Ellis Starr’s Blog

Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, April 18, 2020

Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, April 18, 2020 Race 9 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 4:53 PM Eastern Mintd was coming back from a pretty long layoff of 20 months off last month yet won like a good thing at the one lower NW1X allowance level, rallying from ninth of 10 after breaking slowly and going wide into the first turn. She put in two very strong workouts, on grass, since raced at

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Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, April 11

Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, April 11, 2020 Race 10 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 4:54 PM Eastern Gogo Shoes showed a lot of maturity winning last month in her second career start, stalking in second and third early and drawing off by four lengths in a field of 12. She’s got a lot of improving to do and the 80 last race Equibase figure is the third best in the field. The

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Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, April 4

Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, April 4 Race 8 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 4:18 PM Eastern Lady Panda gets the ground saving rail and has a great stalking style in a race with at least three “need the lead” types (Callie California, Ms Headley and Yolanda’s Pride) likely to set a fast pace which helps her out a lot. I think we can ignore her first five races even though three were

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Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, March 28

Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, March 28 Orchid Stakes – Race 10 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 4:17 PM Eastern Kelsey’s Cross opens at 10/1 and I expect those odds to hold up because the filly is just two for 10 in her career and hasn’t won since September. After breaking her maiden last May on the Gulfstream Turf, she was stakes placed (third) in three straight stakes on turf before dropping to

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Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, February 29

Gulfstream Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, February 29 Davona Dale Stakes – Race 10 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 3:59 PM Eastern Reluctant Bride is very intriguing here opening at 15/1. Favorites Spice is Nice and Tonalist’s Shape are the horses to beat. Reluctant Bride tries dirt after two turf tries, the first a win sprinting in her career debut and the second a sixth of seven finish in the Sweetest Chant Stakes. The

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