Day: March 14, 2025

Early Action at Gulfstream and Tampa, Fri., Mar. 14

The program did well in the 1st races at Tampa Bay and Gulfstream today, having the winners in both with its first selectoins. At Tampa, #7 Indo Maria at 8-5 was the first selection with a total probabilities of 29.49%, converting to theoretical odds of 2-1. The second selection was #5 Smart Joker at 5-2, who had a total win probability of 25.64%, which converted to theoretical odds of 5-2. That was the order of finish (7-5), with #7 Indo Maria holding off Smart Joker late for the win. Not only did the program have the exacta, it hit the tri-fecta cold with #6 Point Liam being the third selection. Indo Maria paid $5.20 for the win.

At Gulfstream, the program had the winner with its first selection of #1 Come Dream with me at 5-2. The horse had a total win probability of 30.58%, converting to odds of 2-1. Come Dream projected strong late speed with a LP win estimate of 42.3%, which he showed in the race down the stretch, as well as a high COMP value at 52.9% (4-5 equivalent strength on a component level in the simulation). Come Dream paid $7.40 for the win.