Last-to-first for a milestone

Journeyman gelding Jet Rock (Rock N Roll Heaven) circled the conditioned feature field at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Jul. 26) to reach a quarter-million dollars in career earnings.

Jason Ryan pulled the six-year-old back to the trailing spot as the top two waged war in a :26.4 opening quarter. Jet Rock was the first to pull down the backstretch after a :56.3 half but became double-covered as the field approached three-quarters in 1:25.2.

Ryan moved Jet Rock three-wide as they straightened for home, and the gelding flew by all five foes ahead of him to score a 22nd career win in 1:52.4. Wildriverbumblebee (Jean Bernard Renaud) finished second over Clever Character (Travis Cullen) in a blanket finish for place.

The win price was $9.90.

JET ROCK REPLAY

Jet Rock has started 97 times across 15 different tracks and earned $252,970. He was racing at Pompano Park until February, when he was laid off for four months and sold to current owners Ecurie CSL of Sorel-Tracey and Les Ecuries Dorleans of Sainte-Julie. Jacques Dupont trains the gelding.

Cullen won three of the day’s eight races.

The next race date at Georgian Downs is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Jul. 30.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink