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‘Working Hard': Jockey Edwin Gonzalez Notches 2,000th Win
'Working Hard': Jockey Edwin Gonzalez Notches 2,000th Win originally appeared on Paulick Report. Jockey Edwin Gonzalez rode the 2000th winner of his career Sunday at Gulfstream Park, guiding Bobby Bob to victory in race 34-year-old jockey was accompanied by his wife Karina and friends during a winner's circle ceremony celebrating a milestone achieved by winning a lot of races at every stop in a well-traveled career.'I'm feeling amazing. It's been a long road to get here. It was a special moment crossing the wire,' said Gonzalez, who stalked the pace aboard Bobby Bob ($8) before making a wide stretch rally aboard the Antonio Sano-trained 3-year-old gelding to prevail by three-quarters of a length in the mile-and-70-yard maiden claiming race on Tapeta. 'I came here [to the U.S.] alone and kept working hard. I'm going to keep working 24-7.' Gonzalez has been a standout at his profession, literally, as well as physically. Noticeably tall for a jockey, he has used what others may view as a disadvantage to his distinct advantage.'I help the horses with my legs and long arms. I've learned from some good guys, like Edwin Castro -- he's a tall rider in Puerto Rico,' said Gonzalez, referring to Camarero's dominant veteran jockey with more than 2800 winners. 'Turning for home, I help them with my legs and my long arms. I don't have to hit them.'Gonzalez first ventured to Gulfstream at the tail end of the 2020-2021 Championship Meet, winning his first race at the Hallandale Beach track aboard Phat Man on March 28, 2021, on his second day of competition. He has gone on to become a prominent year-round force in the Gulfstream jockeys' room.'I've been riding better horses for better trainers. They gave me the opportunity to keep going,' said Gonzalez, whose mounts have earned more than $41.5 million in purses. 'I've been working hard. I've been given the opportunity to ride good horses. I thank all the trainers that support me.' Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Gonzalez rode his first winner at Camarero aboard his third mount, Perfeccionista, Dec. 20, 2009. He rode 443 winners before relocating to Penn National in 2013. He dominated the jockey's standings there, achieving a win rate of 31 percent in 2019 while riding 236 winners and 34 percent in 2020 while winning 172 races. He notched career win No. 1000 aboard Pilot Moon at Penn National on March 11, 2021, shortly before moving on to won his first Gulfstream riding title during last fall's Sunshine Meet, edging defending champion Edgard Zayas by one winner on closing day. Since arriving at Gulfstream Park, he has averaged just shy of one winner from every five winning four graded stakes in Puerto Rico, including the Grade 1 Clasico Dia del Veterano, Gonzalez has registered three graded-stakes scores in the U.S. aboard Ghost Hunter in the 2017 Arlington Handicap (G3), Shifty She in the 2021 Noble Damsel (G2) and Skippylongstocking in the 2022 West Virginia Derby (G3). This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Grade 3 Princess Rooney Highlight Of Gulfstream Sunshine Meet
Grade 3 Princess Rooney Highlight Of Gulfstream Sunshine Meet originally appeared on Paulick Report. The $200,000 Grade 3 Princess Rooney Invitational, a Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' event, will highlight the 2025 Sunshine Meet stakes schedule of 17 races worth $1.625 million in purses at Gulfstream seven-furlong stakes for fillies and mares, which offers the winner a fees-paid berth in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Nov. 1 at Del Mar, will be renewed Sept. 20. Last year, Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Soul of an Angel captured the Princess Rooney by 3 ¼ lengths before going on to rally from last to prevail in the seven-furlong Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint by a half-length at Del Mar. Michael McCarthy-trained Ce Ce won the 2021 Princess Rooney before going on to score in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Del Mar. Ce Ce returned to Gulfstream to win the 2022 Princess Rooney, but was unsuccessful in her defence of her Breeders' Cup title at Keeneland. Both Soul of an Angel and Ce Ce were honored with the Champion Female Sprinter Eclipse Award after winning the Princess Rooney and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. The stakes action for the Sunshine Meet (Sept. 