Loana: By a Florida sire, bred in Pennsylvania, wins in Iowa

Neolithic’s 27th winner of 2025 is Loana, a 5-year-old mare bred in Pennsylvania by Mary K. Haire. With Elvin Gonzalez aboard in a race at one mile and 70 yards at Prairie Meadows, the $65,000 Timonium yearling sat comfortably in the two path early, following a slow pace up front.

After a crawling half mile in :51.08, Loana went up for the lead on the turn, cruised by the leader in the stretch and drew off to win by 3 1/4 lengths, clocked in 1:44.93. She paid $3.40 and earned a check for $10,980, increasing her lifetime total to $126,974. In 23 starts, she’s compiled a record of 4-3-5.

Neolithic runners have made 1,321 starts, and they have finished first, second or third in 44.7 percent of those races.