Happy Holidays! Today’s feature is a 5 furlong sprint on turf.
Gulfstream Park • Race 8 • 3:41 p.m. ET LOTS of early speed lined up in this race. The 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 are all candidates to SEND out of the gate. It sets up perfect for horses coming from off the pace. Since it’s Christmas Eve, who better to put on top than the lone gray in the field, 3 Cloudy? Jockey Tyler Gaffalione is up for trainer Claude McGaughey, a definite upgrade. Cloudy is 6-3-0-1 lifetime, winning three of his last four. Of the early duelers, I’ll ride or die with Irad on 4 Nothing Better. He took yesterday’s feature at 6-1 and is a more modest threat today at 7-2. Nothing against morning line favorite 10 Carotari, but I make the price to be too short in such a contentious race. There are some interesting Also Eligibles here, but if the field stands, I will definitely keep 11 Chess Master in my thoughts with jockey Edgard Zayas up for the first time.
Picks: 3-4-10-11
Best of luck!