Thursday at Gulfstream: Distaff Turf Marathon and $772,106 Rainbow 6 Carryover

HorseracingFLA Staff Report

Gulfstream Park’s feature race today is the $65,000 Savannah Jane Stakes at 1 ½ miles on turf for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up.

It is the eighth race, with scheduled post of 4:05 p.m.

Gulfstream has a ten-race card with first post of 12:35 p.m. The main track is listed as fast and the turf course is listed as firm.

Six races are scheduled for turf.  The forecast for the Hallandale Beach area is for partly cloudy skies with zero percent chance of rain.

Tampa Bay Downs is dark today. It will resume racing on Friday with a ten-race card and first post of 12:42 p.m.

The Savannah Jane will have six starters, following the scratch this morning of Indian Starlight.

The field includes the first three finishers from the La Prevoyante Stakes (Grade 3), at 11/2 miles on turf at Gulfstream. They are Maximova, Cay Dancer and Walk Close.

We will look at the Savannah Jane early this afternoon on our blog.

Gulfstream will have a carryover of $727,106 today on its Rainbow 6, starting with the fifth race that has a scheduled post of 2:35 p.m. Details are in a story posted last night on our blog.

The Savannah Jane is part of the Rainbow 6. Finding a horse to single in the Savannah Jane could be a key to  hitting the Rainbow 6.