Profound One clicks again at Mountaineer

Add Profound One to the long list of runners whose resume includes the old adage “horses for courses.” The 3-year-old Gone Astray gelding has made 11 starts in two seasons – away from Mountaineer Casino & Resort he’s 0-0-1 in six tries, at Mountaineer he’s 2-2-1 in five.

Profound One’s second victory came yesterday in a five-furlong race with Fausto Da Silva aboard. The gelding bred by Randall Mendonsa took the lead before the first quarter and sprinted away from the field, opening up six lengths in the stretch and winning by 4 3/4 as announcer Peter Berry wailed, “Profound One’s a mile in front.”

After registering two straight seconds, Profound One paid just $3.40, getting the distance in :59.12 with his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 74. He became Gone Astray’s 38th winner this year.