Lookout Stakes
Delta Downs, 1-5-18, 1 Mile, $65,000
Accredited Louisiana Bred Fillies and Mares, 4YOs and Upwards

HYPER PIPER
Old Fashioned – Filaree by Saros (GB)
B-Earl Hernandez, Keith Hernandez & John Duvieilh
O- Earl Hernandez, Keith Hernandez & John Duvieilh
T- Sam B. David, Jr.
J – T. Thornton

2nd
Shea’s Lil Shug
Gigawatt-Pourjedajour
B- Shea Stakes
O- Dos Locos Tejanos Racing
T- Eduardo Ramirez
J- R Morales

3rd
Sweet Pea Mama Ve
Hard Spun – Miss Confusion
B- Earl Hernandez, Keith Hernandez, John Duvieilh & Bill Langford
O- Earl Hernandez, Keith Hernandez & John Duvieilh
T- Sam B. David, Jr.
J- D Saenz

 

– SAM B. DAVID, JR. TRAINEE GETS HER FIRST STAKES WIN AND THIRD WIN IN A ROW –

VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted its first stakes of the new calendar year on Friday night and it was Hyper Piper who notched her third win in a row and her first in stakes company while taking the $65,000 Lookout Stakes for Louisiana-bred fillies and mares. The Sam B. David, Jr. trainee was ridden to victory by jockey Timothy Thornton.

After breaking sharply in the one-mile test for 4-year-olds and upward, Hyper Piper stalked the early pace set by Pera, who covered the opening quarter-mile in 23.65 seconds and the half-mile in 48.44. As the field of 10 entered the far turn Thornton asked his mount for her best run and she responded by opening up a three-length lead at the top of the homestretch. The 4-5 wagering favorite then proceeded to cruise home unchallenged and won the race by 2-1/2 lengths over Shea’s Lil Shug. Sweet Pea Mama Ve finished another half-length behind the top pair in third.

The win by Hyper Piper, who is owned by John Duvielh, Keith J. & Earl J. Hernandez, was her sixth overall from 12 career starts. She earned $39,000 for her effort which raised her bankroll to $166,110.

Hyper Piper is a gray or roan mare by Old Fashioned out of the Saros (GB) mare Filaree. She was bred in Louisiana by her owners.

The wagering public had the Lookout figured out as Hyper Piper paid $3.80 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.40 to show. Shea’s Lil Shug returned $5 to place and $3.60 to show, Sweet Pea Mama Ve was worth $4.80 to show.