HORSE RACING-USA-Joseph lands co-feature in double win at Gulfstream.

HALLANDALE BEACH -- Ace Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr moved into a two-way tie on the top of the standings at the Gulfstream Park race track in the United States after he saddled two winners on Saturday, including one of the two main featured races.

The 36-year-old saddled R Harper Rose, which cruised to four-length win in the U.S. $200 000 Susan's Girl Stakes on the 11-race card at the main racing facility in the state of Florida, emerging from the second leg of the Florida Thoroughbred Owners' Association Florida Sire Stakes series unbeaten in three starts.

The Susan's Girl Stakes co-featured on the programme with the U.S. $200,000 Affirmed Stakes, a seven-furlong stakes for colts and geldings in the $1.2-million series for two-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions, and it was one of three wins on the day for Joseph.

He earlier sent off odds-on favourite Mish that won by 2-1/2 lengths, under stable jockey Edgard Zayas, in the U.S. $31 000 starter optional claiming sixth race over seven furlongs on the dirt track.

Joseph also received word from neighbouring Canada that 6-1 chance Jokes Up won by a head under leading jockey Kazushi Kimura of Japan in the CAN $50 000 allowance optional claiming 10th race over 1 300 metres on the all-weather track at the Woodbine race track.

But the win by R Harper Rose, also under Zayas, was more fulfilling because the two-year-old, bay filly was taking on a longer distance.

'Seven-eighths (of a mile) is always the trickiest distance,' Joseph said. 'To go from...