2nd-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 1:03 p.m. ET
Michael Bruder snapped up CURLINS VOW (Curlin">Curlin) for just $60,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September sale. That price looks like a steal now that his half-brother Runhappy (Super Saver) has won the GI King's Bishop S., GI Malibu S., GI Breeders' Cup Sprint and the Eclipse for top sprinter of 2015. The Dale Romans pupil displays a steady string of works in preparation for this career bow. The red hot Kiaran McLaughlin saddles fellow firster Mutaraamy (Tapit) for Shadwell Stable. The $500,000 KEESEP buy is out of a SP half-sister to champion Stevie Wonderboy (Stephen Got Even); and GSW & GISP Theysken's Theory (Bernardini). TJCIS PPs.
5th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 2:29 p.m. ET
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and Godolphin Racing look to continue their current hot streak with homebred first time starter ALLURING MISS (Shamardal). The bay is a half-sister to the ill-fated MGISW millionaire Scat Daddy (Johannesburg), who had a banner year as a sire in 2015; as well as GSW & GISP Antipathy (A.P. Indy); and SW Grand Daddy (Johannesburg). Sam-Son Farm homebred Smart Mission (Smart Strike) also has some talented siblings and she debuts in this spot for trainer Malcolm Pierce. Out of SW Misty Mission (Miswaki), the chestnut is a half-sister to two-time Sovereign Award winner and MGSW Irish Mission (Giant's Causeway); and MGSW French Beret (Broad Brush). Conditioner Brendan Walsh unveils Greg Ramsby's Corby (Quality Road), a half-sister to GISW Celtic Melody (Mr. Greeley) who enters off a three-panel bullet in :35 2/5 at Palm Meadows Feb. 18. TJCIS PPs.
7th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 3:28 p.m. ET
Three Chimneys Farm and Besilu Stables team up on PRINCESA SILVIA (Medaglia d'Oro), who debuts in this test for Hall of Famer Bill Mott. A daughter of SW & GSP Quiet Dance (Quiet American), the gray is a half-sister to 2005 Horse of the Year and Champion Older Male Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), a four-time Grade I winner and earner of over $4.4 million. A full-sister to MGISP Miss Besilu (Medaglia d'Oro), the sophomore is also a half to GSWs Quiet Giant (Giant's Causeway) and CongressionalHonor (Forestry); SW Dance Quietly (A.P. Indy); and GSP American Dance (A.P. Indy). The Coolmore contingent of Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier are represented here by $600,000 FTSAUG purchase Peace Time (War Front). Making her career bow for Chad Brown in this event, the bay is a daughter of GSW & MGISP Santa Catarina (Unbridled). TJCIS PPs.
8th-OP, $76K, Opt. Clm. ($62K), 4yo/up, 1m, 5:42 p.m. ET
John Oxley's GI Stephen Foster H. winner NOBLE BIRD (Birdstone) returns to the races after six months on the bench. The 5-year-old has been sidelined since suffering a hip injury during the running of Saratoga's GI Whitney S. Aug. 8, where he finished ninth. Capturing a pair of optional claimers, one here and one at Keeneland, last spring, the Mark Casse trainee missed by just a head in the GII Alysheba S. May 1. The chestnut upset favored Lea (First Samurai) with a neck victory at odds of 4-1 in the June 13 Stephen Foster at Churchill. TJCIS PPs.
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