A debut winner for John Sadler out at Santa Anita in gate-to-wire fashion June 1, Hey Nay Nay shipped in from California to Monmouth Park and outclassed this field from the first jump to take the Tyro Stakes. A rocket from the gate, the 1-5 favorite was in charge of the tempo from the start and played catch me if you can with this field who was run off their feet. Sir Newtons Laws (Accelerate) stuck around early but quickly faded as Hey Nay Nay turned for home and began the procession to the wire. Win N Juice closed from last to pick up second but it was all Hey Nay Nay who drew off to pick up the stakes win.
“This is a mature 2-year-old,” said Sadler. “I didn't want to keep him in the barn and I thought he had the personality to ship cross country so we landed on this spot. We originally talked about laying second (before Monster scratched) and then when that horse scratched I thought he would probably be in front the way he was. Even winning as easily as he did I thought he got more experience out of this. He looked straighter and stronger in his second start compared to his first, so he showed improvement to me. It was a good race for him. This horse I'm hoping ends up in the Breeders' Cup.”
The half-brother to MGSP Global Storm (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}), Hey Nay Nay was a $300,000 Keeneland September buy for Hronis Racing and Iapetus Racing. Travel, who is herself a half to MGSW and GI Kentucky Derby runner up Eight Belles (Unbridled's Song), has a yearling filly by Churchill (Ire) and a filly born this year by Pinatubo (Ire).
#5 HEY NAY NAY ($2.60) dominated in the $100,000 Tyro Stakes at @MonmouthPark. The juvenile No Nay Never colt was piloted by @Pacolopez1018 for trainer @sadlerracing.@Hronis_Racing pic.twitter.com/hBxnQqMYJH
— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 2, 2025
TYRO S., $98,000, Monmouth, 8-2, 2yo, 5fT, :56.87, fm.
1–HEY NAY NAY (IRE), 118, c, 2, by No Nay Never
1st Dam: Travel, by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Away, by Dixieland Band
3rd Dam: Be a Prospector, by Mr. Prospector
($300,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Hronis
Racing LLC and Iapetus Racing LLC; B-Lynch Bages, Camas Park
& Summerhill B/S (IRE); T-John W. Sadler; J-Paco Lopez.
$60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $96,000. *1/2 to Global
Storm (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}), GSW-UAE, MGSP-Eng,
$400,182.
2–Win N Juice, 118, c, 2, Win Win Win–Famous, by Vindication.
($30,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Daugherty
Racing LLC; B-Ocala Stud (FL); T-Nolan Ramsey. $20,000.
3–Red Lad, 118, c, 2, American Pharoah–Colorado Class,
by Declaration of War. O-Jeremiah Kane and Richard
Donworth; B-Jerry Kane (KY); T-Paul McEntee. $10,000.
Margins: 7, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.30, 3.40, 13.60.
Also Ran: Sir Newtons Laws, Efata. Scratched: Black Volt, Jeremiahtwentynine, Monster, Schwarzenegger, Thunder Chuck. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
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