Wound Up Geared Up for Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Sprint
At 0h02, on February 20, 2026 • By Gulfstream Park
David Bernsen LLC, Mia Familia Racing Stable and Corey La Russo’s Wound Up made a solid showing after being saddled for the first time by Jose D’Angelo for his very first start on the East Coast, finishing third behind highly regarded Knightsbridge in the Dec. 27 Mr. Prospector (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
A winner of 10 of 23 starts on the West Coast, the hard-knocking 6-year-old gelding will seek to break into the win column this side of the Mississippi when he returns in Saturday’s $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint, a six-furlong stakes for 4-year-olds and up.
Wound Up took it to Knightsbridge in the seven-furlong Mr. Prospector, coming within a head of the pacesetting 1-5 favorite on the far turn before settling for third.
“I think the seven furlongs was a lot for him. Now we’re back to six furlongs, and I’ve had more time with him,” D’Angelo said.
Wound Up’s Mr. Prospector effort looked all the more solid when Knightsbridge, who is trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, came right back to win the Fred W. Hooper (G3) in his next start.
“He’s a runner,” said D’Angelo, whose Gulfstream Park Sprint contender is rated second at 4-1 on the morning line. “He’s always trying.”
Irad Ortiz Jr. has the return call on Wound Up, who will once again be faced with the challenge of meeting a heavily favored Mott trainee in the Gulfstream Park Sprint.
