Neoking comes from out of the clouds for Turfway score

With just two days left to decide second place on Florida’s general sire list for 2024, Neolithic has a slight edge on his two rivals with $2,874,224 in progeny earnings, thanks to the come-from-behind victory by Neoking at Turfway Park on Saturday.

The 4-year-old gelding owned and bred by Just For Fun Stable raced well back in the pack early, about 15 lengths off the pace in the race at six furlongs, with Fernando De La Cruz in the saddle. He began to close the gap on the turn, but at the top of the stretch Neoking looked well beaten. He then dug in and closed with authority in the last sixteenth, getting up by half a length over three others at the wire.

Neoking was clocked in 1:11.19, paid $35.26 and earned a check for $9,939. He raised his record to 4-3-4 in 20 starts, and his bank account jumped to $63,586, with $47,301 coming in 2024. He was claimed out of the race.