Raging Fury may have finally found the right field

Raging Fury has had a nightmarish time trying to break through the Florida-bred nonwinners-of-one allowance condition at Gulfsteam Park, losing six straight starts between November 2024 and August 2025. But after a victory in open company in September, trainer Nolan Ramsey thinks that the stars may finally align for the 4-year-old gelding when he returns to the statebred level in the 10th race on Sunday at Gulfstream.

“He’s a very consistent horse,” Ramsey said. “He always shows up, but this particular condition seems to be a bit of an issue for us. We’ve tried it several times and come close, but close only counts in horseshoes. Good effort from him last time, was really happy with how he ran, and he came out of the race in great shape.”

Looking through his prior tries against Florida-bred rivals, it’s easy to write off any single performance and difficult to dismiss them as a whole. In August, the gelding struggled to navigate through traffic and finished sixth. In cleaner trips, he has finished well behind superior rivals like stakes winner Hurricane Nelson and rising star Tres Coronas.

“We keep running into these good horses,” Ramsey said. “In this particular race, there looks to be some pace on paper, so I’m hoping it really sets up for him, but from a quality standpoint, I think this is one of the weaker races that we’ve caught. I’m hoping we can cash in.”

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Maybe the smallest change of scenery made a difference last time out. In a starter allowance against open company on Sept. 28 at Gulfstream, Raging Fury finally came alive with a bold bid on the backstretch, cruising home to win by a length over next-out winner Neshume. With a recent victory under his belt, he will re-enter his usual statebred allowance condition as the 2-1 morning-line favorite from the far outside post in the field of nine.

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. entered two runners in the race, both of whom seem to have a chance. Entendre, a 4-year-old gelding, has improved in each of his last three starts, winning the last two for trainer Carlos Davis. Joseph claimed him for $8,000 last month after a race in which he earned an 82 Beyer Speed Figure.

Miami Frank, a 3-year-old colt, has been with Joseph since June but is looking for his first victory since. In a race at this statebred level on Oct. 11, he finished third by three-quarters of a length. He won a photo finish that day over Luis Ramirez-trained colt Adios Now, another contender Sunday.

Lucky Old Son, a 3-year-old gelding trained by David Fawkes, ran a huge race to finish second in an open-company allowance in August, earning an 83 Beyer Speed Figure in his first race against winners. At the same level against Raging Fury in September, he vied for the early lead again but faded badly to finish seventh by 30 3/4 lengths.

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