Stormy Pattern proves to be a solid Gone Astray investment

Chantal Sutherland lulled the boys to sleep early in the sixth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, gently guiding Stormy Pattern to a moderate first quarter in :23.77 seconds. Then the talented veteran and the 3-year-old Gone Astray colt left the rest of the field gasping, tacking on a :22.34 second quarter en route to a wire-to-wire score in the $50,000 maiden claimer.

Stormy Pattern had finished second in his first two tries at Gulfstream, thus was sent off at 4/5 in the race at a flat mile, which he went on to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:37.55. The highly-promising colt bred by Ruben Valdes paid $3.60 and collected a check for $26,300, boosting his three-race total to $45,900.

Stormy Pattern has already proven to be a solid investment for Span Investments, who purchased him for $13,000 at the OBS June sale in 2021. He earned an Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 85, best of his three starts.