BY BROCK SHERIDAN
Florida-bred Del Rosario circled the field in the far turn while coming from last of six to become the first winner for Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Gunnevera on Aug. 24. The Just for Fun Inc. homebred won by three-quarters of a length against $35,000 maiden claimers going a mile-and-70-yards on the all-weather track at Gulfstream Park for trainer Sierra Ruben.
Ridden to victory by Melvis Gonzalez, Del Rosario was pushed wide while on her left lead past the eighth pole before running down the top three in deep stretch to win in a final time of 1:44.74 in a driving rainstorm.
She earned $21,700 including $5,000 from the Florida-bred Incentive Fund, to push her career earnings to $22,400 in two starts. Out of the multiple stakes-placed mare Indy Pie, by Ocean Indy; Del Rosario was fifth in a July 26 maiden special weight at Gulfstream in her debut.
Indy Pie was also bred by and raced for Just for Fun Stables. She has produced three winners from three starters and has an unnamed yearling filly by Curlin’s Honor, who also stands at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Fla.
Multiple graded stakes-winner and first crop sire Gunnevera earned more than $5.5 million during a four-year racing career that included victories in the Grade 2 Saratoga Special and $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (G3) in 2016 and the Grade 2 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth and $107,500 Tangelo the following year as a 3-year-old.
His is by Dialed In out of Unbridled Rage, by Unbridled and stood for $6,000 during the 2024 breeding season.
