Del Rosario turned the primary winner for first-crop sire Gunnevera in rallying from final to take a maiden claiming race over a mile and 70 yards Aug. 24 on Tapeta at Gulfstream Park.
Trailing till nearing the stretch, 2-year-old filly Del Rosario kicked into gear leaving the second flip. She superior into fourth by midstretch and surged into the lead late earlier than registering a victory by three-quarters of a size amid a driving rainstorm. She was timed in 1:44.74 for the space below apprentice Melvis Gonzalez, paying $6 to win towards maiden $35,000 claimers.
Owned and raced by Simply For Enjoyable Secure, the Florida-bred out of the Ocean Indy mare Indy Pie earned $21,700 to extend her earnings to $22,400 in two begins. The Ruben Sierra trainee had been fifth towards straight maidens at Gulfstream final month in her debut.
Late-running Gunnevera, a winner of greater than $5.5 million when racing from 2016-19, captured six races in 21 begins, together with three on the graded degree: the Saratoga Particular Stakes (G2) and the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (G3), each in 2016, and the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) the next 12 months. He additionally positioned within the 2017 Travers Stakes (G1) and 2018 Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1), amongst different top-level stakes.
He entered stud in 2021, and his first foals at the moment are 2-year-olds. A ten-year-old Dialed In horse, he stood this previous breeding season at Nice Acres Stallions close to Morriston, Fla., for a $6,000 charge.Join BloodHorse Day by day
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