July 4 Insights
Updated: July 2, 2021 at 3:14 pm
By Christie DeBernardis
Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency
PRICEY INTO MISCHIEF DEBUTS IN JERSEY
7th-MTH, $45K, Msw, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT, 3:03p.m.
Red Oak Stable's $360,000 KEESEP acquisition COMEDIC TIMING (Into Mischief) debuts in Oceanport. The bay is a half-brother to MGISW turfer Divisidero (Kitten's Joy). TJCIS PPs
BAFFERT UNVEILS QUALITY FILLY
3rd-LRC, $45K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 4:58p.m.
Bob Baffert sends out yet another pricey firster in Sarah Kelly's $425,000 KEESEP buy VELVET SLIPPERS (Quality Road). The bay boasts a speedy worktab in preparation for this debut, most recently breezing a best-of-29 five furlongs in 1:00 at Santa Anita June 24. Her dam is dual stakes winner The Tea Cups (Hard Spun). This is also the family of GISW Nadal (Blame).