A hybrid of Courtlandt Farms The greatest honor expected return Gulfstream Park‘s son’s website Tapit The greatest performance of his career to date, running in the April 2 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3), one of 10 stakes worth $2.2 million in the show titled $1 million Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Xalapa (G1).
Greatest Honor finished third in last year’s Florida Derby, finishing far to finish 5 3/5 races after winning The program is known . The 4-year-old pony picked up 4-5 backing in last year’s Florida Derby after a three-win streak at Gulfstream, graduating in his fourth career start, winning Holy Bull Stakes (G3) with 5 3/4 length, and won the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) with a late dash.
Greatest Honor was sidelined almost a year after the Florida Derby, getting back into action in the $100,000 Michelob Ultra Challenger Staking (G3) match 1 1/16 mile (G3) on March 12 at Tampa Bay Downsdisappointing sixth finish, five stages behind the winner.
“I wanted to run him in New York within the one-mile range. I didn’t feel like the race was going to be complete, so I took the horse to Tampa about two turns on a slightly deeper track.” , said coach Shug McGaughey. “I don’t think he ran too badly on the first start. He broke sharp and was a little closer than usual. He started well and had a solid race. He was not a horse. works best in the world, so I think the race will help him.”
Greatest Honor’s past successes at Gulfstream have given McGaughey reason to expect a much-improved performance on Saturday.
“That’s our thinking. They had the Excelsior in New York on the same weekend, but I said, ‘He’s doing well here. He was only gone for an hour and a half. “, he said. “We are expecting to run him.”
Greatest Honor will return Gulfstream to a larger, more ready Purebred.
“He’s a big, tall horse,” said McGaughey. “Last year, you had to make it do what it did. This year, it did it without really consulting, even at a gallop.” “I’m happy with what he’s doing, but, as I say, racing is his friend.”
Jose Ortiz has the mount back on Greatest Honor.
Meanwhile, Repole Stable’s Not fear who has also shown a marked love for the Gulfstream Park track, entering Ghostzapper in second place behind the red-hot game Speaker corner in the WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (G2), the one-mile bet he won in 2021.
The son of Ghostzapper , the 6-year-old won 1 1/16 miles Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) on December 18 in his second start in six months off work. Practitioner Todd Pletcher finished second to Speaker’s Corner in the Fred W. Hooper Stakes mile introduced by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa (G3) ahead of the Gulfstream Park Mile.
Luis Saez will be back on board the Fearless on Saturday.
His return is AJ Suited Racing Stable’s Commander , who will start Saturday for the first time since placing seventh in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes presented by 1/ST BET (G1) January 29 at Gulfstream. 4-year-old son coached by Jimmy Toner Street boss joined Pegasus with an optional claim bonus bonus pair at Laurel Park and Churchill Downs.
Tyler Gaffalione has a call on the Commandeer.
Chestnut Hill Stable’s Capocostello is expected to start his second time in the US since arriving from Panama, where his 6-year-old son Cross Traffic is a multiple-time winner of the Panamanian recognized group 1 bet. Gel technician trained by Fausto Gutierrez next Wednesday Olympiad in an optional claim race at Gulfstream during his US debut. Irad Ortiz Jr is scheduled to ride the Capocostello for the first time on Saturday.
Three Chimneys Farm, Fern Circle and C&H Diamond Racing’s Funny boy , who showed the way before going short-lived to second behind Commander in an optional claim allowance on November 25 at Churchill Downs, which is expected to debut for the first time on year 2022 in Ghostzapper. The son of Distorted humor win first level allowance in Keeneland in his previous start.
Julien Leparoux has a mount.
Good Friends II’s Carlos L. a winner at Temperence Hill Stakes at Oaklawn Parkslated to launch on Saturday 2022, and Magic Cap Stables’ The Twelve Volt Man who won the Claiming Crown Jewel Starter Stakes at Gulfstream two started back, rounding off the field.
