Brawn gives Neolithic 15th winner

Neolithic picked up his 15th winner of 2024 when Brawn went wire-to-wire in a $59,000 allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday and he’s tied for third for number of winners among all Florida sires.

Jesus Rios was aboard the 3-year-old colt owned and bred by long-time Pleasant Acres client Just For Fun Stable and trained by Ruben Sierra. Brawn won by half a length in 1:37.54 for the mile and paid $29, earning a check for $37,400 and raising his total to $90,203 for just seven starts.

Just For Fun also had Neoking finish second at Turfway Park the same day for a $2,928 paycheck, while a third Neolithic runner, Expecting a Winner, was third at Tampa Bay Downs good for $3,300. The three checks sent the stallion’s progeny earnings for three months to a healthy $542,657.