By Christie DeBernardis
Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency
6th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 5:37 p.m. ET
Bob Edwards' e Five Racing and Gainesway Farm teamed up to acquire TAP TO MY LU (Tapit&hid=28277">Tapit) for $500,000 at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale and she debuts in this spot for trainer Chad Brown. The chestnut is the second foal out of the Gainesway-bred GI Test S. heroine Sweet Lulu (Mr. Greeley), who was purchased by Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm for $3 million carrying her first foal by War Front at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. The resulting colt now named Habub was bought by Shadwell for $700,000 at the 2016 Keeneland September sale and is a winner in Europe. Out of GSW Successful Outlook (Orientate), Sweet Lulu is a half-sister to GSW Iron Fist (Tapit) and MGSW & GISP Anchor Down (Tapit), who now stands at Gainesway. Click here to view Tap to My Lu's most recent work on XBTV.
Brown sends out another well-related firster in W.S. Farish homebred Royal Flag (Candy Ride {Arg}). The chestnut is a full-sister to Grade III winner Eagle and a half to MGSW Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags).
Godolphin homebred Bell Court (Street Sense&log=">Street Sense) makes her first trip to the post for conditioner Kiaran McLaughlin in this test. A haf-sister to GSW Snowbell (Tapit), she is out of GSW Burmilla (Storm Cat), who is a full-sibling to MGSW Magicalmysterycat. TJCIS PPs
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