7th-LRC, $46K, Alw/OC ($40K), 3yo/up, f, 6f, 7:58 p.m. EDT
'TDN Rising Star' JUSTIN SQUARED (Zensational) makes his belated return to the races for Zayat Stables and Bob Baffert. The grey aired by 5 1/2 lengths first up at Del Mar Sept. 5, good for a solid 86 Beyer Speed Figure. That heat has produced two next-out winners, including eventual GIII El Camino Real Derby winner Frank Conversation (Quality Road), as well as subsequent MGSW Iron Rob (Twirling Candy). Justin Squared, a $130,000 KEENOV RNA, hails from the family of GISW Spoken Fur (Notebook) and MGSW and MGISP Unbridled's Note (Unbridled's Song). His Unbridled's Song half brother sold for $500,000 to Japanese interests at last year's KEESEP sale. Seventh Sense (Tur) (City Zip), a full-brother MGSW and MGISP Reneesgotzip, bounced back from a disappointing debut to score by a sharp 2 1/4-length margin at Santa Anita Mar. 12. The Jerry Hollendorfer pupil received a 92 Beyer for that front-running effort. Mrazek (Square Eddie), second in a pair of open juvenile stakes last summer, bested stablemate Ralis (Square Eddie) in the restricted Graduation S. at Del Mar last August. Forced to miss the GI Hopeful S. at Saratoga due to body soreness, his connections instead sent Ralis, who promptly romped by 5 3/4 lengths. TJCIS PPs
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