Rubysa coasts by nearly four in Tampa slop

With the ease that Rubysa handled a sloppy track and her rivals in a six-furlong test at Tampa Bay Downs on Sunday one would never have guessed she was breaking an extended losing streak.

With Gabriel Maldonado aboard, the 6-year-old old daughter of Gone Astray broke a step slowly from the rail, gunned up to second on the inside, stalked 7-1 shot Royal to Be on the turn, then opened up into the stretch and coasted home by nearly four lengths. She was clocked in 1:12.39, paid $5.80 and earned a check for $10,850. That increased her career bank account to $89,155 on a record of 4-5-6 in 27 starts.