Saturday, December 27, 2025
Powered by the Raymond Track Report — sarcasm included at no extra charge.
Saturday at Gulfstream is when the grandstand fills up, the beer lines get longer, and everyone suddenly thinks they’re a turf-course whisperer. Good news: you don’t need luck today—just structure, patience, and the ability to ignore the guy yelling “LOCK OF THE DAY” in Race 2.
Let’s get to work.
🏁 RACE 1 – Maiden Special Weight | 1 Mile Turf
Top Play: (10) Whitethorn – WIN (5-1)
Big field, turf mile, and Irad Ortiz doing Irad Ortiz things. This is a trip race, not a speed contest.
📝 Sarcasm note: If you’re spreading with 12 horses here, congratulations—you’ve invented charity.
🏁 RACE 2 – Maiden Claiming | 5F All-Weather
Top Play: (8) Hillbilly Bob – WIN (8-1)
Short sprint, messy race, and value screams louder than the PA system.
📝 This is a “bet price, not names” situation.
🏁 RACE 3 – Claiming | 1 1/16M All-Weather
Top Play: (3) Genuine Gomo – WIN (5-2)
All-Weather routes reward position and patience. This one checks both boxes.
📝 Overthinking this race is how tickets end up in the trash.
🏁 RACE 4 – Starter Optional Claiming | 1 Mile Dirt
Top Play: (3) Awesome Train – WIN (9-5)
Speed, class, Irad. The Holy Trinity.
📝 Yes, it’s chalk. No, chalk is not illegal.
🏁 RACE 5 – Claiming | 1 1/16M All-Weather
Top Play: (5) Walter Me Lad – WIN (3-1)
Consistent, tactical, and placed perfectly.
📝 This is the race where grinders quietly cash while others chase fireworks.
🏁 RACE 6 – Maiden Special Weight | 1 Mile Dirt
Top Play: (3) Class President – WIN (7-2)
Name fits the race. Figures fit the distance. Rider fits the moment.
📝 If this one loses, it won’t be from lack of opportunity.
🏁 RACE 7 – Allowance Optional Claiming | 1 1/16M Turf
Top Play: (5) Agate Road – WIN (10-1) 🚨
Yes, another price. No, you’re not hallucinating.
📝 This is why we don’t bet scared on Saturdays.
🏁 RACE 8 – Handicap | 1 1/16M All-Weather
Top Play: (8) Prevent – WIN (3-1)
Reliable, versatile, and ridden like the connections want to win—not “get a run.”
📝 Sometimes the obvious play is obvious for a reason.
🏁 RACE 9 – Stakes | 5F Turf
Top Play: (5) Haulin Ice – WIN (5-1)
Blink and it’s over. Turf sprints reward clean breaks and aggression.
📝 If your horse breaks last here, start planning dinner instead.
🏁 RACE 10 – Stakes | 7F Dirt
Top Play: (1) White Abarrio – WIN (1-1)
Yes, he’s even money. Yes, he’s the right horse.
📝 Sometimes the ATM just works—don’t kick it.
🏁 RACE 11 – Allowance Optional Claiming | 1 1/16M Turf
Top Play: (5) Lying by Omission – WIN (7-2)
Closes the card with class, consistency, and—shockingly—a logical setup.
📝 Finish strong. The rent is still due Monday.
📊 Final Raymond Report Word
Saturday racing isn’t about betting more—it’s about betting better.
Let others chase action. You chase edges.
And if today goes sideways? Don’t panic. That’s racing.
If it goes right? Act like you’ve been here before.
👉 More daily Gulfstream value at ATSStats.com
Stop guessing. Start investing. 🏆
