Neat

Neat, a Constitution colt bred in Kentucky, finished 11^th of 12 in his debut going 6 ½ furlongs on turf at Kentucky Downs in September 2023 but then came back to win his second start by 4 ¼ lengths in a 1 1/16-mile turf event at Laurel Park in late October. He then shipped to Fair Grounds and won another turf route at the same distance by 3 ½ lengths.

His connections then tried Neat on dirt in a Kentucky Derby prep race, but the colt finished a distant sixth in the Gun Runner Stakes. He returned to grass for the Bob Bork Texas Turf Mile Jan. 27 at Sam Houston Race Park and took to the yielding ground successfully, winning by 5 ½ lengths.

Neat was then pointed to a highly competitive renewal of the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select on the opening April 5 card of Keeneland’s spring meet. Racing on good turf, he was among the early leaders but then settled off the pace midway through the 1 1/16-mile race, only to re-rally under Reylu Gutierrez and edge Cugino by a nose for his first graded stakes win.

Neat is out of the unraced More Than Ready mare Orabella and is a half-brother to stakes winner Louder Than Bombs.