Sharon’s Grey Hope’s ‘turn of foot’ gets 22nd winner for Bucchero

Bucchero’s 22nd winner is Sharon’s Grey Hope, a 3-year-old Indiana-bred who added to the stallion’s growing reputation of siring runners who have what the TV analysts like to call a great “turn of foot.”

Sharon’s Grey Hope was off in mid-pack in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special race at Horseshoe Indianapolis, and was a good 10 or 11 lengths behind 3-1 pace-setter First Elkton when they hit the quarter in :22.49. Going to the half, Samuel Bermudez sent the 3-year-old filly up on the outside and Sharon’s Grey Hope responded with an Azeri-type move that shot her up to third entering the stretch.

When they straightened out in the lane, the filly bred by Southern Chase Farm and Karen and Greg Dodd was still six lengths behind First Elkton, buts she dug in and went past the leader like she was standing still. Sharon’s Grey Hope won by nearly two lengths clocked in 1:05.52, and earned a check for $21,600, breaking her maiden in her fourth start. Bucchero’s progeny earnings jumped to $828,150 for 2023.