Neoequos 3rd in $1 million Florida Derby

With Saturday’s third-place finish in the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park added, Neoequos now has four of the stakes-placed variety through his first seven races.

The 3-year-old Neolithic colt bred by the partnership of Joe and Helen Barbazon and Matalona Thoroughbreds held a slight lead at the top of the stretch in the race at a mile and one-eighth, and held on for a big piece of the purse after being passed by 2-1 Tappan Street and 8/5 favorite Sovereignty in the final sixteenth.

Third place was worth a healthy $112,000 to the colt’s quartet of owners, and raised the earnings of the $22,000 OBS October yearling to $291,050, third best among all Neolithic runners. He has compiled a record of 2-2-2 in his seven tries.

Neolithic is currently third on Florida’s general sire list for 2025 with progeny earnings of $780,276.