Neolithic’s first 2026 winner is Ghost Bike

Neolithic closed out the year as Florida’s second-leading stallion, parlaying 53 winners from 91 starters (58%) into easily his best season from the standpoint of progeny earnings ($3,516,289). He also led the Florida list with five black-type winners.

The first winner of 2026 for the son of Harlan’s Holiday is Ghost Bike, who came from behind under Elijah Greenridge in a one-mile race over a sloppy track at Mahoning Valley and outkicked even-money favorite Pace to the wire, winning by 1 1/2 lengths. The 6-year-old gelding bred by Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, Geoff Roy and Tom Fitzgerald, a $32,000 OBS March 2-year-old, was clocked 1:39.46, paid $8.20 and earned $6,540, raising his bank account to $70,187 on a record of 5-3-7 in 34 starts.