Neolithic exacta on the Gulfstream grass

Add Landman Friday/Peppermint Man to the growing list of Neolithic exactas.

It happened at Gulfstream Park in a race at one mile and one-sixteenth on the grass. Edgar Perez was aboard 15-1 Peppermint Man, a 4-year-old gelding who took the lead out of the gate and continued on in front while 3/5 Landman Friday rested comfortably in sixth with Irad Ortiz.

Landman Friday then made a wide, sweeping move on the turn and ran past the field midway down the stretch, drawing off to score by 2 1/4 lengths in 1:41.23. The 4-year-old colt bred by Grassroots Training and Sales paid $3.20 and earned a check for $21,200, raising his total to $68,950 on a record of 2-1-1 in 8 starts. He became Neolithic’s 10th winner of 2026, and was claimed out of the race.

Peppermint Man held on for second and collected $7,880, boosting his total to $32,820. The exacta paid $37.