Owner’s patience has paid off with Florindia

Ramiro Rosas Medina, owner and breeder of Florindia, has been the epitome of patience with his 3-year-old Gone Astray filly, Florindia.

Florindia raced eight times as a 2-year-old and won just once, at Gulfstream Park in June. She’s raced five more times this season, and scored victory No. 2 in her 13th try. With Hector Diaz aboard, Florindia became Gone Astray’s fifth winner of 2024, getting up by half a length in a mile and 40-yard test at Tampa Bay Downs that went in 1:41.93. She paid $21.80 and earned a check for $10,675, and her owner/breeder’s patience has paid off to the tune of $81,170.

Gone Astray also had a recent winner in Puerto Rico, the consistent 6-year-old She’s Classy scoring again at Camarero. The mare bred by Craig Wheeler now sports a record of 8-6-9 in 39 starts with earnings of $120,143, and she’s 4-2-0-2 in her last 10 tries.