BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Bishop Racing Inc., Lyle Egan and Anthony Hinkson’s Won for Lou has been sent to trainer Jose D’Angelo in South Florida to do something he has already done twice in Southern California.
A winner at a mile on turf in races at Del Mar and Santa Anita, the son of Bucchero will face seven other 3-year-olds in Saturday’s $100,000 Bear’s Den scheduled for a mile on turf.
“The horse came to me almost two months ago. He came recommended by Doug O’Neill,” D’Angelo said. “He’s a Florida-bred, that’s why.”
Won for Lou has shown to be ideally suited to a mile while managing only a pair of third-place finishes at shorter and longer distances during his 10-race career.
His last victory came two starts back going a mile on the Santa Anita turf, a $50,000 starter allowance, optional claiming he won convincingly by four-and-a-half lengths. His last race was a fifth-place finish in the Listed John Shear going six-and-a-half furlngs off the downhill turf course at Santa Anita on April 18.
Rated second on the morning line at 7-2, the homebred colt has been training sharply at Palm Meadows training facility in Palm Beach County, in preparation for his first start for D’Angelo.
“He’s been training very good. I think he’s going to be an interesting horse for Florida,” D’Angelo said.
Won for Lou is out of Style Show by Red Ransom and has won two with two thirds in 10 starts. He has earned $90,780.
Leonel Reyes has the mount on Won for Lou and they will start from post two.
Green With MV Stable’s Diciassette, a stakes winner on dirt, is scheduled to make his first start on turf in the Bear’s Den.
The Patrick Biancone-trained son of Mitole, who has faced some of the top horses in his class on dirt, has been installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite.
“It wasn’t exactly the plan, but he needs the race. If everything goes right it will be a good prep race,” Biancone said.
After winning his first two career races at Gulfstream, including the $75,000 Proud Man in August of last year, the Florida-bred colt finished fourth behind undefeated Ted Noffey in the Grade 1 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in October. He came back this year to finish fourth in the Listed Swale in January, third in the $107,500 Hutcheson in March and last out was fourth in the $100,000 FHBPA Sophomore Sprint on April 25, all at Gulfstream.
“He had a chip in the knee. We took our time. He came back and has been doing really well,” Biancone said. “He worked really well (Saturday) morning. He may not be dead-fit, but I think it will be a good race for him to come back in.”
An earner of $118,812, Diciasette has a lifetime record of two wins and a third in six starts. A four-time graduate of different auction houses, Binacone bought him for $100,000 out of the 2025 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale of 2-year-olds in training. He was also $34,000 selection by Superfine out of Lisa McGreevy’s Abbie Road Farm consignment at the 2024 Ocala Breeders’ Sales October Yearling Sale. Popular from the start, Diciassette was purchased for $75,000 as a short yearling by bloodstock agent James Layden out of the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale. He did not meet his reserve five months later in the Fasig-Tipon Kentucky Select Yearling Sale.
He is out of Dixie Diva, by Henny Hughes and was bred in Florida by Dominique Damico of Ocala.
J. G. Torrealba has the mount from post one.
Biancone also entered Amy Dunne, JSM Equine LLC, Brenda Miley and Jean Wilikinson’s Elenique, a steady-running daughter of Leinster who broke her maiden in her ninth start last time out.
Elenique is out of Cape Trios, by Cape Blanco (Ire) and was bred in Florida by Aldo and Kelley De Luca of Williston, Florida in the name of their De Luca and Sons Stables.
Rajiv Maragh has the call on Elenique, who is 15-1 on the morning line.
Tracy Pinchin and Michael Bernard’s home Trelawny brings the biggest bankroll of $177,618 and the most career wins with three into the Bear’s Den. The Jose Pinchin-trained homebred son of Uncle Chuck is coming off an upset victory in a first condition, $75,000 optional claiming allowance going seven-and-a-half-furlong on turf.
Jose Morelos has the return mount on Trelawny, who is rated third at 4-1.
REH Knoty Knicks, a consistent son of Knicks Go trained by Jeff Engler; Bruno Schickedeanz’s Florida-bred Win N Juice, who has been vastly improved since being claimed by trainer Nick Tomlinson; Black Horse Bloodstock LLC’s Senor Roberto, a recent maiden graduate around two turns on synthetic; and Diane Amendolara’s Florida-bred Move Jesse Move, scheduled to make his second turf start following an improved third-place finish over the main track, round out the field.
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