HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida – Gulfstream Park champion trainer Saffie Joseph Jr has praised his father’s contribution to his career, after capturing the million-dollar Grade 1 Florida Derby at the renowned oval last Saturday.The 34-year-old Barbadian has made a meteoric rise since arriving here nearly a decade ago and headlined that success when his 5-2 choice White Abarrio stormed to the capture of the feature on the lucrative 14-race card.For Joseph, the victory was his 57th win of the campaign, handing him his maiden capture of the Championship Meet at the south Florida venue, following up successes in the Spring and Summer campaigns.“When I said I wanted to move here, my dad said I was crazy because I had been training the best horses in Barbados,” Joseph said after watching White Abarrio easily dispose of the three-year-olds by 1-¼ lengths over a mile and eighth.“But he backed me and supported me.
