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Gone Astray to Pleasant Acres Stallions

Pleasant Acres Stallions is excited to announce the arrival of Gone Astray to their stallion breeding facilities in Morriston, Fla.

His fee for 2022 is $2,500.

Gone Astray is a multiple graded-stakes winner of $1,125,162 by

Florida-bred Gone Astray n Serita Hult Photo Dixie Union, out of the Mr. Prospector mare Illicit. He won the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby, the Grade 2 Ohio Derby and the Grade 3 Salvatore Mile. He was seven times stakes-placed with a high of $87,595 per start in his best year during his career.

Gone Astray entered into stud in 2012 and quickly proved his dominance in the industry as a prolific and consistent producer. As of Oct. 27, he has accumulated $12,784,589 in progeny earnings with an average of $49,361 per starter. Out of 259 runners, he has 175 winners that include 10 black type winners, 19 black type-placed, and two graded stakes winners. Consistently on the list of Leading Florida Sires, Gone Astray was the third-ranked first crop sire (2015), second-ranked, second crop sire (2016), third-ranked, third crop sire (2017), fourth-rated fourth crop sire (2018), fourth-ranked fifth crop sire (2019), and third-ranked sixth crop sire (2020). As a stallion, Gone Astray has been extremely well received and has proven success with his progeny. Some of his prominent runners to date include Three Rules out of Joy Rules, by Full Mandate, who won five out of six races as a 2-year-old including a sweep of the prestigious Florida Sire Stakes male division at Gulfstream Park and the $75,000

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Obituary: Jessica Wynn Hartigan

Jessica Hartigan, died peacefully on Nov. 16, 2021. She was born on Feb. 13, 1959, the daughter of Judith Kirby and James Bartsch, in Raritan, N. J.

Hartigan attended Madeira School before moving to France to gallop racehorses for several years. Upon her return to the United States, she moved to Ocala, Fla. where she worked at Cashel Stud Farm and met Kevin Hartigan. Together they trained horses at race tracks and at the farm. Their relationship blossomed and they soon married. After the passing of Kevin’s parents, John and Sandy Hartigan, they took over Cashel Stud and had two children of their own.

Hartigan loved raising young thoroughbreds before sending them to the training barn. She also loved reading, raising her dogs and gardening. She exposed her family to these passions as much as she could while encouraging them to pursue their own passions. Her passion for natural health care led her entrepreneurial spirit to thrive in that business as well.

Together with Cashel Stud and Kevin Hartigan, she bred, owned, raised or trained many stakes winners including multiple graded

stakes-winner Romacaca, who earned $945,000. Later in life, Hartigan loved splitting her time between Florida and Vermont where several of her brothers live. Over the last couple of years they were working together to build her a summer cabin in Vermont, near Lake Champlain. Jessica is survived by her daughter and son, Caitlin Hartigan of Ocala; Ryan Hartigan of Seattle, Washington; brothers Cary of France; Phillip and Adam of Vermont; David of Boston; brothJessica Wynn Hartigan n Family Photo er-in-law Brian Hartigan of Ocala; and too many friends to count. Always happy and friendly, Hartigan brightened a room and has left us with many wonderful memories and loads of friends to cherish. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorial donations may be made to the following: Pangea Equine, Inc. Thoroughbred Retirement 4447 NW 76th Ct. Ocala, FL 34482 352-620-4345 • PangeaEquine@aol.com