Gulfstream Park Selections by John M. Gaver III: Friday, December 22, 2017

A 10-race program is on tap at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. on Friday, December 22. The card co-features a pair of open $25,000 claiming affairs going as races three and eight, respectively.
Additionally, the program has a nine-day, $219,934 carryover in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 Jackpot (races 5-10).
The Green Sheet gave out four winners on Thursday’s 10-race program at Gulfstream and touted a $120 trifecta for a $1 wager in the nightcap. On the day, The Sheet had a positive 13 percent return on investment (ROI*), or a flat-bet profit of 26 cents for each two dollars wagered on its top selections.
14 days into the 2017-18 Championship Meet in Hallandale Beach, The Sheet is hitting at a 32 percent strike rate; its top selections have finished in the money 64 percent of the time. For the meet to date, The Sheet has a positive 20 percent ROI, or a flat bet profit of 40 cents for each two dollars wagered on its top picks at the tilt.
For FREE, annotated selections for the Friday, December 22 program at Gulfstream Park, click HERE.
*Return on investment is calculated by placing a hypothetical $2 win wager on all top selections and dividing the net profit by the total amount wagered.
Header image: “Jockeys,” by Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Pastel on paper, 1886