ABR Sunday Selections: Gulfstream Park Picks, Jan. 11

  • January 11, 2026

On each Sunday, Noel Michaels offers complimentary full-card selections for a single North American race meeting. As an experienced handicapper and trailblazer in tournament play, Michaels also authors a regular “Weekend Winners” column for America’s Best Racing, concentrating on significant stakes races at prominent venues. This offering is direct: comprehensive race-by-race predictions for one Sunday program, selected by him.

Michael’s betting recommendations have appeared across nearly all platforms dedicated to horse racing prognostics. These include print publications like the Daily Racing Form, The HorsePlayer Magazine, and American Turf Monthly; digital platforms such as DRF.com, Twinspires.com, and USRacing.com; live from the paddock at Arlington International Racecourse; and broadcast media including HRTV, TVG, NYC OTB Extra, NYRA’s Talking Horses, and television channels WAVE-3 Louisville, ABC KOLO-8 in Reno, Nevada, and Long Island Cablevision’s channel 72.

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Gulfstream Park Race Schedule: Sunday, January 11

Race 1:

2 Must Be the Shoes (5-2) Top Selection

3 Oh Sheila (8-1)

9 More Than a Shadow (9-2)

Race 2:

3 Bluff (2-1)

5 Saratoga Flash (9-5)

1 Tall Story (5-1)

Race 3:

3 Bee N Dee (8-1) Promising Outsider

2 Starship Polaris (3-1)

1 Pretty Geisha (5-1)

Race 4:

7 Wiggle an’ Wine (5-1)

1 Breezy Bella (5-2)

3 Garuda (2-1)

Race 5:

3 Skip Forward (9-5)

4 Fazzone (6-1)

7 Banker’s Jet (6-1)

Race 6:

6 Gallant Knight (9-5)

4 Golden Skull (9-2)

3 Rolling On (7-2)

Race 7:

5 Lamcaro (9-2) Potential Surprise

8 McMullen (3-1)

4 Loud Applause (12-1)

Race 8:

6 Front End (9-2)

1 Boat’s a Rockin (9-5)

3 Itza Boss (3-1)

Race 9:

2 Just a Philly (8-5)

7 Cap Ferrat (5-1)

5 St. Olaf Rose (2-1)

Race 10:

2 Hard Storm (6-1)

9 Sunrise (6-1)

7 Truman’s Commander (10-1)

10 Blackmail (12-1)