Bullards Alley Back for Big Turf Card at Gulfstream

On a busy day of turf stakes Dec. 30 at Gulfstream Park, Bullards Alley will try to add one more highlight to his 5-year-old season that has included an upset victory in the Pattison Canadian International Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine.

With the Tropical Park Oaks Stakes being split into two divisions, Gulfstream will offer five stakes races on its turf course Saturday with total purses of $400,000.

Wayne Spalding and Faron McCubbins’ Bullards Alley will start in the most lucrative of those races: the $100,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at two miles. Trained by Tim Glyshaw, the gelding will be making his first start since a respectable sixth-place finish in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T), which followed his runaway score in the Canadian International.

Bullards Alley, who has placed in two other graded stakes this season, will try for his second stakes win of 2017. Glyshaw, who long-term would like to get Bullards Alley back in the Breeders’ Cup Turf in 2018 at Churchill Downs, said the two-mile distance should be a good fit for the son of Flower Alley.

“It’s like hunting. You have to hunt races for these type of horses. There are very few of them,” Glyshaw said. “This is to get him back started. He loves anything a mile-and-a-half and over.”

In the day’s other turf stakes races:

* Multiple grade 2 winner Miss Sky Warrior will start from the inside when Arlene London’s daughter of First Samurai  tries the grass for the first time in her final 3-year-old start in the first division of the 1 1/16-mile Tropical Park Oaks. Trainer Kelly Breen said he’s trying something new with Miss Sky Warrior, who has lost her past three races.

“I’m trying to get her back to her winning ways. I’ve been told in the past by her owner that there’s a lot of turf in the pedigree,” Breen said. “She worked out on the turf at Palm Meadows and really flew over it. Not to say that she doesn’t like dirt, but we’re going to try this as another opportunity and keep all our options open.”

* With 26 fillies entered in the Tropical Park Oaks, it was split into two divisions. The second division features the stakes debut of Eric Dattner and Harry Astarita’s Speighgal, a daughter of Speightstown  who has registered consecutive clear victories at the maiden special weight and allowance-optional claiming levels in New York.

* In the 1 3/16-mile Via Borghese Stakes for fillies and mares, Martini Glass will try for a second straight win on the Gulfstream turf after taking the Claiming Crown Tiara, which is run under starter conditions. Twice grade 1-placed this season on dirt, Martini Glass is trained by co-owner Keith Nations.

“She’s extremely versatile,” Nations said of the 4-year-old daughter of Kitalpha. “The only thing I haven’t done with her is run her on the synthetic, not that we’re planning to. She’s won going seven-eighths; she’s won on dirt; she’s won on turf; she’s won in mud; she’s finished second at a mile-and-a-quarter. She’s extremely versatile.”

* Closing out the card will be the Tropical Park Derby, where John Oxley’s Dance Strike will make his stakes debut after a pair of wins and a close second in his first three starts. The son of Tapit  enters off a two-length score in an allowance-optional claiming race Nov. 18 at Gulfstream Park West when he rallied from 10^th.

Entries: H. Allen Jerkens S.

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, December 30, 2017, Race 5

• STK
• 2m
• Turf
• $100,000
• 3 yo's & up
• 2:05 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Infinite Wisdom (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	121	Brian A. Lynch	9/2
2	2Run Time (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	117	Michael J. Maker	10/1
3	3Gold Shield (KY)	Manuel Franco	119	Claude R. McGaughey III	7/2
4	4English Illusion (ON)	Jose Lezcano	117	Daniel J. Vella	12/1
5	5Honovi (KY)	Luis Saez	117	Brendan P. Walsh	15/1
6	6El Kurdo (KY)	Edwin Rafael Talaverano Cardenas	121	Chad Summers	20/1
7	7Bullards Alley (KY)	Paco Lopez	123	Tim Glyshaw	7/5
8	8Infobedad (ARG)	Joel Rosario	119	Neil D. Drysdale	6/1

Entries: Tropical Park Oaks

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, December 30, 2017, Race 7

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Turf
• $75,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 3:05 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Miss Sky Warrior (KY)	Nik Juarez	121	Kelly J. Breen	10/1
2	2Ellery Lane (IRE)	Jose Lezcano	117	Brian A. Lynch	8/1
3	3Dream Awhile (KY)	John R. Velazquez	117	Chad C. Brown	9/2
4	4Rose Tree (PA)	Darryll P. Holland	121	Jonathan E. Sheppard	30/1
5	5Momentiempo (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	117	James J. Toner	15/1
6	6Jaunt (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	117	Claude R. McGaughey III	20/1
7	7Bernadiva (KY)	Paco Lopez	117	William I. Mott	12/1
8	8Bride Street (KY)	Chris Landeros	117	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	12/1
9	9Westit (GB)	Manuel Franco	117	H. Graham Motion	4/1
10	10Overnegotiate (NY)	Joel Rosario	119	Todd A. Pletcher	10/1
11	11Storm the Hill (KY)	Luis Saez	121	Eddie Kenneally	7/2
12	12Charged (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	119	Michael Stidham	20/1
13	13Bigkat and Camille (KY)	Luca Panici	117	Bruce R. Brown	20/1

