Weekend Winners Club

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Gulfstream Saturday March 2. There was massive stakes racing at Gulfstream Park last weekend, with 9 graded stakes races and plenty of exciting finishes. Let’s recap the stakes action quickly, along with what The Grid, provided free for that day, had to say.
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R5 1:30ET 8f T CanTuf-G3 4 UP: Krampus won at 5-1, Grid top 3 in LP, stamina, and power in a short competitive field race.
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R6 2:00ET 6f D GpSprint-G3 4 UP: Recruiting Ready won at 1-2, tops in all Grid categories except LP and no surprise. Top LP Sweetontheladies finished 3rd at 17-1.
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R7 2:30ET 9.5f T VeryOne-G3 4 UP FM: Another favorite, Holy Helena won at 2-1. In a race with not much speed, the two top EP horses finished 2nd and 3rd at 24-1 and 4-1.
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R8 3:00ET 8.5f T Hcmbride-G3 3 YO F: Again, favored Cambier Park won at 4-5, tops in all Grid categories except for being 2nd in LP and Stamina.
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R9 3:30ET 8.5f T Md Sp Wt 3 YO F: Not a stakes race, this MSW was won at 8-1 by Seranitsa, who was 1 in EP and 2 in Speed. In 2nd was a 1st time starter from Pletcher by Pioneerof the Nile at 5-1. 3rd another 1st time starter from Juan Avila by Australia at 81-1. 4th was Lady Rosalie at 10-1, top Power and 2nd in LP and Stamina. If you were both clever and used the Grid, you could have got a dime super payoff of $1458. I wasn’t that clever but did have the exacta.
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R10 4:00ET 8.5f D Md Sp Wt 3 YO: Identifier at 5-1 won with top Power, 2nd in EP and Speed, 3rd Stamina. 2nd was Ranger Up at 7-1 with top EP and Speed, 2nd in Power and Stamina. 3rd was favored High Amplitude, 8-5 and top in LP and Stamina. Easy exotic payouts with the Grid. $1 super paid $337.
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R11 4:30ET 8f T HoneyFox-G3 4 UP FM: Even money fav Precieuse won with top LP Power Stamina. 2nd was 2nd Power horse Valedictorian at 6-1. In 3rd was the 3rd Power horse Bellavais at 3-1. In 5th was Hogan’s Holiday at 32-1, 2nd in LP and 3rd in Stam.
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Note in the above MSW’s for 3yos, things got really interesting. Again they get interesting here with the 3yo races, with good odds and payouts.
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R12 5:01ET 8f D DvonaDale-G2 3 YO F: In a short but very competitive field with these rapidly developing fillies, there was a clear cut favorite who was proven at this distance, winning 2 G1’s last year at this distance. However, there was a significant amount of speed for a 7 horse field.
The winner Jeltrin was 51-1 in her 1st 2-turn attempt, and ranked 3rd in EP and Speed. In 2nd was Cookie Dough at 13-1, 2nd in EP, Speed, and Power. In 3rd was Champagne Anyone at 9-1, 1st in LP and 2nd in Stamina. And in 4th was your favorite Jaywalk, tops in all categories except LP, at 1-5.
So if you boxed some top Grid plays including the long shots, instead of keying Jaywalk at the top, you could have had a dime super of $404, or $1 super of $4040, or a 50 cent tri of $1007. Maybe you just had enough for a $1 exacta box paying $512.
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R13 5:32ET 8.5f D FntnOYth-G2 3 YO: Excitement continued as 10-1 Code of Honor regained his 2yo form. He was 3rd in Power and top 5 in all other Grid categories of the 11 horse field and up from 6-1 ML. In 2nd was our 2nd pick, Bourbon War at 4-1 down from 10-1 ML, 1st in LP and Stamina, 5th in Power. In 3rd was Vekoma at 3-1, 1st in Power and top 3 in all other categories. In 4th was Hidden Scroll at 6-5, tops in most categories. Rounding out the top 5 was Global Campaign, 3rd in EP and Speed.
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R14 6:06ET 11f T MDiarmd-G2 4 UP: Favorite and top Power Zulu Alpha won at even money. Not surprising, but in 2nd was your Grid’s top LP and Stamina Melmich at 13-1. In a race almost devoid of speed, the rest of the top 5 consisted of the top EP and Speed horses.
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So you still don’t think you can win using the Grid? Maybe a baseball bat would help matters. Or perhaps you think we’re making it up. Nope, you can find the exact Grid we handed out free last week online.
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Here is that same Grid, modified only to remove scratched horses and insert finishing order.
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We’re following this up with a look at this week’s Kentucky Derby Futures Pool, and the 3 Derby Prep Races this weekend. So get ready for a barrage of info and try to keep up!
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