New Gulfstream Racing Schedule Begins Tomorrow

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Bernies Blog

HALLANDALE BEACH - Comebacking jockey Leonel Reyes continued his hot hand Saturday at Gulfstream, where he rode five winners, including four consecutive winners in Races 4 through 7. The 40-year-old two-time Venezuelan champion, who was sidelined for the entire 2025-2026 Championship Meet with a left-ankle fracture sustained in a Nov. 2 racing mishap, had won aboard six of his last 14 mounts heading into Saturday’s program.

“I feel really good, 100 percent now. We want to keep going,” Reyes said.

Reyes scored aboard Restock ($5.40) in Race 4, Valdero ($5.60) in Race 5, Army Salute ($10) in Race 6 and Private Thoughts ($5.80) in Race 7, before concluding his big day with an open lengths score aboard Nina’s Last Gift ($5.20) in Race 11.

“It is a beautiful day. Everybody looks at the races on Saturday. I try to work hard every day and today things work out,” Reyes said. “I had 11 mounts but two scratched. All the horses I felt had a good chance and the results were there.”

Reyes, who has established himself as a prominent year-round member of the Gulfstream jockey colony since arriving from Venezuela in 2016, notched his 1000th North American victory April 25, shortly after returning from his injury-imposed layoff.

Reyes rode two of trainer Jose D’Angelo’s three winners on the program – Restock and Army Salute. D’Angelo-trained Vincey Girl ($9.80) won the featured $100,000 Powder Break in Race 9.

With the addition of a live card tomorrow, live racing at Gulfstream will now be offered on a Saturday, Sunday, Monday schedule through August 31.

There will be a mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool Monday and every Monday going forward through August 31. In addition to ‘Mandatory Mondays,’ three new player-friendly multi-race wagers will be introduced Monday and will be offered every Monday during the summer season.

The $1 Players Place Pick 8, a $1 base wager that challenges bettors to pick the winners or second-place finishers in each of the final eight races; the $3 Players Late Pick 3, a $3 base wager that requires bettors to buy a ticket with the winners of the final three races; and the $5 Players Late Double, a $5 minimum bet that calls upon bettors to have the winners of the final two races; will spice up the action on Mondays.