Sammy The Shark (USA) Horse
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Sammy The Shark is a 3yo gr/ro gelding from the United States trained by Paul McEntee. It is by Anchor Down out of Devilwentogeorgia. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having finished without a win in three starts. In its latest start at Churchill Downs on 1 May 2026, Danny Sheehy rode Sammy The Shark to a tenth‑place finish behind the winner Honfleur.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 01-May-26 1710m R7 Md (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.680, SP: 51.00 bumped with an outer foe leaving the gate, steadied when shying from an inner foe earl on got keen in midpack three wide into the first turn then made little impact. 1st Honfleur ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Vow To Resiliency ( J Rosario 126 ) 3.75L 3rd Heavenly Melody ( I O Jr 118 ) 4.00L 10th Sammy The Shark ( D Sheehy 118 ) 28.10L See full results | D Sheehy 53.5kg 28.10L | 10 (12) |
| Turfway Park 20-Dec-25 1308m R5 Md $564 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:17.970, SP: 41.00 no speed from outside and never menaced throughout. 1st Resist ( I Moncada 119 ) 2nd Pink Flamingos ( A Beschizza 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Mony Mony ( G Saez 119 ) 0.50L 12th Sammy The Shark ( E Jurado 119 ) 26.35L See full results | E Jurado 54kg 26.35L | 12 (13) |
| Woodbine 19-Oct-25 1010m FIRM R5 Md $357 (of $115,100) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.900, SP: 41.00 broke slowly to trailing down the backside, saved ground making little impact around the bend, picked up a tired rival inside turning for home but failed to menace in the stretch drive inside horses. 1st Mauna Loa ( J Campos 121 ) 2nd Elusive Yaupon ( P Moran 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Undercover Agent ( F Aebly 121 ) 0.50L 8th Sammy The Shark ( B Bays 121 , Cd 126 ) 9.25L See full results | B Bays 54.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 9.25L | 8 (9) |