Handicapping

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/26/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  5      Race overview  A competitive Florida-bred AOC for f/ms 4up going 1 1/16 miles on the turf.       Pace  It looks on the slow side, as there are too many burners here, so tactical speed should play well.      Trends  Speed is a big asset on the turf, so you should be close early, as not too many routes are going to fall apart in the lane.       Best Play  #4 BEACH READY (7-2) (turf only): Tactical sort did well to…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/25/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  7      Race overview  A solid N1X for Florida-bred 3yofs going 6Fs on the main track.       Pace  They’ll zip early, as #1 Blueish (9-5) just wired in fast time, and #3 STAR OF SATURN (6-5) has plenty of tactical speed to her outside.      Trends  Speed plays on the main, so you need to be close early on, as horses don’t make up significant ground, especially in these 1m routes where fields can be very spread out by the far turn.   …

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/24/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  2      Race overview  An extremely meek 12.5k MCL for 3up going 1-mile on the main.       Pace  It looks honest enough, as more than a few want to be involved early on, or at least up close.      Trends  Speed plays on the main, so you need to be close early on, as horses don’t make up significant ground, especially in these 1m routes where fields can be very spread out by the far turn.       Best Play  #1 BATTALION BOUND…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/21/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  8      Race overview  A competitive renewal of the Sunshine Turf for Florida breds, 4up, at 1 1/16 miles on turf.       Pace  The defending champion #5 Roaring Forties (6-1) will be in front, with #4 BOPPY O (7-2) likely stalking from close range.      Trends  Speed can dominate on the turf, especially if it’s firm, as horses can get carried home by a course that routinely plays to front runners.       Best Play  #4 BOPPY O (7-2) (turf only): Newly turned…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/20/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  8      Race overview  A deep and competitive Florida-bred AOC for 3&up going 5 ½ Fs on Tapeta.       Pace  It will be extremely fast—and potentially contested—as #7 Cruzin Man (7-5) always flies early, and faces a few who want to press/chase him.      Trends  You want to be close sprinting on Tapeta, as horses rarely come from too far back over a surface that caters to on-the-pace types.       Best Play  #4 BELLA FUTURE (4-1): Tactical sort had plenty of trouble…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/19/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  2      Race overview  A relatively meek 12.5k MCL for 3yos going 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta.       Pace  It should be honest, as there are several who wants to be close early, and who are also coming out of sprints as well.      Trends  Tactical speed usually does well routing on Tapeta, though if the rains come, things can tighten up and from more towards the front, and play inside as well.       Best Play  #7 BATTLE OF DOVER (5-2): Stalker…

  “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/18/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  8      Race overview  a deep and competitive 25k starter-allowance for 4up going 1 1/16 miles on the turf.       Pace  There’s no one here to keep #2 Swashbuckle (3-1) from making the lead and slowing it down, and many of his main rivals are one-run closers too.      Trends  Speed can dominate on the turf, especially if it’s firm, as horses can get carried home by a course that routinely plays to front runners.       Best Play  #2 SWASHBUCKLE (3-1):…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/17/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  6      Race overview  A modest 32k claimer for 3yofs going 6Fs on the main.       Pace  There’s some speed to the outside, so things should be honest, and potentially contested, up front.      Trends  Speed plays sprinting on the main, so you need to be close early, as horses just don’t make up a lot of ground in the lane.       Best Play  #1 JUST TAKE NOTES (5-2): Class dropper didn’t like the Tapeta, or stakes company on the main, but…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/14/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  4      Race overview  A seemingly solid MSW for newly turned 3yofs at 6Fs on the main.       Pace  There’s a slew of firsters here, and several who have worked fast, so things should be hot and contested early on.      Trends  Speed plays sprinting on the main, so you need to be close early, as horses just don’t make up a lot of ground in the lane.       Best Play  #5 OVERLY DRAMATIC (8-5): Pletcher firster has worked huge for this,…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  1/13/2024      Featured track  Gulfstream Park      Race number  6      Race overview  A seemingly solid MSW for newly turned 3yos at 6Fs on the main.       Pace  There’s a slew of firsters here, and several who have worked fast, so things should be hot and contested early on.      Trends  Speed plays sprinting on the main, so you need to be close early, as horses just don’t make up a lot of ground in the lane.       Best Play  #5 TURN UP THE TREES (2-1): Pletcher firster has worked huge…