A better day at Gulfstream Park (Ryan Thompson)
Live Action Continues at Gulfstream Park with 11-Race Program Saturday
David Joseph/Gulfstream Park
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Heavy rain and a forecast for continued thunderstorms throughout the afternoon caused Gulfstream Park to cancel the balance of its nine-race program following Friday’s second race out of an abundance of caution for horses, horsemen and fans.
Overnight rain Thursday forced each of Friday’s three races scheduled for the turf to be moved to the all-weather Tapeta course. Peacethrustrength ($5) won the opener, a 3-year-old and up maiden claimer on Tapeta for Sunshine Meet leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Carlos David-trained Carentan ($6) took Race 2 for claimers 3 and older, also on Tapeta.
Post time for the first of 11 races Saturday is 12:50 p.m.
A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is scheduled for Sunday. The popular multi-race wager was hit twice in three days last weekend, returning payouts of $143,083.80 Oct. 3 and $50,554.92 Oct. 5.
