Gemologist colt speeds to victory at Gulfstream Park

Coronado Again took the lead early and kept finding more as he splashed his way to a 3 1/4-length win over the very sloppy going at Gulfstream Park West on Saturday afternoon.

Despite setting a rapid pace of :45.55 for the half-mile, the gray/roan juvenile had plenty left for the stretch run, drawing clear to win the seven furlong affair in 1:24.87.

Bred in Kentucky by Nancy Shuford, the winner’s dam Jocaster is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Cryptograph and comes from the same female family as $1.5 million earner and two-time Grade 1 winner Peaks and Valleys. 

Coronado Again kicked off an excellent Saturday for Gemologist that included his undefeated colt winning the $200,000 Futurity S. (G3) at Belmont Park. Both winners boosted Gemologist to second on the 2016 First-Crop Sire list by earnings and number of black type horses.