Oct. 29 Insights

6th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 3:40 p.m. ET
Barclay Tagg has done well this year with his juvenile firsters, and saddles well-pedigreed TALE OF MIST (Tale of Ekati) here for breeder Charles Fipke. The dark bay is a half brother to none other than GI Breeders’ Cup Classic contender, MGISW and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Tonalist (Tapit). Todd Pletcher saddles Starlight Racing’s Neolithic (Harlan’s Holiday), a $460,000 KEESEP yearling out of MSW Swingit (Victory Gallop). Portfolio Manager (Harlan’s Holiday) could offer some insight into the form of the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. He was third behind morning line second choice Greenpointcrusader (Bernardini) in the track-and-trip GI Champagne S. Oct. 3. TJCIS PPs

4th-KEE, $58K, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 2:12 p.m. ET
Stonestreet’s UNION JACKSON (Curlin) looms an imposing presence here as he faces winners for the first time. The son of GISW Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union) finished runner-up at Churchill Sept. 18 before airing by 7 3/4 lengths over this strip Oct. 10, good for a 96 Beyer Speed Figure and ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. TJCIS PPs