53 PT
Leg Three –Laurel Race 8: (10 entries, 6 furlongs) 4:10 ET, 1:10 PT
Leg Four – Golden Gate Race 2: (8 entries, 1 mile) 4:18 ET, 1:18 PT
Leg Five –Gulfstream Race 9: (10 entries, mile and 70 yards) 4:23 ET, 1:23 PT

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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‘Miscommunication’: Modern Games Mistakenly Re-Inserted Into Pari-Mutuel Pool For Nearly Seven Minutes After Scratch

The California Horse Racing Board, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, and Breeders' Cup released a joint statement Saturday morning regarding the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf run on Friday at Del Mar. The statement indicates that, contrary to the information relayed by CHRB's executive director Scott Chaney on Friday night, Modern Games was inadvertently re-inserted into the wagering pools for nearly seven minutes prior to the start of the Juvenile Turf.

“The CHRB, Del Mar, and Breeders' Cup officials reviewed the circumstances of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last night and again this morning.

“The CHRB determined that, as discussed in the aftermath of the race, #1 Modern Games was scratched by the stewards on the recommendation of one of the track veterinarians, Dr. Chuck Jenkins, at the starting gate at 17:35:35 PT.

“After additional examination and assessment of Modern Games by the attending veterinary team, track veterinarian Dr. Dana Stead concluded that the horse had not been injured and communicated to the stewards that the horse was cleared to run.

“Due to a miscommunication between the stewards and the Del Mar mutuels department, Modern Games was reinserted into the pari-mutuel wagering pools at 17:37:01 PT.

“At 17:43:49 PT, after it was made clear to the mutuels department that Modern Games was competing for purse money only, the horse was again removed from the wagering pools.

“The race went off at 17:47:34 PT.

“Per CHRB rules, all wagers on #1 Modern Games in the win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, superfecta, and super high five pools are subject to refund. Daily double and Pick 3 wagers to Modern Games received a consolation payment. Per CHRB rules, in all other multi-leg wagers ending on the 10th race, bettors with tickets including #1 Modern Games and #2 Albahr received the post-time favorite, #3 Dakota Gold, unless they designated an alternate for the race.

“As a result of the review, the CHRB, Del Mar and Breeders' Cup are modifying their injury management communications protocols, so that Dr. Stead will make the final determination with respect to recommended scratches at the starting gate and has sole authority to communicate those recommendations to the stewards.”

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