🏇 Gulfstream Park – Race Day Preview & Predictions

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Raymond Track Report | ATSStats.com

Saturday at Gulfstream Park is not for tourists. This is a loaded stakes card, multiple surfaces, and enough price swings to separate disciplined investors from emotional bettors. If you’re chasing favorites all afternoon, you’re playing defense. Today is about selective aggression.

Let’s go race by race and identify where the real edges live.

🟦 Race 1 – MSW | 5F Turf | 12:20 PM

Market Read: Short turf sprint, sharp barns, live longshots underneath.

Top Pick: 🥇 (7) Mermaid (2-1)
Ortiz in turf sprints is never an accident. Logical, fast, and dangerous.

Value Use:

• 🥈 (4) Horsing Around (10-1) – Prat at a price is always worth ink.
• 🥉 (10) Classic Move (15-1) – Live exotic piece.

Exacta/Tri Angle: 7 / 4 / 10

🟦 Race 2 – Maiden Claiming | 5½F AW | 12:50 PM

Market Read: Competitive group, no dominant profile.

Top Value Play: 🥇 (8) Miskita (6-1)
This is a Raymond Report-type price—right jockey, right distance, overlooked.

Chalk Check:

• 🥈 (6) Bint Mischief (5-2) – Respect but don’t overbet.

🟦 Race 3 – Claiming | 5½F AW | 1:20 PM

Market Read: Pace-driven sprint.

Top Pick: 🥇 (3) If Not for Luck (9-2)
Husbands at 48% is not noise. This is a green-light play.

Supporting Cast:

• 🥈 (2) Retained (5-1)
• 🥉 (4) Fast Fixer (3-1)

🟦 Race 4 – MSW | 5F AW | 1:49 PM

Market Read: Chalk looks legit.

Top Pick: 🥇 (5) Viking Sun (7-5)
Ortiz + sprint MSW = control race. Use as a single or anchor.

🟦 Race 5 – STAKES | 5F Turf | 2:18 PM

Market Read: Speed, speed, and more speed.

Top Pick: 🥇 (5) Coppola (9-5)
Deserves favoritism. Tactical edge and proven class.

Value Bomb:

• 🥈 (2) Full Disclosure (20-1) – This is how you juice exotics.

🟦 Race 6 – STAKES | 6F Dirt | 2:48 PM

Market Read: Public gravitates to the favorite—rightfully so.

Top Pick: 🥇 (3) Ms. Bucchero (7-2)
Best blend of class and setup.

Upset Threat:

• (7) Win N Your In (10-1) – Don’t let this one beat you naked.

🟦 Race 7 – MSW | 1 1/16M Turf | 3:18 PM

Market Read: Big field = big prices.

Top Value Play: 🥇 (6) Minotaur (12-1)
Husbands at 48% again. This is a Raymond longshot special.

Use With:

• 🥈 (12) Epic d’Oro (6-1)
• 🥉 (4) Protect and Defend (15-1)

🟦 Race 8 – Allowance O/C | 6F Dirt | 3:48 PM

Market Read: Tight numbers across the board.

Top Pick: 🥇 (3) Lynn’s Milky Way (5-2)
Strong profile, no tricks needed.

🟦 Race 9 – STAKES | 1M Turf | 4:18 PM

Market Read: Public ignores the obvious value.

Top Value Play: 🥇 (6) Leo Toro (20-1)
Husbands + turf mile + stakes = massive overlay.

Chalk Defense:

• 🥈 (9) Feather Boa (9-2)

🟦 Race 10 – STAKES | 1 1/16M Dirt | 4:48 PM

Market Read: Balanced field, pace matters.

Top Pick: 🥇 (1) Hold My Bourbon (6-1)
Ortiz from the rail? That’s not accidental.

Exacta Use: 1 / 7 / 5

🟦 Race 11 – STAKES | 1 1/8M Turf | 5:18 PM

Market Read: Class rises, prices widen.

Top Pick: 🥇 (2) Wolfie’s Dynaghost (2-1)
Best horse, best rider, best spot.

Bomb Use:

• 🥈 (7) Naptown (30-1) – Only for serious players.

🎯 Raymond Report Betting Summary

Best VALUE RACES: 2, 7, 9
Best STABILITY RACES: 4, 5, 11
High-Risk / High-Reward: Race 9 (stakes turf mile)

You don’t need to bet all eleven races.
You need to bet four or five correctly.

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