Entries: Tropical Park Oaks

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, December 30, 2017, Race 9

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Turf
• $75,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 4:06 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Lido (KY)	Luis Saez	117	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	12/1
2	2Taperge (KY)	Joel Rosario	117	Chad C. Brown	4/1
3	3Ghostly Presence (ON)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	121	Roger L. Attfield	6/1
4	4Super Marina (KY)	Manuel Franco	121	George Weaver	15/1
5	5Team of Teams (KY)	Jose Lezcano	117	James A. Jerkens	10/1
6	6Flying Harmony (KY)	John R. Velazquez	117	Todd A. Pletcher	15/1
7	7I'm Betty G (MD)	Jose L. Ortiz	121	Michael J. Maker	9/2
8	8Spanish Harlem (KY)	Nik Juarez	117	Armando De la cerda	10/1
9	9My Sistersledge (MD)	Emisael Jaramillo	121	Michael J. Trombetta	20/1
10	10Speighgal (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	117	Barclay Tagg	5/1
11	11English Affair (KY)	Chris Landeros	117	George R. Arnold, II	20/1
12	12Lirica (FL)	Marcos Meneses	121	Antonio Sano	20/1
13	13Sister Nation (KY)	Luis Contreras	121	Michael P. De Paulo	15/1

Entries: Via Borghese S.

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, December 30, 2017, Race 10

• STK
• 1 3/16m
• Turf
• $75,000
• 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 4:37 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Daring Duchess (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	119	Michael J. Maker	10/1
2	2Martini Glass (KY)	Paco Lopez	117	Keith Nations	6/1
3	3Galileo's Song (IRE)	Joel Rosario	117	Chad C. Brown	3/1
4	4Texting (KY)	John R. Velazquez	117	Chad C. Brown	10/1
5	5Flipcup (NY)	Jose Lezcano	119	William I. Mott	12/1
6	6Eqho (KY)	Chris Landeros	117	Stephen S. Lyster	30/1
7	7Involuntary (KY)	Luis Contreras	121	Josie Carroll	10/1
8	8Taralena (KY)	Nik Juarez	117	Christophe Clement	15/1
9	9Beauly (GB)	Luis Saez	117	Brendan P. Walsh	4/1
10	10Downton Kitten (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	117	Eduardo Caramori	30/1
11	11Promotional (FL)	Manuel Franco	117	Thomas F. Proctor	5/1
12	12Playful Sound (GB)	Tyler Gaffalione	119	Christophe Clement	15/1

Entries: Tropical Park Derby

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, December 30, 2017, Race 11

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Turf
• $75,000
• 3 yo
• 5:08 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Durocher (TX)	Paco Lopez	117	Joseph F. Russo	20/1
2	2Tiz a Slam (ON)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	121	Roger L. Attfield	20/1
3	3Profiteer (KY)	John R. Velazquez	119	Claude R. McGaughey III	7/2
4	4Somekindofmagician (MD)	Nik Juarez	117	Michael J. Trombetta	15/1
5	5My Bariley (KY)	Albin Jimenez	121	Anthony J. Granitz	20/1
6	6Mr Cub (KY)	Chris Landeros	117	Ian R. Wilkes	8/1
7	7Dalarna (KY)	Emma-Jayne Wilson	121	Kelly Rubley	15/1
8	8General McGooby (FL)	Luis Saez	121	Lilli Kurtinecz	20/1
9	9Gorgeous Kitten (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	117	Michael J. Maker	12/1
10	10Dance Strike (KY)	Emisael Jaramillo	117	Mark E. Casse	12/1
11	11Secretary At War (KY)	Jose Lezcano	121	James A. Jerkens	9/2
12	12Small Bear (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	121	Jeremiah C. Englehart	6/1
13	13Funtastic (KY)	Joel Rosario	117	Chad C. Brown	5/1
14	14Without Remorse (FL)	Carlos Montalvo	117	Michelle Nihei	30/1
15	15Zitman (KY)	Miguel Angel Vasquez	117	Agustin C. Bezara	30/1