Neolithic has an eye on second place on Florida’s sire list
A victory by Mister Abarrio, and stakes-placed performances by Dancing N Dixie, Brawn and Prevent, have lifted Neolithic to within $80,000 of second place on Florida’s leading active sire list for 2024. The son of Harlan’s Holiday has progeny earnings of $1,637,771, and at his current pace he’s a certainty to reach his first $2 million season well before the end of December.
Mister Abarrio extended his in-the-money streak to nine in a row Sunday with a come-from-behind victory under newcomer Teshawn Hazelwood in a $48,000 allowance optional claimer at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old colt bred by Dr. Tiffany A. Atteberry and Scott Brown, a $30,000 OBS October yearling, was up by a neck in a race at one mile on the grass, clocked in 1:33.50. He paid $15.80 and collected $30,800, increasing his career earnings to $144,250, of which $83,870 has come this year. He’s 3-5-7 in 21 starts, and 2-2-5 in his last nine.
Dancing N Dixie, Neolithic’s leading money-winner, finished third in the Gr. II, $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes at the Spa. The 3-year-old filly bred by the late NFL defensive back Freddie Hyatt was the fourth choice at 6-1 in the race at a mile and three-sixteenths on the turf, which went in 1:54.92. The third-place check for $48,000 increased Dancing N Dixie’s total to $368,550 for owners Gary Barber, Rocky Top Stables (Jackie Ventura) and LEMB Stables. She’s 3-0-4 in 11 career starts and 1-0-4 in six tries with a bank account of $278,940 this year.
Brawn and Prevent finished second and third in the $95,000 Bear’s Den Stakes at a mile on the grass at Gulfstream Park. At odds of 8-1, Brawn finished just a neck behind 3/5 favorite Grand Mo the First and picked up a check for $20,850, increasing his earnings to $124,563 for owners/breeders Just For Fun Stable on a record of 2-2-0 in 11 starts.
Prevent collected $12,910 for third, and has now earned $199,497. He’s 3-4-1 in 14 starts.
The four checks added $112,560 to Neolithic’s bank account for 2024.