Galleon Mast Seeks First Graded Win in Canadian Turf

Anne Scott's Galleon Mast will seek his first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T) March 3 at Gulfstream Park.

The 5-year-old Mizzen Mast  gelding, who has not finished off the board in 13 starts over the Gulfstream turf course, faces seven rivals in the one-mile turf race—one of eight graded stakes on a Saturday card headlined by the Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth (G2).

"He loves his job," said trainer David Fawkes, who took over conditioning Galleon Mast during his 3-year-old campaign.

"He worked (Feb. 24) in (:47 2/5) with his neck bowed. He's doing so good," Fawkes added. "Before he won his last race, we said, 'One more time and then we'll give him a little vacation.' He absolutely galloped. Then we said, 'Maybe we'll keep going.' He's not acting tired. He's happy as hell."

Highland Sky is set to return from a five-month layoff for trainer Barclay Tagg. Owned by Joyce Young, and Gerald and Jerrie McManis, the 5-year-old gelding finished second by a neck in the 2016 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park. 

The son of Sky Mesa  has not won since an optional-claiming allowance at Gulfstream in February of 2017.

Shakhimat, winner of the Dec. 16 Tropical Turf Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream for Dan Gale, William Werner, and owner/trainer Roger Attfield, will carry the high weight of the field at 123 pounds. He finished fifth in his season opener, the Jan. 13 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2T).

Michael Hui's 9-year-old Hogy, a multiple graded stakes winner at sprint distances on turf, is slated to stretch out around two turns for the Canadian Turf. Trained by Michael Maker, the Offlee Wild gelding won the Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes (G3T) Sept. 9 in his first start after being claimed for $80,000. The veteran millionaire most recently captured the five-furlong Frontier Utilities Turf Sprint Jan. 28 at Sam Houston Race Park, his eighth stakes win.

Earlier on the card, older fillies and mares will have their turn at one mile on the turf in the $100,000 Sand Springs Stakes.

Longines Just a Game Stakes (G1T) winner Celestine will look to bounce back after a runner-up finish in the Jan. 27 South Beach Stakes at Gulfstream, where she missed by three-quarters of a length. The 6-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy will face the likes of graded stakes winner Grizzel, who has not raced since a seventh-place finish in the Ontario Derby Oct. 15 at Woodbine.

Entries: Canadian Turf S. (G3T)

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 03, 2018, Race 10

• Grade IIIT
• 1m
• Turf
• $150,000
• 4 yo's & up
• 4:00 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Galleon Mast (FL)	Luis Saez	121	David Fawkes	6/1
2	2Conquest Sandman (ON)	Jose Lezcano	121	Juan Carlos Perez Abarrio	15/1
3	3Blind Ambition (KY)	Javier Castellano	119	Todd A. Pletcher	12/1
4	4Highland Sky (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	117	Barclay Tagg	3/1
5	5March (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	119	Jonathan Thomas	5/2
6	6Hogy (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	121	Michael J. Maker	5/1
7	7Shakhimat (ON)	John R. Velazquez	123	Roger L. Attfield	4/1
8	8Derby Champagne (KY)	Robby Albarado	117	George R. Arnold, II	12/1

Entries: Sand Springs S.

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 03, 2018, Race 5

• STK
• 1m
• Turf
• $100,000
• 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 1:30 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Celestine (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	119	Christophe Clement	3/5
2	2Kylla Instinct (GB)	Tyler Gaffalione	117	Roger L. Attfield	6/1
3	3Grizzel (IRE)	Javier Castellano	119	Michael J. Doyle	5/1
4	4Storm the Hill (KY)	Luis Saez	121	Eddie Kenneally	6/1
5	5Team of Teams (KY)	John R. Velazquez	117	James A. Jerkens	8/1
6	6Perdona (KY)	Edgar S. Prado	119	Kelly Rubley	20/1
7	7Island Reward (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	117	Yvon Belsoeur	20/1