We love all International Racing here at 888sport and on Saturday, Gulfstream Park hosts a bumper 14-race card which includes the 69th running of the Curlin Florida Derby, a prep race for the Kentucky Derby and a stepping stone to the Triple Crown.
The action starts at 3.30pm GMT with the Derby itself going off at 10.36pm GMT - it is without doubt the biggest horse racing betting event of the weekend.
Many international broadcasters will be bringing us the coverage, but if you get stuck for the live pictures in your corner of the world, Gulfstream Park will be streaming the meeting in its entirety here: LIVE GULFSTREAM PARK ACTION.
You can find EVERY single race priced up on our website. Our racing expert, Steven Mullington marks your card in the style of a typical US race guide:
Race 1 - 3:30pm One And One Sixteenth Miles (Turf)
4-Niko’s Dream: her trainer can defy the layoff & she ran really well in the lone try past a flat mile.
5-Zabava: just has to find that last lil bit of extra gas in the tank late in the lane.
2-Comic Kitten: protected from the claim off a near-miss that would’ve been second straight win.
8-Devious Charm: 4th-itis should be fitter second race back off the extended break.
Race 2 - 4:00pm Seven Furlongs (Dirt)
5-Beau Luminarie: romped putting it all together last out & can only improve.
3-Brutus: +blinkers now off and looking for first win.
8-Overdeliver: looking for third straight win for a barn that can fire off the claim.
2-Allurstra: steps up off series of good efforts.
Race 3 - 4:30pm One And One Sixteenth Miles (Turf)
8-Unleveraged: freshened for hot barn having not done much wrong in his career.
3-Largent: has yet to run a bad race.
4-Faraway Kitten: 2nd-itis always runs his race.
5-Temple: horse for course, gets a bit of class relief.
1-Krampus: home at this level & intrigues for Tomlinson off the claim.
Race 4 - 5:00pm One Mile (Turf)
11-Mr. Hustle: stretches out to a route for the first time, but you can’t do better than an undefeated record.
6-Vitalogy: Walsh has managed him a neck-from-perfect since he shipped Stateside.
3-Get Smokin: beaten a neck by a next-out winner v. similar last out.
9-South Bend: 3rd-itis to several in here so wouldn’t surprise if he hits the board.
4-Summer to Remember: has done nothing wrong in his career.
Race 5 - 5:30pm One Mile (Dirt)
3-Network Effect: can’t fault them for taking the shot in the G1 last out but this is more his ilk.
2-Olympic Village: home at this level.
5-Chewing Gum: always around at the wire & works suggest he’s ready to fire.
7-Wind of Change: +blinkers for second US start.
Race 6 - 6:00pm One And One Eighth Miles (Dirt)
6-American Tattoo: toss the failed turf try last out & he fits.
1-Harvey Wallbanger: when he shows up, he’s super game.
11-Prompt: ran game off the layoff.
5-Just Whistle: can only improve off the solid prep last out off the layoff.
Race 7 - 6:30pm One Mile (Turf)
7-Walk In Marrakesh: her two US starts have been phenomenal near-misses.
2-Onyx: horse for course is looking for her fourth straight win.
5-Cheermeister: could find herself loose on the lead.
1-Lucky Polly: keeps running well as she’s stepping up.
9-Seducer: fairly big class jump considering she’s been off since breaking her maiden gamely last Fall.
Race 8 - 7:00pm Seven Furlongs (Dirt)
3-Last Judgement: in off confidence-boosting win.
6-Home Base: somewhat of a specialist at this distance.
1-Vekoma: off a year since the Derby try & curious to see if his early form holds now that he’s four.
12-Majestic Dunhill: will be rolling late, which means he needs everything to go in the lane.
5-Bourbon Resolution: comes back to a more friendly distance & deserves a clean trip.
Race 9 - 7:34pm One Mile (Turf)
2-Zofelle: hasn’t done much wrong in her four starts in the States, but she’s prone to a troubled trip.
5-Newspaperofrecord: forget the start that sent her to the sidelines & she’s very talented.
3-Souper Escape: consistent filly was freshened after a woeful effort in December,
7-Getmotherarose: always runs her race & was game to take the G3 Honey Fox last out despite a bumpy ride.
Race 10 - 8:17pm One And Three Eighth Miles (Turf)
5-Gentle Ruler: hasn’t run a bad race in a year.
6-Mean Mary: speedster keeps stepping up & keeps winning.
12-Elizabeth Way: looking for her third straight win since coming to the US.
2-Kelsey’s Cross: needs the right trip to unleash her closing kick.
Race 11 - 8:49pm One And One Sixteenth Miles (Dirt)
8-Dream Marie: ran well enough first-time in stakes company and she should improve.
5-Spice Is Nice: bounced a little off the huge debut but even still ran big.
7-Lucrezia: looking for third straight win after romping in the prep last out.
4-Lake Avenue: needed the race off the layoff earlier this month.
Race 12 - 9:26pm One And One Half Miles (Turf)
3-Spooky Channel: excels at the marathon distances.
9-Zulu Alpha: course and distance winner and is looking for his third straight win.
2-Bemma’s Boy: freshened a little since running big in Houston off the layoff.
5-Go Poke The Bear: popular claimer intrigues for the exotics on the jump-up in class.
Race 13 - 10:00pm One Mile (Turf)
10-Sombeyay: took the G3 last out & loves the distance.
3-March to the Arch: cuts back to the distance he was a length from taking a G1 in a few months back.
12-El Tormenta: not prone to the cleanest of trips.
7-Social Paranoia: in off the layoff after putting it all together after a consistent summer campaign last year.
5-Maraud: 3rd-itis and should hang on for a place.
Race 14 - 10:36pm *The Florida Derby* One And One Eighth Miles (Dirt)
7-Tiz the Law: hasn’t run a bad race yet.
2-Shivaree: loses blinkers off a winter where he hasn’t done much wrong.
5-Gouverneur Morris: super consistent & will only get better as he matures.
12-Ete Indien: has to prove the Fountain of Youth wasn’t a fluke.
3-Disc Jockey: talented but has to prove it stepping up in class.
*Credit for the main photo belongs to Lynne Sladky / AP Photo*
