BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited) 

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL—Soldi Stable LLC and Qatar Racing LLC’s Florida-bred Gabaldon was entered in Sunday’s ninth race feature at Gulfstream Park, but trainer Jose D’Angelo has reconsidered running the promising 3-year-old turf specialist in the five-and-a-half-furlong allowance for 3-year-olds and up on the all-weather course.

“I’m going to wait for the Mahony for straight 3-year-olds on turf next month at Saratoga,” D’Angelo said. “This race is too tough for him—against older horses.”

The Grade 3 Mahony, a five-and-a-half-furlong turf sprint for 3-year-olds, is scheduled for Aug. 13.

Gabaldon hasn’t run since coming up short while finishing third in the $115,000 Texas Glitter on March 22 at Gulfstream.

“We did throat surgery, the tie-back surgery, a week after the Texas Glitter race,” D’Angelo said. “Not everybody knew he had a bad throat. He’s now good.”

Gabaldon launched his career May 11, 2024 with an impressive front-running victory in the $110,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Turf, a five-furlong turf sprint at Gulfstream Park in which he qualified for a stakes berth during the 2024 Royal Ascot meeting. The Florida-bred son of Gone Astray set the pace before settling for second, beaten a length, in the five-furlong Windsor Castle on turf during Great Britain’s most prestigious meeting.

A month later, a half-interest in Gabaldon was purchased for $300,000 by Qatar Racing LLC.

Sunday’s Gulfstream feature drew a field of eight, including Skymac Stables LLC’s Mr. Narcissistic, a 7-year-old synthetic specialist who has won seven of his last 12 races, in which he hasn’t been worse than third. Ken Ramsey’s Torch is Passed will seek his third-straight victory on Gulfstream’s all-weather surface. Florida-breds Cruzin Man and Currency Adios are also entered.

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