Action Andy Breezes for Mr. Prospector

Robert Gerczak’s 5-year-old gelding Action Andy breezed a half-mile in 49 2/5 Saturday morning at Tampa Bay Downs and trainer Carlos Garcia confirmed plans to ship to Gulfstream Park to bid for a fourth consecutive stakes victory in next Saturday’s $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) at six furlongs.

“He’s a good horse doing great right now,” said Garcia. “We’re going to do things a little different than when we brought him down there last year and he didn’t run very well. Instead of shipping down the day before we’ll come several days ahead to let him settle in. John Velazquez is going to ride him.”

A Maryland-bred son of Gators N Bears, Action Andy has won 11 of 30 career starts with eight seconds and four thirds for earnings of $560,000. He has never been better than on his current streak as he swept to victories in the Maryland Million Sprint and Frank DeFrancis Memorial at Laurel Park in October and a powerful 2 ¼ lengths victory last out over Indiano in the Pelican Stakes at Tampa Bay on Dec. 8.

In his only previous start at Gulfstream early this year Action Andy finished sixth behind Travelin Man in the Sir Shackleton Stakes.