By Christie DeBernardis
6th-SAR, $83K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 3:49 p.m. ET
Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey unveils a blue-blooded Phipps homebred in CLOSING STATEMENT (Blame&log=#tot">Blame). The bay is out of SW & GSP Consequence (El Prado {Ire}), who is in turn a daughter of MGISW millionaire Educated Risk (Mr. Prospector). The juvenile also traces her lineage to champions Inside Information and Smuggler. Mia d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro), a $450,000 FTFMAR buy after breezing in :10 2/5, debuts for Steve Amussen. The bay is a half-sister to Weemissfrankie (Sunriver), who followed her debut win as a 2-year-old with a pair of Grade I victories; and GSP Stop Smiling (It's No Joke). TJCIS PPs.
9th-DMR, $60K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 9:00 p.m. ET
ST PATRICK'S DAY (Pioneerof the Nile), a full-brother to Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year American Pharoah, makes his highly anticipated career bow for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in this test. American Pharoah, a champion at both two and three, broke his maiden at second asking at Del Mar in the 2014 GI Del Mar Futurity. Their full-sister American Cleopatra was named a “TDN Rising Star” for her impressive first out victory at the seaside oval last term and followed suit with a runner-up effort in the GI Del Mar Debutante S. St Patrick's Day, owned by Coolmore's Mrs. John Magnier, enters off a six-panel bullet in 1:12 flat here Aug. 13. TJCIS PPs. —@CDeBernardis
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