Royal Palm Juvenile

Soldi Stable LLC's Gabaldon (Gone Astray), impressive debut victory in Gulfstream's Royal Palm Juvenile May 11, will target the upcoming Royal Ascot meet, according to his trainer Jose D'Angelo Wednesday. The Royal Palm Juvenile, a five-furlong turf sprint for 2-year-olds, offered the winner an automatic stakes berth at Royal Ascot, as well as a $25,000 travel stipend. A $9,000 purchase at last year's OBS October sale, the Florida-bred set half-mile fractions of :21.33 and :43.80 under heavy pressure before kicking clear to win by 1 1/4 lengths in :56.20. "I...

Earning a $25,000 stipend and an automatic berth into one of the juvenile stakes during next month's Royal Meeting at Ascot, it was longshot Gabaldon (Gone Astray) who snagged the voucher in the final race Saturday at Gulfstream Park--the Royal Palm Juvenile S. Overlooked at odds of 16-1 for this debut, the Jose D'Angelo trainee flashed his speed from the bell as he moved to the rail to take on Governor Sam (Improbable) up the backstretch. The juveniles distanced themselves from the rest of the field around the far turn...

The second episode of An American Dream: The Return to Royal Ascot, a series following American Harlan Malter's ambitious quest to return to Royal Ascot with a horse sired by his G1 King's Stand S. runner Bucchero (Kantharos), was released by Great British Racing International (GBRI) and Ascot Racecourse on Sunday. The new episode follows Malter and Florida-based trainer Joe Orseno as they attempt to win Gulfstream Park's inaugural Royal Palm Juvenile S. with Mattingly (Bucchero), who finished second to No Nay Mets (Ire) (No Nay Never) in the automatic...

A recent RNA out of the OBS April Sale, No Nay Mets booked his ticket to Royal Ascot with a win Saturday in the inaugural Royal Palm Juvenile. Facing a field of mostly first-time starters, the son of Ireland-based No Nay Never was given only a mild 10-1 shot but broke right to the front from an outside gate under Luca Panici. With the best speed of the group, he out-sprinted his rivals to clear into the far turn through a half in :45.44 and only pulled further away from...

Live Thoroughbred racing at Gulfstream Park will resume Thursday, Apr. 6 on the first day of the Royal Palm Meet. The Royal Palm Meet will get underway with live racing conducted Thursday through Sunday with a first-race post time set for 12:40 p.m. The Royal Palm Meet's stakes schedule includes 42 stakes worth $3.945 million through Dec. 2. The $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile and the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies, contested May 13, will provide the winner of each of the five-furlong turf stakes an automatic berth into one of...