Friday, February 6, 2026
Raymond Track Report | Gulfstream Edition
📍 Track: Gulfstream Park
📊 Surfaces in Play: All Weather • Dirt • Turf
🧠 Track Bias Read: Speed holds on All Weather, patience pays on Turf
🔍 Daily Track Overview
Gulfstream continues to reward tactical speed and smart positioning, especially in short sprints. Turf routes demand discipline — wide trips get punished, and inside stalkers dominate late. This card offers clean exacta construction and several Joker overlays worth circling.
🏁 Race-by-Race Betting Notes
Race 1 – Claiming | 5½F All Weather
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Top Win: #8 Maitre D – Fast, sharp, and perfectly placed
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Value Place: #11 Mackor – Live underneath at a number
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Joker: #7 Wild West Justice
💡 Play: Exacta 8/11, 8/7
Race 2 – Maiden Optional | 5F Turf
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Win Value: #3 Evil Empire – Price + top rider = green light
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Main Threat: #7 Melody Man
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Use: #2 Night
💡 Play: Exacta 3/7, Trifecta 3/7/2
Race 3 – Maiden Claiming | 1 Mile Dirt
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Top Pair: #6 Riddle Me Khozy vs #4 La Dinamita
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Underneath: #3 Valley of Dawn
💡 Play: Exacta 6/4, 4/6
Race 4 – Claiming | 1 Mile Dirt
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Win Look: #5 What It Tiz – Legit value angle
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Logical: #6 Sweet Lazarus
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Joker: #3 Sea God
💡 Play: Trifecta 5/6/3
Race 5 – Claiming | 6F Dirt
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Chalk Worth Using: #4 Sound of the Beast
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Price Add: #2 Song So Sweet
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Live Joker: #3 Banneker
💡 Play: Exacta 4/2, 4/3
Race 6 – Allowance Optional | 1 1/16 Turf
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Key Horse: #2 Child of the Moon – Class edge
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Upside: #1 Sweet Rebecca
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Bomb: #6 Design
💡 Play: Trifecta 2/1/6
Race 7 – Maiden Special | 1 1/16 All Weather
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Win Lean: #1 Late Night Text – Best profile
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Value Use: #3 Caura
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Threat: #7 Tender Temper
💡 Play: Exacta 1/3, 1/7
Race 8 – Allowance Optional | 5F Turf
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Top Pick: #2 Shades of Jade
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Underneath: #4 Greenfield Cougar, #1 Abientot
💡 Play: Exacta 2/4, 2/1
Race 9 – Claiming | 5F All Weather
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Win: #3 Rachel’s Coach
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Live Longshot: #7 Captain Eddie
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Must Use: #2 Banded Rocket
💡 Play: Trifecta 3/7/2
Race 10 – Maiden Claiming | 1 1/16 Turf
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Win: #5 Make Me Famous
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Underneath: #1 Ski Bum
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Joker: #6 Conn Smythe
💡 Play: Exacta 5/1, 5/6
🧠 Raymond Track Report – Final Take
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✔ All Weather favors early speed
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✔ Turf routes reward inside stalkers
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✔ Several races offer Joker overlays — don’t blindly chase chalk
🐂 Bottom Line
This is a structure card, not a scattershot one.
Build smart exactas, respect surface bias, and let others overbet the names.
