Cattin wins at Gulfstream, passes $200,000 in earnings

Neolithic’s highly-promising 3-year-old, Cattin, passed the $200,000 mark in earnings in just his seventh start yesterday, a victory in a $38,000 starter optional claiming race at the distance of one mile at Gulfstream Park.

The $25,000 OBS Winter purchase bred by Curtis Mikkelsen and Patricia Horth broke on top from the No. 6 post, settled back in third in the three path down the backstretch, and when Emisael Jaramillo let him loose on the turn, Cattin took the lead into the stretch and went on to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths. He was clocked in 1:35.59 and received a 97 Equibase ‘E’ speed figure, best of his short career.

The $23,300 winner’s check boosted Cattin’s bank account to $202,850, second only to Red Oak Stable’s stakes-winner Make It Big among Neolithic’s runners. He’s won one stakes – the Inaugural at Tampa Bay Downs – and has been stakes-placed in three others while running up a record of 3-0-3 in his seven tries.