Gulfstream Park announced Oct. 5 significant purse increases for maiden special weight and allowance races for the 2022-2023 Championship Meet, which will get underway Dec. 26, as well as substantial purse increases for the same conditions during the Sunshine Meet Dec. 1-Dec. 24.
Gulfstream's championship meet will once again feature Pegasus World Cup Day, with the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1T), and $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G3T). The meet also hosts key races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) April 1, and the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) March 4.
Maiden special weight purses will total $84,000 (including $14,000 from FTHA-FOA) beginning opening day of the Championship Meet Dec. 26—an increase of $24,000. Allowance races will total $86,000-$88,000 (including $14,000 from FTHA-FOA), an increase of $25,000.
The Sunshine Meet's December calendar will see maiden special weight purses total $70,000 ($10,000 from FTHA-FOA) and allowance purses total between $71,000-$73,000 ($10,000 from FTHA-FOA). Increases will be $10,000.
December will also mark the start of racing on Gulfstream's new turf course, which has been enhanced with new drainage and irrigation systems.
This summer and fall, in addition to running on dirt, Gulfstream has relied on its synthetic Tapeta track for racing.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
