Racing resumes today at Gulfstream Park with a $121K carryover in the late P5 which begins in 4th race on the abbreviated 8 race card. Fast and firm. Some key scratches in sequence. 4th Carrington 7th King Skull Rocket Dragon Lightning Clouds 8th Austonian Sterling Harmony

Grand Mo the First currently 22 nd on Kentucky Derby points list on cruise control this a m just stretching his legs going 5/8 in a slow and easy 103.95 up 3/4s while kept well off rail into turn in a pedestrian 118.05.

Raging Fury(4-1) cruises to victory in GP 6th under Edgard Zayas and in the process gives his trainer, Eddie Plesa Jr., career win 2,500.

Time Song(2-1) first time Lasix, first time for trainer George Weaver, first time with Emisael Jaramillo aboard now a first time winner after registering popular maiden victory in GP 5th.

Absolute Grit, who dropped his last 11 starts dating back to June of 2022, gets back on winning track and does it the hard way, re-asserting himself after being headed into stretch to grit out a game decision over Toxic Gray. Edgar Perez aboard for trainer Rohan Crichton.

First time starter Boomcchero(8-1), with a couple of fast Tapeta works on resume', runs down loose on the lead Fastest to upset GP 3rd, Jesus Rios up for trainer Ronald Coy.

Fast Chad(5-2) is going to get a pretty good 'sheet' number for winning the opener after fanning about 10 paths wide into the stretch before readily running down the leaders on plunge from MSW to bottom level maiden claimer for soon to retire trainer Ralph Nicks.

Final worker before 1 st renovation break at Gulfstream Park over very chewed up strip Kentucky Oaks bound Power Squeeze 5F 37.39 101.16 set down to wire out 114.42 for trainer Jorge Delgado.

Mensa(4-1), Patrick Husbands up for trainer Mark Casse, an easy winner of 1st 2-year-old race of local season, cruising to easy victory over Unchained Elaine. Delightful Flame, 1 of 2 in the race trained by Wesley Ward, broke slowest and was never a factor as even $ favorite.

Weaver 'The groom for that horse is diabetic. Perhaps that's the source. If you can prove intent to cheat throw the book at people. We want to clean the game up. But a lot of these situations there is no intent to cheat. And the penalties, the ramifications, are pretty harsh.

From George Weaver this a.m. at Palm Beach Downs on Metformin positive. 'We'll let the system play out. Hopefully I'll get treated fairly and will be exonerated. I think it's obvious, at least to me, that I'm not using Metformin to get my horses to perform better. 1 of 2

Among the other Todd Pletcher trained 3yos to work this a m at PBD was sensational maiden winner Mindframe who cruised a sharp 1/2 over the deep strip with Antiquarian in 25.31 49.45 out a very strong 5/8 under the conditions in 102.10.

Fierceness got back to work this a m at Palm Beach Downs breezing an easy 1/2 with Agate Road in 25.59 50.17 out 103.32 in total maintenance mode over a dry and cuppy track with Johnny V. flying in overnight from Keeneland to take his regular seat aboard the Fla Derby winner.

Clocker Reports are available for EVERY RACE DAY at Gulfstream Park & Santa Anita!

Saturday's Gulfstream Report will include bonus reports on S. Fla based horses competing in the Wood and Blue Grass. Those reports accessible in PDF file only.

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Just a reminder that Saturday's Gulfstream Park Clocker Report will include bonus reports on S. Fla based horses competing in the Wood and Blue Grass. The Wood and Blue Grass reports accessible in PDF file only.

Speed dominant thus far on Tapeta, well backed K.C. Chief wiring field on the big class drop under Edgar Perez, running well clear of 2-1 co-choice Honesto who holds on to best the rest.

A very impressive debut for Slide Show(5-1) in Gulfstream Park 3rd, runs to some strong works, dominates the field winning off by himself debuting on Tapeta around two turns for trainer Jose Garoffalo. Back to back for jockey Miguel Vasquez.

Both turf races off grass today due to heavy band of showers that passed through just before dawn. Main track is fast for opening day of Royal Palm meet at Gulfstream Park.

For those asking, the Daily Racing Form Gulfstream Park Clocker Report will continue for the next two weeks with Saturday's card to include a bonus of workout reports on all S. Florida horses entered in both the Wood and Blue Grass.

The 2023-24 Championship meet closes with a rail skimming victory by Creed's Gold(9-1) completing hat tricks for both jockey Jose Ortiz and trainer Mark Casse. Also rounds out Rainbow 6 sequence that returns $8,791 for a $.20 ticket.