Hal’s Hope kicks off 2009 Gulfstream Park meet
January 2, 2009 by Jarrod Horak
Filed under Handicapping, Horses, Jockeys, Miscellaneous, Racetracks, Stakes Races, Trainers
The highly anticipated 2009 Gulfstream Park meet begins on Saturday with a wide open renewal of the Grade 3 Hal’s Hope Handicap.
Former Louisiana Downs racing secretary Doug Bredar takes over that same post at the Gulf. He did a great job for us last year, and look for more of the same in Florida. Good luck Doug!
The Hal’s Hope will be run at a flat mile around one turn, and early/pressing types from middle to outer posts dominated at this distance last year. Bribon (5-1) fell too far back in the Cigar Mile (G1) last time. Alan Garcia rides the …read more
