Mythical, a disappointing fifth in the Forward Gal Stakes (G3), looks to get back into the winner's circle in the March 14 $125,000 Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
An Arindel homebred trained by Jorge Delgado, the 3-year-old daughter of St Patrick's Day has suffered only two losses from seven starts. She broke her maiden April 17 last year and went on to capture two stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the Tremont Stakes and the Adirondack Stakes (G3). She was fifth in the Spinaway Stakes (G1), which marked her first career loss, before coming back to win two stakes for Florida-breds, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Florida Sire Susan's Girl and My Dear Girl stakes. Her most recent start came in the Jan. 31 Forward Gal, where she finished fifth as the post-time second choice.
Her competition in Saturday's 6-furlong dirt race includes the Ian Wilkes trainee A Fine Chardonnay. Owned by Double 22 Stables, she is making her first start as a 3-year-old. She won the Myrtlewood Stakes at Keeneland before wrapping up last year third in the Fern Creek Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Arbiter takes on hutcheson in stakes debut
A 3-year-old son of Charlatan , Arbiter looks to remain perfect as he takes on his first stakes race. The $125,000 Hutcheson Stakes is run at 6 furlongs on the dirt.
Trained by Wesley Ward and owned by Resolution Road Stables, he broke his maiden on debut Nov. 30 at Churchill Downs going about 5 furlongs on the turf. He then won a 6-furlong allowance optional claiming race Dec. 17 at Turfway Park on the all-weather surface. Though already proven at the distance, the Hutcheson will be his first start on dirt.
He faces six other 3-year-olds, including trainer Patrick Biancone's Diciassette. The stakes-winning Mitole colt cuts back in distance off consecutive fourth-place finishes in last year's 1 1/16-mile Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland and the Jan. 31 Swale Stakes over 7 furlongs at Gulfstream.
Moon Spun looks for five in a row in the Captiva Island
The Captiva Island Stakes, run at 5 furlongs on the turf, brings a field of 11, which includes the 5-year-old Hard Spun mare Moon Spun.
Trained by Brian Lynch and owned by Town and Country Racing, she is coming off back-to-back stakes wins at Gulfstream Park. She took the Dec. 27 Abundantia Stakes and the Feb. 7 Ladies' Turf Sprint Stakes. After earning her second career victory Oct. 16, 2024, Moon Spun was sidelined for more than a year. She returned last fall with a victory in a Gulfstream allowance optional claimer before rattling off her two stakes wins.
Twirling Queen looks to get her first stakes win since November of 2024. The 5-year-old Twirling Candy mare has only posted one victory in an allowance in eight subsequent starts for trainer Jose D'Angelo. From her 18 starts, she has won seven times.
Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 14, 2026, Race 3Entries: Any Limit S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 Dee's On Dow (KY) Micah J. Husbands 120 Jorge Delgado - 2 Sweet Ember (FL) Jose E. Morelos 120 Edward Plesa, Jr. - 3 Tizasweetlady (FL) Horacio Karamanos 120 Leon J. Mckanas - 4 A Fine Chardonnay (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 124 Ian R. Wilkes - 5 Mythical (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 124 Jorge Delgado - 6 Hollen Drive (KY) Jorge Ruiz 122 William Walden -
Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 14, 2026, Race 9Entries: Hutcheson S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 Arbiter (KY) Joel Rosario 120 Wesley A. Ward - 2 Wootun (FL) Javier Castellano 120 Heather Smullen - 3 Sweeping Shadow (FL) Mario Gutierrez 120 Lisa L. Lewis - 4 I'm Sam (KY) Jorge Ruiz 120 Daniel C. Hurtak - 5 Freaky Neeks (KY) Miguel Angel Vasquez 120 Frank J. Regalbuto - 6 Fulmine (KY) Jose E. Morelos 120 J. Kent Sweezey - 7 Diciassette (FL) Junior Alvarado 122 Patrick L. Biancone -
Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 14, 2026, Race 12Entries: Captiva Island S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 Moon Spun (KY) Javier Castellano 122 Brian A. Lynch - 2 Sunna (KY) Joel Rosario 120 J. Kent Sweezey - 3 Karaya (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 120 Mark E. Casse - 4 Great Venezuela (FL) Jorge Ruiz 122 Victor Barboza, Jr. - 5 Taliesin (KY) Micah J. Husbands 122 Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. - 6 Le Amazonia (KY) Junior Alvarado 120 Victor Barboza, Jr. - 7 Flamingo Way (PA) Jose E. Morelos 120 Guadalupe Preciado - 8 Me Governor (KY) Mario Gutierrez 122 Carlos A. David - 9 Twirling Queen (KY) Luis Saez 122 Jose Francisco D'Angelo - 10 Coco Abarrio (KY) Dylan Davis 120 Carlos Luis Perez - 11 Pandora's Gift (IRE) Tyler Gaffalione 122 Miguel Clement -
