Hemp Hemp Hurray rallies strongly to capture Tyro

Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey’s Hemp Hemp Hurray rated off the speed before rallying strongly on the turn to stay undefeated and capture the $60,000 Tyro Stakes at Monmouth Park by 7 1/4 lengths.

Trained by Wesley Ward and ridden by Albin Jimenez, the 2-year-old son of Artie Schiller sat third early in the field of four colts behind the fleet-footed Phonemyposseagain.  Hemp Hemp Hurray tipped outside that rival on the turn and inside of 3/5 favorite Earth to assume command and extended his margin to the wire.

Five and a half furlongs on “good” turf was completed in 1:04.91. Hemp Hemp Hurray returned $4.40 and $3 as the 6/5 second choice and topped a $23.60.

           

“I thought I was going to be in front but [Jose] Ferrer’s horse [Phonemyposseagain] had so much speed I had to sit back,” Jimenez said.  “Around the turn, I had so much horse I just moved out and he did the rest.”

           

Hemp Hemp Hurray is now two-for-two after breaking his maiden at first asking on June 9 at Belmont.  The Artie Schiller colt out of the Malibu Moon mare Druidess now has earnings of $81,000.