Gone Astray geldings stand out at Mountaineer

Red-hot Gone Astray enjoyed a 1-3 finish in the second race at Mountaineer last evening, highlighted by a wire-to-wire romp by Hard Astray.

Hard Astray won his second straight, shooting to the lead under Gabriel Lagunes and cruising down the stretch for an easy, 6-length score in the race at a flat mile. The 4-year-old gelding has won three times in 2021, and is 2-2-0 in his last five starts. He paid $7.20, while receiving an Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 85, his best in 13 career races.

Yeudiel, another 4-year-old Gone Astray gelding, was the only challenger early in the stretch, but he was caught nearing the wire and finished third. He’s 1-6-5 in his last 14 tries.