Two in a row for Big Bucksalot; Neolithic nears $3 million

As the 2023 season winds down, it looks as though Neolithic’s best season will fall just short of $3 million.

Bib Bucksalot made it two straight with a convincing victory at Tampa Bay Downs and will end up the year with a record of 4-1-1 in 14 starts. The 3-year-old gelding bred by Julie Jackson scored by 1 3/4 lengths under veteran Jose Ferrer and earned a check for $14,000, bringing his total for the year to $54,130; he didn’t race at two.

Ferrer had Big Bucksalot in a stalking position while three wide down the backstretch, and moved the gelding as they neared the turn. He took the lead, opened up daylight and held it to the wire, clocked in 1:23.38 for the seven furlongs.

With three days remaining, Neolithic’s progeny earnings stand at $2,942,451.