Sweetest Chant

Her Todd Pletcher-trained sire was fond of Gulfstream, getting the two biggest wins of his career in the GI Florida Derby and the GII Holy Bull S. at the Hallandale oval, and now LIFE'S AN AUDIBLE (f, 3, Audible--Catkins, by Data Link) is following suit, also for Pletcher. Showing a flair for drama, Life's an Audible waited until late and made it close in victory over last-out maiden winner Style Points (Oscar Performance) in the GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Dynamic Pricing (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire})...

Saturday's graded stakes races stretch out from coast to coast and feature significant GI Kentucky Derby implications, but not entirely for the reasons we've come to expect. In South Florida, it is business as usual for the Derby preps while on the West Coast all things Kentucky Derby took an unprecedented turn. On the heels of a very successful GI Pegasus World Cup weekend, Gulfstream Park offers a tremendous card with five graded races, including the 34th running of the GIII Holy Bull S. named for the Hall of Famer...

The first and second finishers from the Jan. 4 Ginger Brew S. at Gulfstream will re-engage while meeting six other rivals in Saturday's one-mile GIII Sweetest Chant S. for sophomore turf fillies in Hallandale Beach. Ghislaine Head's She's My Type (Fr) (Dunkerque {Fr}), bought for just $27,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, debuted with a rallying success over course and distance Dec. 7 for Christophe Clement. Marooned in the widest-out 11 post for the Ginger Brew, the dark bay overcame her draw and a speed-biased turf course to prevail by...