Ten Seek Hutcheson Glory
The Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) might be the
headline event at Gulfstream Park on Saturday but the Hutcheson Stakes (G2)
appears to be the better wagering opportunity.
Travelin Man ran fast in his romping six furlong debut in January and he
is one of several early runners in today's contest. John Velazquez rides the
fleet son of Trippi and he shows five published Palm Meadows works for this.
His uncoupled stablemate Razmataz
Flashpoint smartly captured his inner track debut at Aqueduct but he did
not nearly run as fast as Travelin
Man. He was flattered when the
place finisher came back to win and the Rick Dutrow trainee arrived in South Florida earlier this month.
Crossbow
Madman Diaries finished a respectable 4th when last seen in the BC
Juvenile Turf (G2) in November. He won the Sapling (G3) on dirt and adds more
pace fuel to the fire.
Black N Beauty
Leave of Absence, 6th in the Holy Bull, appears to be the best late
mover in this one and would appreciate a pace meltdown. The $145,000 son of
Harlan's Holiday adds blinkers and sports a
bullet work for this.
Manicero has won four straight including back-to-back $75,000 stakes
tallies at Tampa Bay. The waters get deeper today but he
is 2-for-2 at seven panels and is well drawn for an outer tactical journey.
Royal Currier brings plenty of speed to the table but has yet to race
beyond six furlongs and might have to work hard to keep up from the outside
post.
Florida-bred Little Drama completes the field. The David Fawkes charge
makes his first start since October and could need the outing. All of his races
and works have been at Calder.
The Hutcheson goes as the 9th race on the Feb 26 card with a scheduled post
time of 4:51PM ET.