Gone Astray gelding 2nd in $75,000 Hawthorne Stakes

Richiesonaroll moved within striking distance of the $200,000 mark in earnings with a sharp second in the $75,000 Work All Week Handicap at Hawthorne, the first stakes-placed finish of his 17-race career.

The 4-year-old gelded son of Gone Astray had Emmanuel Giles in the irons, and he was content to assume a stalking position in the six-furlong race over a muddy track. The gelding bred in Illinois by Richard Ravin was the 2-1 second choice, but he was unable to run down 6/5 favorite W W Hotshot in the stretch, falling short by 2 1/4 lengths; the race went in a quick 1:09.37.

Richiesonaroll collected a check for $15,000, increasing his total to $192,585 on an excellent record of 5-6-1 in those 17 tries.