Red Hot Neolithic now has 5 winners in January

Neolithic’s January surge continued at Turfway Park on Wednesday with a sharp wire-to-wire performance by Ghost Bike, who became winner No. 5 for his sire since Jan. 1.

Under Ferrin Peterson, the 4-year-old gelding bred by Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, Geoff Roy and Tom Fitzgerald took the lead at the start of the race at 1 1/16 miles on the all-weather track, shook off several challenges along the way, then opened up in the lane and was going away by 4 1/2 lengths at the finish. A $32,000 OBS March 2-year-old, Ghost Bike was clocked in 1:48.18, paid $42.14 and earned a check for $11,954, raising his career bank account to $39,132. He received an Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 92, best of his career, in which he’s 2-1-4 in 15 starts.