GULFSTREAM SATURDAY – CANADIANS PROMINENT IN STAKES
TOWER OF TEXAS, an Ontario bred, will be in action in the El Prado Stakes today for owner Scott Dilworth and partners and trainer Roger Attfield. The photo shows the son of Street Sense, bred by Anderson Farms, winning the King Edward Stakes at Woodbine earlier this year. Michael Burns photo
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:35 p.m. EST
HARLAN’S HOLIDAY S., $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML
1 Mr. Jordan Kantharos Bravo Plesa Jr 6-1
2 Valid Medaglia d’Oro Rispoli Vitali 5-2
3 Just Call Kenny Jump Start Lanerie McBurney 12-1
4 Madefromlucky Lookin At Lucky Velazquez Pletcher 3-1
5 Ami’s Holiday Harlan’s Holiday Gaffalione Carroll 20-1
6 Mexikoma Birdstone Saez Dilger 8-1
7 Encryption Exchange Rate Lopez Breen 6-1
8 Juan and Bina Indian Charlie Jaramillo Delgado 30-1
9 Lynx Curlin Leparoux Wolfson 20-1
10 Sr. Quisqueyano Exclusive Quality Zayas Walder 5-1
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:05 p.m. EST
EL PRADO S., $100,000, 3yo/up, 7 1/2fT
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML
1 Aztec Brave (Fr) Pyrus Lanerie Sharp 6-1
2 Slim Shadey (GB) Val Royal (Fr) Saez Jacobson 15-1
3 Plainview Street Cry (Ire) Bravo Jacobson 8-1
4 Victory Exchange Exchange Rate Castellano Carroll 12-1
5 Tower of Texas Street Sense Leparoux Attfield 4-1
6 Res Judicata Smarty Jones Lopez Servis 8-1
7 Siete C Unbridled’s Song Zayas Delgado 20-1
8 Starship Zorro Giant’s Causeway Panici Kassen 20-1
9 Macagone Artie Schiller Caraballo Nihei 15-1
10 Reporting Star Circular Quay Vasquez Parente 5-1
11 War Correspondent War Front Velazquez Clement 3-1
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12 Weekend Hideaway Speightstown Gaffalione Serpe 3-1
SIKURAS HAVE UNBEATEN 3-YEAR-OLD COLT
Sold for $1 million as a yearling, the handsome colt is still owned partially by John Sikura and Glenn Sikura. Keeneland photo
Heavily-favored Seattle Serenade easily passed his first test against winners, defeating Tough Sunday and five others in Friday’s $49,260 feature at Los Alamitos.
Owned by breeder J. G. Sikura’s Hill ’n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. and Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, the 3-year-old son of Smart Strike and the A.P. Indy mare Serenading, a Canadian champion, tracked the pace set by Feisty’s Cause, moved to challenge at the head of the stretch, then kicked clear in the final quarter of a mile to win by 6 ¼ lengths.
Successful in his much anticipated debut a month earlier at Del Mar, Seattle Serenade, who was ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, completed the six furlongs in 1:08.90. The $27,600 payday boosted his bankroll to $58,800. He paid $3.60, $3 and $2.40 as the 4-5 choice.
He is the 2nd foal of Serenading who is a half sister to HANDPAINTED, a multiple stakes winner and daughter pf DAIJIN. This is the immediate family of WITH APPROVAL and TOUCH GOLD.
CANADIANS ELSEWHERE
PISCO BLISS won after a one-year layoff at Gulfstream this week for trainer Nick Gonzalez – GULFSTREAM PHOTO
Winning is bliss! PISCO BLISS! Son of Kitten’s Joy has many joyful peeps in the winner’s circle – GULFSTREAM PHOTO
The NICK GONZALEZ runners continue to be sharp in the early days of the Gulfstream meeting. The barn took its 2nd win when PISCO BLISS scored at 8-1 on Thursday in a maiden $16,000 claiming race. The son of Kitten’s Joy had not raced in one year since he was claimed from a race at Gulfstream. Horse’n Around Racing Stable owns the 4-year-old.
On Friday, the barn’s CHARLIE’S WISDOM finished 3rd in a $12,500 maiden claiming race and was claimed by another Woodbine stable, Tino Attard who took the gelding for Frank Russo.
Owner/trainer STEVEN CHIRCOP started his first 3 horses at the Penn National meeting this year on Thursday night and had a win and a 3rd and one of them was claimed.
The winner was SLIGO GIRL, by Sligo Bay, who won a maiden race for $5,00 claiming by 6 1/2 lengths at 8-5. Coast Moon was third and was claimed earlier on the card.
**One of the difficulties of sifting through race results and watching races all winter is when you see a horse that raced at Woodbine, one you know well or bet on, that has broken down. These are reported on as we want to remember our friends from Woodbine. ..
SUPERSIZER, a Woodbine maiden winner this season for John Oxley and Mark Casse, broke down at Charles Town on Thursday night in a $5,000 claiming race. The $260,000 son of Dixie Union had been claimed for $8,000 in his previous race at Woodbine.
