Mister Abarrio’s in-the-money streak puts him on the verge of $200,000

After a mediocre beginning to his career during which he went 1-3-2 in 12 tries, adding his most recent victory Mister Abarrio has become an in-the-money star, posting a record of 3-3-9 in his last 17 starts.

The 5-year-old Neolithic gelding, a $30,000 OBS October yearling, scored a neck victory in a 7 1/2-furlong race on the grass under Micah Husbands at Gulfstream Park. The gelding bred by Dr. Tiffany A. Atteberry and Scott Brown sat comfortably in fifth place on the inside down the backstretch, remained on the rail into the stretch, and out-gamed his rivals to the wire to win by a neck. His clocking of 1:26.84 is less than one second off the track record.

Mister Abarrio paid $13.20 and earned a check for $21,700, leaving him less than $500 from reaching $200,000.