Coach Saffie Joseph Jr. will triple for March 5 $200,000 WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (G2) with Cooperate , Traffic Ny and Girolamo’s Attack with the belief that the one-mile run of the rich race tradition for older horses would be ideal for all three.
Joseph, currently at the top of the Meet the Coach Championship standings, is looking for Three Chimneys Farm and e Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Cooperate to realize his potential in the Gulfstream Park Miles.
“The biggest compromise for him was that he didn’t want to go twice. He had to have throat surgery before we got him. I think that affects his real ability. So far, he’s been impressed,” said Joseph. “This will be a good test. This will be a good opportunity to show he is a horse to the next level. We really believe he is.”
Collaborate, one-mile 2-for-2 winner at Gulfstream, is getting a misleading option allowance when he claims a 6 1/2 victory in his first game since the end. End of the table in a two-way Curlin Bet on July 30 at Racecourse Saratoga.
“I was a little concerned that it was too short for him. The whole race he went as a winner. He had nowhere to go, but when he found the place, with a large horse. like that, he was really quick,” said Joseph. “That’s what gives us a lot of confidence going into this race.”
Collaboration with three stretches in one bullet: 34.36 Sunday at Gulfstream.
Collaborative Wins a Subsidized Optional Claim Race at Gulfstream Park
“We’re following the process we did last time. He’s in great form. Two weeks ago he had a super. Two weeks ago he had a strong sprint. It was approx. his best,” said Joseph. “He’s going to be up against much better quality horses. Bill Mott’s (Speaker’s Corner) horse beat Hooper impressively. He’s going to have to prove himself.”
John Fanelli, LC Racing, Cash is King, Paul Braverman and Team Hanley’s Ny Traffic proved themselves against some of the top horses in training during his 3-year-old season, finishing second after a single shot. Real in TVG.com Haskell Staking 2020 (G1) and behind Maxfield in Matt Winn Stakes (G3).
“It was both two-way races with the top company,” says Joseph. and against New York-breds,” said Joseph. “This will be his one-way test with the open company.”
Ny Traffic has been unranked since entering the ring in last October’s Hudson Handicap against the New York-hybrid at Belmont Park.
“He’s about to be fired. Again, since we’ve shortened him by distance, he’s been impressive in both of his limited races. This is the first time he’s gone a mile. one at a time,” said Joseph. “It’s a tall order to be fired, but we’ll give it a try.”
Fanelli, LC Racing, Braverman and Timothy Pinch’s Girolamo’s Attack, who finished fourth in the Hooper competition, took the overall one-mile overnight win in the Gulfstream Fall Encounter.
Tyler Gaffalione has a mount on the Collaborate ship; Irad Ortiz Jr. got a call back on Ny Traffic; and Edwin Gonzalez are scheduled to ride the Girolamo Attack for the first time on Saturday.
Speaker’s Corner defeated Fearless in Fred W. Hooper Stakes at Gulfstream Park
One of two Fred W. Hooper bets on January 29 presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Xalapa (G3), Speaker corner and Not fear will try to stop the trio of Joseph in the Gulfstream Park Mile.
Before his defeat to Speaker’s Corner, Fearless of Repole Stable was the dominant winner of the 2021 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) on this oval.
Coach Todd Pletcher said: “(Fearless is) doing well. He usually does well here. He should sit on a big race.” “I wish it was a bit further, but that’s the option we have.”
Completing this field is Certified back into action after finishing fourth with 85-1 odds in the January 29 Pegasus World Cup bet presented by 1 / ST BET (G1), the big bet winner is classify Sorry diamond , Injunction and Bourbon War .
Item: WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2)
Gulfstream ParkSaturday, March 5, 2022, Race No. 10
- Level II
- 1m
- Dust
- 200,000 dollars
- 4 years or more
- 4:40pm (local)
