Top three-stakes New Year’s Eve card at Gulfstream

Before 2021 ends, Gulfstream Park ended the year with three $100,000 bets, led by Janus Stakes, topped by group 1 winning sprinter Wild child .

With over $1.6 million in earnings, the DARRS Extravagant kid was last seen in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Del Mar, where he ranks 9th after Golden Palace . But intern Brendan Walsh ran close to the nation’s top grass sprinter from the start, finishing second behind him, beating 2 1/4 of the length, in a Woodford Stakes match set by TVG ( G2T) presented at Keeneland.

On Friday, he was cleared in the unranked Janus class, though not so much for him to be in favor. He is second choice 3-1 on the light line behind William Branch’s 7-5 favorite Carotari , quick final grant winner at Keeneland, who has a 3-1-0 record in his four starts at Gulfstream for coach Brian Lynch.

Extravagant Kid, a peaceful 8-year-old son of Kiss the Kid , was 3-3-2 in 11 starts at Gulfstream on grass and 15-17-7 in 54 starts overall. This year, he traveled abroad to capture the Al Quoz Sprint sponsored by Azizi Developments (G1T) in Meydan and finished third in the King’s Stand Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot.

He won or placed 27 stakes, starting at his age of 3.

Tyler Gaffalione joins Extravagant Kid while lead racer Luis Saez joins Carotari (Artie Schiller ), winner of the second consecutive Silks Run Stakes at Gulfstream in March.

This field also includes stake winners Smokin ‘Jay , Speed ​​Xy , City of Omaha , and Yes I am free .

Janus was Friday’s first race, followed by four races then Via Borghese Stakes for mares and mares at 1 3/8 mile. There, Jordan Wycoff’s Flower candy and Moyglare Stud Farm’s Beautiful lover , both arrange stakes in New York, battle with Repole Stable’s Always shop , the champion of the race.

Gaffalione rides a 5 year old Great again mare, who races with the shirts blinking after wearing them in her last 10 starts.

Bet winner Introduced , Miss Auramet , and Ms. J McKay race lovers. Both Miss Auramet and Miss J McKay are entitled to an optional allowance when claiming victory, and Inducted Third Place in the Floral Park Stakes at Belmont Park in her most recent start.

Colts Neck Stables’ by Jorge Duarte Jr. showcase, coach, twice beat Miss Auramet in sprints this summer at Monmouth Park. Miss Auramet defeated Introduced there on May 30.