Hammy stays unbeaten in Our Dear Peggy
Hammy closed with an impressively rally through the stretch to remain unbeaten after two starts in Friday’s $75,000 Our Dear Peggy Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on turf at Gulfstream Park.
Hammy, ridden by Marcos Meneses, rallied from last with a half-mile remaining. She paid $7.40 as the second choice in a field of 10. Hammy has earned $59,550.
Hammy’s win was much easier to predict than the upset by Super Sienna ($104) in the day’s final race, the $75,000 Cellars Shiraz Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles on turf.
Hammy ran a mile on turf in 1:36.86, finishing 1 3/4 lengths clear of 13-1 Life’s Mystery, who closed from seventh in the final furlong. Sucker for Looks, the 5-2 favorite, closed from eighth on the first turn to finish third.
Hammy won a $25,000 claimer for maidens at a mile on turf by 2 1/2 lengths in her debut at Gulfstream Park on Sept. 26 for owners Starry Night Racing and trainer Kent Sweezy. Hammy is the first stakes winner for the stallion Scalding, who is by Nyquist. Scalding stands at Pin Oak Stud in Kentucky.
In a text message, Sweezy said that Hammy will be based at Gulfstream Park in coming months.
Super Sienna upsets Cellars Shiraz
Super Sienna, a Kentucky-bred by Meldelssohn, was the longest shot in a field of 10 in the Cellars Shiraz, and won for the first time in the United States. Super Sienna began her career in Peru where she won three minor races, and was second in a Group 1 at 1 1/4 miles on turf in April in her second-to-last start in that country.
Super Sienna was sixth of seven in an allowance race at 1 1/16 miles on the synthetic track at Gulfstream Park on Oct. 3 in her American debut. She has won 4 of 9 starts and earned $56,444. The win on Friday was worth $42,750.
Super Sienna, who was ridden by Edgar Perez for trainer Victor Baroza, Jr., set the pace in the Cellars Shiraz, leading by at least a half-length through early fractions of 22.50 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 46.84 for a half-mile.
Super Sienna held off a late threat from 9-1 Bayou Brigid to win by a half-length, finishing in 1:40.94.
Rogue Runner (8-1) finished third, while Day to Day, the 13-10 favorite, finished fifth, beaten six lengths.
Dona Licha Stables owns Super Sienna.
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