5 through Nov. 23) will be kicked off by the first leg of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series for 2-year-olds, Florida-breds. The $100,000 FSS Dr. Fager, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds, and the $100,000 FSS Desert Vixen, a six-furlong dash for juvenile fillies, will be run on Sept. FSS action will resume Oct. 18 with the $150,000 FSS Affirmed, a seven-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds, and the $150,000 FSS Susan's Girl, a seven-furlong stakes for juvenile fillies. The $100,000 Gil Campbell Memorial, a 1-mile stakes for Florida-bred 3-year-olds and up, will also be featured on the Oct. 18 program. Campbell, the late president of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association, owned Stonehedge Farm South in Williston, Fla., with his wife Marilyn, who is still very much active in breeding and owning stakes are scheduled to be conducted on a turf course that is currently undergoing renovation. The $75,000 Bob Umphrey Sprint, a five-furlong dash for 3-year-olds and up, and the $75,000 Ginger Punch, a 1-mile stakes for fillies and mares, will kick off the turf stakes action on the Princess Rooney Invitational undercard Sept. 20. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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14-07-2025
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Gulfstream Park: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Yields Multiple $14,191 Payoffs
Gulfstream Park: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Yields Multiple $14,191 Payoffs originally appeared on Paulick Report. A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool yielded multiple payoffs of $14,191.52 Sunday at Gulfstream Park. Advertisement The popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for five consecutive racing days since mandatory payouts of $4,220.26 June 29. A total of $954,078 was put into the Rainbow 6 Sunday on top of a $98,693 carryover from Saturday's program. Sharpazano ($19.40) captured the Race 10 finale to complete the winning 7-2-5-2-6-9 combination. Other winners in the sequence were Refined Honor ($6) in Race 5, Trelawny ($8.60) in Race 6, Garuda ($13.40) in Race 7, Wink of an Eye ($8.20) in Race 8 and Mr Narcissistic ($3.80) in Race 9. In the Rainbow 6, the jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on mandatory payout days the entire jackpot pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the wager's six-race sequence. The Rainbow 6 begins anew when the Royal Palm Meet resumes Friday, spanning Races 4-9. Charlie's Beauty chases a third straight win in the Race 7 feature, an optional claiming allowance for Florida-bred fillies and mares 3 and up sprinting six furlongs on the main track. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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29-06-2025
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Gulfstream: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set For Sunday
Gulfstream: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set For Sunday originally appeared on Paulick Report. A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be held Sunday at Gulfstream Park. The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Saturday for the seventh racing day following a mandatory payout that yielded multiple $47,670 payoffs, leaving a carryover pool of $112,838 heading into Sunday's Rainbow 6 wagering. Advertisement Nicoletti, Nadeau Handicap Rainbow 6 Sunday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, kicked off by a non-winners-of-2-lifetime $8,000 claimer for fillies and mares in Race 5. Kathleeen O'Connell-trained Sky Baby drops in class after holding her own against better. Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Fully Entitled also drops in class and cuts back from a mile to six furlongs after returning from a long layoff to finish a tiring second. A seemingly wide-open optional claiming allowance for Florida-breds going 7½ furlongs on turf figures to challenge Rainbow 6 bettors in Race 6. Mark Casse-trained Bluff, the 5-2 morning-line favorite, drops out of a stakes after winning his 2025 debut at Tampa Bay Downs. In Race 7, a 5½-furlong $12,500 maiden claimer for fillies and mares on Tapeta, Jose D'Angelo-trained Bubbles Up would be expected to benefit from her recent return from a layoff in which she faded late against much better. R Wins Aren't Luck drops back to the level where she