Horse Racing picks for Gulfstream Park race track on Saturday, April 1: First Captain is the captain now

John Velazquez (8) aboard Audible trained by Todd Pletcher

There is plenty of great horse racing across America on Saturday, including at Gulfstream Park race track. We have been in fine form with our picks for a long time now and we are up +298.22 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5, 2021. Let’s keep it rolling!

Here are our best bets for Saturday’s action at Gulfstream Park race track.

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12:28 pm Gulfstream Park (Race 3) – Harry Time 3/1 (2-star play)

The son of Harry Angel showed good form in Europe, including when fourth in the Group 2 July Stakes over 6 furlongs at Newmarket last July. The pick has shown good form in 2 starts for the Saffie Joseph barn including when three-and-a-half-lengths second over a mile-and-one-sixteenth here last month. The drop in trip here should pose no issues and he is taken to deliver a victory with Leonel Reyes, on board last time out booked to ride. 

2:26 pm Gulfstream Park (Race 7) – First Captain 9/5 (2-star play)

Shug McGaughey’s 5-year-old has shown strong form at a higher level in the past, including when winning the Grade 3 Pimlico Special over a mile-and-three-sixteenths at Pimlico in May last year. The selection has made just the 3 starts since then including when third in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga on his penultimate start. The Curlin entire makes his seasonal debut here and is taken to deliver a first up victory under Luis Saez. 

3:31 pm Gulfstream Park (Race 9) – My Prankster 5/2 (2-star play)

Performed well in stakes company as a 3-year-old in 2022 including when winning by half-a-length in the Grade 3 Swale Stakes over 7 furlongs here. Finished on the board in 2 of his 3 subsequent starts for top handler Todd Pletcher. While the pick hasn’t raced since a fifth in the Grade 2 Amsterdam at Saratoga at the end of July he has delivered a string of solid works of late and looks capable of scoring here.  

4:04 pm Gulfstream Park (Race 10) – Marketsegmentation 2/1 (2-star play)

A winner of 2 of her 3 previous starts, the American Pharoah filly delivered an impressive three-and-a-quarter-length victory in a mile-and-one-sixteenth allowance optional claimer here at the end of December. The 4-year-old acquitted herself well stepped up to Grade 3 stakes company when a length third in the Grade 3 Endeavour over the same trip at Tampa Bay Downs in early February. Remains open to improvement and can deliver a first stakes success with Irad Ortiz back in the saddle. 

6:40 pm Gulfstream Park (Race 14) – Forte 4/5 (3-star play)

A winner in 5 of his 6 previous starts, this son of Violence has won 3 Grade 1s and a Grade 2 since suffering a defeat in the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes over 6 furlongs at Saratoga last July. The 3-year-old drew four-and-a-half-lengths clear of his rivals when taking the Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth Stakes over a mile-and-one-sixteenth here just under a month ago. The selections looks up to providing Todd Pletcher with a seventh win in this race. 

Exotic

Early Pick 3

Race 1 – 3, 4
Race 2 – 2, 6
Race 3 – 3, 6

Stake – $2.00
Total Stake – $16.00

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