Gunnevera gets first 2025 victory on New Year’s Day
After a late-season surge that gave Gunnevera six winners in his freshman crop, Princess Vera made it seven on New Year’s Day with a “last-to-first” effort at Parx Racing in her career debut.
The just-turned 3-year-old filly bred by Tom McCrocklin and Bloom Racing broke last in the field of seven going 6 1/2 furlongs over a sloppy track, and rider Eliseo Ruiz was content to let her get into stride, about 12 lengths back. She began her run coming to the turn, and with a strong late kick, ran down 2-1 favorite Edge of the Blade to win by a neck. She was clocked in 1:26.43, paid $10, and her first check came to $15,600.
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