Saffie Joseph Jr., tied for the training lead, sent out impressive debut winner Code Review on Sunday at Gulfstream Park.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – If you had told Carlos David that he would be sitting atop the trainer standings after the first two months of the Gulfstream Park Championship meet, he probably would have laughed at the notion. With a barn of just 35 horses, he didn’t figure to be able to compete against the juggernaut stables of Saffie Joseph Jr., Todd Pletcher, Mark Casse, Brad Cox, and Jose D’Angelo during the premier winter session in the country.
But when racing resumes here Thursday, David and Joseph will be tied atop the trainer standings with 21 wins. David will attempt to take a solo lead when he sends out starters in four of the day’s 10 races. His entrants include last-out maiden winner Hawk in the afternoon’s $54,000 allowance feature for 3-year-old Florida-breds going seven furlongs over the main track.