GONE ASTRAY BACK ON TOP IN FRESHMAN RACE
RSS Feeds
Jul 26
Sunday
Gone Astray temporarily lost the Florida freshman sire lead on Friday, but the impressive filly Shakacan promptly put him right back on top on Saturday. Making her career debut at Gulfstream Park under Tyler Gaffalione, Shakacan sprinted to the early lead in the $47,000 maiden special, continued on in front, and notched the victory by three-quarters of a length. It was another 8 1/4 lengths back to the third-place finisher. The filly bred by former FTBOA president Phil Matthews and his wife, Karen, was clocked in 57.12 for the 5 furlongs and collected a check for $29,000. At the end of the day, Gone Astray was back on top of the money standings with $122,813 in the bank, and his four winners were tied for first nationally with three others, including champion Uncle Mo.
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