Sally Stripes won in a fashion that suggests she will be a major player in stakes company
- Turf Diario
- Mar 19
- 2 min read
The Santa Inés homebred delivered a devastating performance in the 1400 meters of the Premio Gigahertz
Rich in interesting races, Wednesday's card at San Isidro Racecourse featured a pair of names that clearly stood out among the older horses in the allowance ranks.
It feels as though a step up to stakes company (or at least the higher categories) is only a matter of time for the talented Sally Stripes (Equal Stripes). The Santa Inés homebred dazzled over 1400 meters in the Premio Gigahertz on the intermediate sand track.
Coming off two consecutive victories, the chestnut was devastating, leading from the break and drawing off upon entering the stretch to hit the wire geared down with a 6-length advantage over Love Sound (Long Island Sound). She stopped the clock in an excellent 1m21s59/100, fully justifying her short price of $1.30.
Trained by Enrique Martín Ferro with Martín Valle in the irons, Sally Stripes now boasts 4 wins from 6 starts and appears ready to return to the mile—the distance of her only career unplaced effort, though at a stage when she was not performing at her current level.
The Premio Jazz Seiver (1200m, sand) was also noteworthy, featuring 4-year-olds with 2 or 3 wins. There, Equal Romano (Equal Legítimo) provided one of the day's upsets, prevailing by a neck and 3/4 of a length over Mario's Rim(Remote) and Qué Cubano (Qué Vida Buena) in a sharp 1m10s9/100. Jorge Peralta was aboard the Mauricio Muñiztrainee, who campaigns for Stud Rey de Corazones.
One also cannot overlook the events of the Premio Emiterio (1400m, sand), which faced veterans 5 years old and up with 2 or 3 wins. Rebounding from a poor showing at Palermo, Stormy Wind (Forge) won easily with Facundo Coriain the saddle.
After stumbling at the start, the Stud Saint Mora bay settled gradually, and by the early stages of the homestretch, it was clear he would dominate whenever asked. He quickened from the 300-meter mark and swept past to defeat Tremendo Rayo (Southern Cat)—who made up significant ground from the rear—by 3 1/2 lengths, recording 1m37s23/100 for the mile.
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