Maiden special weight, allowance, maiden optional claiming, and open stakes races at Gulfstream Park will get a Florida-bred purse boost beginning Jan. 1, according to a Friday afternoon release from the Hallandale oval. Gulfstream will increase the purses by using funds from the Florida-Bred Incentive Fund (FBIF).
The FBIF for all maiden special weight and allowance races will increase from $5,000 to $10,000, maiden optional claimers will be upped from $43,000 to $50,000, and all open stakes purses of $150,000 or less will get an increase of $25,000. 1/ST Racing President Stephen Screnci said additional FBIF money will be used in the months ahead.
“The FBIF funds have allowed Gulfstream Park to continue offering Florida-bred restricted races through the Championship Meet,” said Screnci. “For the last Championship Meet we paid out approximately $1.3 million.”
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