Summer Breezes: Aug. 26, 2022

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attracts its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Already this year at Saratoga, City Man (Mucho Macho Man), Mo Strike (Uncle Mo) and Empress Tigress (Classic Empire)–each a graduate of the 2-year-old sales–have already struck at stakes level, while the likes of juvenile purchases and 'TDN Rising Stars' Taiba (Gun Runner), We The People (Constitution) and Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) have also left their mark on graded/group competition this season. To follow are the horses entered for Friday:

Friday, August 26, 2022
Saratoga 4, 2:47 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price, Breeze
Flashy Alex (Gormley), FTMMAY, $12,000, click
C-Tom McCrocklin, agent; B-Randi Persaud
Quick to Accuse (Accelerate), OBSMAR, $200,000, click
C-Sequel, agt for Chester & Mary Broman; B-Mike Ryan, agt

Ellis 5, 5:52 p.m. ET
Mendeavour (Mendelssohn), OBSAPR, $175,000, click
C-Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, agent; B-Ryan Ritt

Del Mar 1, 6:00 p.m. ET
Bluegrass Ryder (Noble Mission), OBSAPR, $40,000, click
C-GOP Racing Stable Corp; B-John P Warren

Ellis 7, 6:48 p.m. ET
Play the Music (Mo Town), OBSAPR, $300,000, click
C-Eisaman Equine, agent; B-Glassman Racing LLC

Del Mar 4, 7:33 p.m. ET
Almont (Smiling Tiger), FTMMAY, $85,000, see below
C-Classic Bloodstock, agt; B-Little Red Feather, John Dowd, agt