THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 27
SPOT PLAYS
GULFSTREAM
Race 3
#4 Bimini
Has tried several stakes races
with no success, but has won both non-stakes tried so far in her career and is
versatile from a pace perspective because she won those races both from on and
off the pace. Drops in for a claiming tag for the first time and looks too
tough at this class level. Sanchez had a choice between this horse and the top
challenger, Hill Valley, and he rides Bimini.
Race 5
#9 Just Chill
Plus
play exacta box w/#6 Uncommon Factor
#9 Just Chill gets Jose Ortiz aboard for career debut
against a lousy field of maiden claimers. Goes out for the Angel Penna barn,
and this trainer has won with 3 of his last 5 first-time starters including
3-for-4 (75%) in maiden claiming races. All systems go.
Play in exacta box with #6 Uncommon Factor, who looks by far
the best of the horses in this race who have already run based on the
second-place finish last time out in a turf race at this distance at GPW. That
effort looks even better now that the horse that beat her has already come back
to win again in her next race.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
27
GULFSTREAM
RACE 1
1 – #7 Bella Vincenza 5-2
2 – #8 Untrue 6-1
3 – #5 Amaluma 4-1
RACE 2
1 – #6 Sunshine Charlie 5-1
2 – #8 I’m Cardinal 9-2
3 – #4 Dance Proudly 2-1
RACE 3
1 – #4 Bimini 3-1
2 – #2 Hill Valleyot H 5-1
3 – #5 Farfalla 5-2
RACE 4
1 – #3 Dreamingofmermaids 3-1
2 – #2 Cetara 2-1
3 – #6 Enigmatica 4-1
RACE 5
1 – #9 Just Chill 15-1
2 – #6 Uncommon Factor 8-1
3 – #11 Starlight Ridge 5-1
RACE 6
1 – #7 San Diego Slugger 9-2
2 – #2 Nomad 8-1
3 – #4 For the Road 9-5
RACE 7
1 – #9 Bushrod 5-2
2 – #7 Gran Malbec 3-1
3 – #1 Captain Gaughen 10-1
RACE 8
1 – #3 Focused 7-2
2 – #1 Pink Sands 9-2
3 – #7 Aerial Assets 3-1
RACE 9
1 – #7 Sanity 10-1
2 – #11 Lover’s Key 20-1
3 – #9 Fairyland 8-1
RACE 10
1 – #7 Off Topic 3-1
2 – #5 Shacklette 7-2
3 – #6 Wrong Color 15-1
4 – #9 Lucky Little Lady 15-1
