The Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes, with eight entries in the field, highlights the race card at Gulfstream Park in South Florida. There are five graded events on the race card including the Kittens Joy Stakes and the Sweetest Chant Stakes. Both are Grade 3 races with a prize purse of $175,000.
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The Kittens Joy Stakes is open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds and the race is 1 1/16 miles on turf. Moon Cat and Congruent are the favorites of eight colts in the field. Moon Cat is trained by Christopher Davis and ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado in the No. 3 gate. Trained by Antonio Sano, Congruent has jockey Edgard Zayas on board in the No. 7 gate.
The Sweetest Chant Stakes is open to three-year old fillies. The race is 1 1/16 miles on turf and the favorite is Cairo Consort. Todd Pletcher is the trainer and she is ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. out of the No. 7 gate.
2023 Holy Bull Stakes Predictions
When: Saturday, February 4th 2023
Where: Gulfstream Park
The feature event on the board at Gulfstream Park is the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes. The race is 1 1/16 miles on dirt and Lord Miles is breaking from the No. 1 gate as my first-place colt. Cyclone Mischief and Legacy Isle should finish second and third in the tight ending for this race.
Winner: Lord Miles
The three-year-old colt was bred in Kentucky and has raced for Vegso Racing Stable. He is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. and is ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. Lord Miles finished third in the ungraded Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream on Jan. 1 of this year. Also at Gulfstream in Nov. 19, he finished first in a six-furlong sprint over Big Data and There Be Dragons.
As the son of Curlin, Lord Miles is the 5-2 favorite for this race. He went two for two in the money at his first two races at Gulfstream, winning his fall’s race by six lengths with a closing move.
Place: Cyclone Mischief
Posted at 3-1 on the morning line, Cyclone Mischief has jockey Tyler Gaffalione leading him out of the No. 4 gate. Trained by Dale Romans, the three-year-old colt won his first trip this year in one mile on dirt in an Allowance race. He covered the mile in 1:36.48 over Litigate and Mr. Ripple.
Sired by Into Mischief, he has been bred to go over one mile with his stride as far as power and speed. Cyclone Mischief should go neck-and-neck with Lord Miles for first place in the Holy Bull.
Show: Legacy Isle
Trained by Rohan Crichton and ridden by jockey Luis Saez, Legacy Isle is well positioned in the No. 6 gate in this race. The Kentucky-bred colt has finished first or second in three races at Gulfstream. He placed second in the Much Macho Man Stakes on Jan. 1 on a disqualification for drifting out in the stretch run.
Legacy Isle opened at 7-2 for the Holy Bull as a third choice. Sired by Shackleford, he should contend that end of 1 1/16 miles in this race given his speed at the closing stretch.