Pin Oak Stud's freshman sire Scalding sired his first black-type winner Oct. 30 when his daughter Hammy captured the Our Dear Peggy Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths in her second career start at Gulfstream Park.
Hammy was bred by Pin Oak out of the Pioneerof the Nile winner Parawan. The mare is out of Mymissjuliac, a winning half sister to graded-placed stakes winner Holy Bubbette, who is the dam of multiple graded stakes winner and sire Cairo Prince . The immediate family also produced 2023 champion 2-year-old male Fierceness .
Goldencents Thoroughbreds bought Hammy as a yearling for $3,500 through the 2025 Fasig-Tipton July Digital Sale. The filly was then sold for $25,000 during the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale to Scott Shore as agent for Starry Night Racing. The filly made her racing debut Sept. 26 at Gulfstream and won by 2 1/2 lengths for trainer J. Kent Sweezey. Hammy has now earned $59,550.
Scalding is a multiple graded stakes-winning son of prominent sire Nyquist . Bred by Godolphin and Cobalt Investments, Scalding sold for $400,000 during Fasig-Tipton's 2019 The Saratoga Sale to agents Alex Solis II and Jason Litt. The colt went on to win the 2022 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) and Challenger Stakes (G3) for Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables, and LNJ Foxwoods.
From 15 first-crop foals, Scalding has sired two stakes performers, including grade 1-placed winner Induction. The stallion stands for a private fee.
