Gone Nuts is crazy about Ailsa Morrison’s return

Ailsa Morrison spent more than four months on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury, but she was in top form yesterday aboard Gone Nuts in a five-furlong race over the Tapeta course at Gulfstream Park.

Aboard her fourth mount since making her return, Morrison scored with the 4-year-old Gone Astray gelding to raise his record to 2-0-2 in seven starts, while getting his sire winner No. 13 of 2023.

Gone Nuts was off fourth early, racing four wide down the backstretch. Morrison sent him up four wide on the turn and the gelding bred by long-time Ocala breeder Jim Cavanaugh responded with a strong run to the wire, winning by a little more than a length in :57.57. He paid $7.20 and earned a check for $13,500, increasing his total to $63,110.