Month: May 2023

Irish-bred No Nay Hudson, stakes-placed on three previous occasions, collected the first stakes win of his career when he powered home to beat Two of a Kind by 1 ½ lengths in Saturday's eighth running of the $208,750 William Walker, a listed stakes for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs.

Odds-on favorite Gaslight Dancer finished another head back in third in the field of eight.

No Nay Hudson, owned by Andrew Farm (Richard Brodie) and For the People Racing Stable LLC (T. Mike Morgan), clocked 5 ½ furlongs over a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in 1:02.30 to eclipse Big Invasion's 2022 stakes record of 1:03.73. James Graham rode the winner for trainer Wesley Ward.

No Nay Hudson was rated in seventh three-wide and in the clear only 3¾ lengths back of the leaders Two of a Kind and Crispy Cat (GB), who rattled off early fractions of :21.78 and :44.56. Leaving the far turn, No Nay Hudson (IRE) tipped out six wide and hit his best stride with three-sixteenths of a mile to run and collared Two of Kind inside the final furlong for the win.

“Wesley called me earlier and just said to let this horse break on his own and take you there,” Graham said. “He has a lot of early speed but I didn't break as well as we thought we would. He got into a good spot early and was able to get the job done. I was very fortunate to be able to ride this horse and I think Wesley and the owners will have some fun with him in the future.”

No Nay Hudson is a No Nay Never colt out of the Malibu Moon mare Raw Silk, who was bred by RJB Bloodstock. Now owning a 7-2-2-1 record, No Nay Hudson has earned $233,546 with $120,280 coming from the winner's share of the William Walker purse.

The breakthrough William Walker win was preceded by second-place finishes in last year's Skidmore at Saratoga and Atlantic Beach at Aqueduct along with a third in the  Indian Summer during Keeneland's fall meet.

Prior to the Walker, No Nay Hudson finished sixth of 12 in the Palisades at Keeneland over a course rated as good.

No Nay Hudson returned $23.54 for the win at odds of 10-1.

Crispy Cat was fourth and followed in order by Private Creed, Ah Jeez, Gilcrease and Chiringo.

No Nay Hudson joined No Nay Mets, victor in the Royal Palm Juvenile at Gulfstream, as one of two stakes winners Saturday for No Nay Never, who stands at Coolmore in Ireland.

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Bregman Family Racing LLC's Irish-bred No Nay Mets got the jump on his nine rivals out of the starting gate and was never headed to register a 10-1 upset victory in Saturday's $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile at Gulfstream Park.

The Royal Palm Juvenile, a five-furlong turf stakes for 2-year-olds co-headlined Saturday's 10-program with the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies, a five-furlong turf stakes for 2-year-old fillies. Each race provides its winner with an automatic berth into one of six stakes during the June 20-24 Royal Ascot meeting, as well as a $25,000 equine travel stipend for shipping from the U.S. to England, in addition to the winner's share of the purse.

Steve Cauthen's Holding the Line, the 3-5 favorite trained by 12-time Royal Ascot winner Wesley Ward, raced forwardly before fading to seventh.

Making his career debut, No Nay Mets held a narrow lead on the backstretch before clearing his pace disputers on the far turn under jockey Luca Panici. The George Weaver-trained Irish-bred colt shook off a strong outside challenge by Mattingly on the turn into the homestretch and drew off to a 3 ½-length victory.

No Nay Mets is a son of No Nay Never, whom Ward saddled for a victory in the Norfolk (G2) during the 2013 Royal Ascot meeting. His son will be given the chance to follow in his footsteps to Royal Ascot glory.

“He's a pretty nifty colt. He was on a rushed schedule for this. There's no reason not to go over there,” Weaver said. “It's a lot of fun, and he's got as good a chance as anybody.”

Alex Bregman, the Houston Astros All Star third baseman, heads Bregman Family Racing LLC.

“I met him last year down here. He's a really, really, cool dude. He's down to earth and has a lot of fun with the game,” Weaver said. “I love working for him and have something for him.”

No Nay Mets ran five furlongs on a firm turf in :57.50 after setting fractions of :22.98 and :45.44 seconds for the first half mile.

When No Nay Mets failed to meet his $335,000 RNA at the recent OBS April 2-year-olds-in-training sale, consigner Ciaran Dunne asked Weaver if he'd like to take over the colt's training.

“He worked :20 and 2 [-fifths seconds for a quarter mile] and galloped out [three furlongs] in :36 at the 2-year-old sale in April. I just needed to get a gate work into him. It was kind of a crunched schedule to get him here,” Weaver said. “He was fit. It was just a matter of letting him spin his legs a couple of times. He was a No Nay Never, so it made sense he would handle the turf.” times.”

Mattingly, named for Yankees great Don Mattingly, held second under Edgar Perez in his debut. Zaino, a 70-1 longshot ridden by Angel Morales, finished third, three-quarters of a length back.

No Nay Mets, who was bred by Coolmore, was produced by the War Front mare Etoile, a Group 3 winner in Ireland.

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