Grade 3, $100,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes at Gulfstream Park

[MonmouthGuy]

This is about as interesting a field as you will see. The two horses that will take the most money are very vulnerable.  Mott\'s Group 1 Juddmonte Euro-shipper is one of the slowest horses in the race and he may go off odds on, and Flat Out is trying turf for the first time as are several others.

I am going to key Pletcher\'s imporving 4YO Silver Medallion at 4-1 ML. He has a great forward moving line and could be a big factor in the turf mile division this year.

I will also use multiple G1 winner Teak\'s North (ML 8-1) who was as consistent as they get until his Breeders Cup Turf effort, and Mambo Meister(10-1), thinking that he runs back to the 0 in his last turf effort at CRC. Yummy With Butter (12-1) is a potential use underneath as a bomb if the he gets firm ground. His last two provide excuses-- and his prep was a dirt sprint at Tampa. Trainer does well 2nd off a layoff and sprint to route, and the combo with Paco Lopez has yielded tops or pairs in 7 out of 8 mounts.

This is a 12 horse field and could generate some big exotic payouts so I am curious in where others may see value underneath.



1 Uptowncharlybrown (KY) 5/H L R Maragh 117 E J Coletti, Sr.
2 Santiva (KY) 4/C L J L Castanon 117 B P Walsh
3 Guys Reward (KY) 5/H L D Centeno 117 D L Romans
4 Yummy With Butter (ON) 8/G L P Lopez 121 Y Belsoeur
5 Mutual Trust (GB) 4/C L1 J Lezcano 123 W I Mott
6 Mambo Meister (KY) 7/G L J Bravo 117 P A Gleaves
7 Teaks North (FL) 5/G L J C Leyva 123 J Sallusto
8 Flat Out (FL) 6/H L A O Solis 119 C L Dickey
9 Hollinger (ON) 5/G L J R Velazquez 117 R L Attfield
10 Silver Medallion (KY) 4/C L J Castellano 121 T A Pletcher
11 Hoofit (NZ) 5/G L E S Prado 117 H G Motion
12 Kindergarden Kid (KY) 5/G L J R Leparoux 121 B Tagg
13 Cool Blue Red Hot (KY) (MTO) 4/C L M R Cruz 117 A J Penna, Jr.
14 Flatter This (KY) (MTO) 5/H L L Jurado 119 K O\'Connell