finished second back-to-back for red-hot trainer Carlos David. Advertisement Joseph-trained Bellavinino looms as a solid favorite in Race 8, a mile starter allowance for 3-year-old fillies on turf. The daughter of Get Stormy drops from back-to-back stakes appearances following a victory at Sunday's level of competition. David Fawkes-trained We See You looks to rebound from subpar showing in the Martha Washington that followed back-to-back victories. Lookin for Roses figures to receive considerable support from Rainbow 6 bettors while making his first start off the claim-back by Joseph in Race 9, a 1 1/16-mile $8000 claiming races for 3- and 4-year-olds on Tapeta. D'Angelo-trained Emmett drops in for a tag off even efforts against better. Irideo, who entertained Grade 1 and 2 rivals in Southern California last year, makes his 2025 debut for trainer Amador Sanchez in Race 10, a mile $35,000 claiming race for 3-year-olds and up on turf that drew a deep field of 10. Jose Gallegos-trained Battle Call is well-placed on the rail to save ground after a pair of solid in-the-money efforts that followed troubled starts. D'Angelo-trained came up just short in his turf debut and is expected to make a serious bid to go all the way Sunday. Joseph-trained Positive Review is a steady-going horse who could wake up with Sunday's drop in class. The Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. On mandatory-payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the wager's six-race sequence. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
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25-06-2025
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Haulin Ice Nears All-Time Arkansas-Bred Earnings Record
Haulin Ice Nears All-Time Arkansas-Bred Earnings Record originally appeared on Paulick Report. Multiple Oaklawn stakes winner Haulin Ice is on the doorstep of history after a front-running victory in the Musical Romance Handicap on June 22 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., that pushed her career earnings to $828,900, just short of Nodouble's $846,749, an all-time record for an accredited Arkansas-bred. The $75,000 Musical Romance was for fillies and mares, 3 and up, at 6 ½ furlongs. Haulin Ice won the Musical Romance by 3 1/4 lengths as the 2-5 favorite. Edgard Zayas rode Haulin Ice ($2.80) for Florida-based trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. She races for C2 Racing Stable LLC, Paul Braverman, Miller Racing LLC, and Timothy Pinch. Advertisement Haulin Ice, who carried top weight of 126 pounds, ran 6 ½ furlongs over a good track in 1:16.64. After an opening half-mile in :44.89, she wasn't threatened approaching the wire. A 4-year-old gray daughter of millionaire Oaklawn stakes winner Coal Front, Haulin Ice has a 9-3-0 record from 15 lifetime starts. The Musical Romance was her fifth career stakes victory. Haulin Ice whipped state-breds in the $150,000 Downthedustyroad Breeders' Stakes March 1 at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark., and was successful against open company in its $250,000 Matron Stakes March 29. Both races were six furlongs. Haulin Ice became the leading accredited Arkansas-bred female money winner in history with a front-running five-length victory in the Matron, surpassing Connie K, who earned $620,612 during a 28-race career from 2021-'24. Haulin Ice was exiting a neck victory over stablemate R Disaster in the Grade 3 Vagrancy Stakes for older fillies and mares May 4 at Aqueduct in South Ozone Park, N.Y., collecting her first graded stakes victory and bumping her career earnings to $784,350. Haulin Ice has a 6-2-0 record in eight lifetime starts at Oaklawn, with earnings of $612,050. Nodouble, the 1968 Arkansas Derby winner and the country's champion older horse in 1969 and 1970, won 13 of 42 career starts. He completed his racing career in 1970. Haulin Ice was named the 2024 Arkansas-bred Horse of the Year by the Arkansas Thoroughbred Breeders' & Horsemen's Association after winning five of 10 starts, including the $75,000 Azalea Stakes in July at Gulfstream Park, and earning $447,350. She made her first five career starts at the 2023-2024 Oaklawn meeting before being privately purchased and transferred to Joseph in the spring of 2024. She completed her busy 2024 campaign with a victory in open company Dec. 22 at Oaklawn. The $136,000 allowance sprint was one of seven victories at the meeting for Joseph. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
