Neolithic filly rallies for 3rd in $60,000 Evangeline stakes

Splenda Gail rallied from way back in the $60,000 Acadiana Stakes at Evangeline Downs last night, and finished third at odds of 13-1 under rider C. J. McMahon. The 6-furlong race went in 1:11.32.

The 3-year-old filly by Neolithic was bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon and was a $70,000 OBS June 2-year-old. Third place was worth $6,000, and Splenda Gail’s earnings jumped to $37,430 in nine races, an average of $4,158 per race.