Saturday Insights: Well-Bred Siblings to Graded Winners Debut
March 4, 2022
2nd-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, f, 7f, 12:40p.m. ET This contest kicks off the first of two maiden special weights on the Hallendale card with smartly regarded firsters. Breaking from the far outside, Blini (Tapit) has graded stakes winning shadows to outrun: full-siblings Iron Fist, MGSW, $1,104,199; Anchor Down, GISP & MGSW, $734,254; and half-sister Sweet [...]
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Saturday Insights: Full Siblings to Vasilika, Point of Honor Debut
February 25, 2022
5th-AQU, $80k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 2:50p.m. ET After hitting an eye-catching $735,000 at Keeneland September two years ago, and still missing his reserve, Mystic Quest (Curlin) will go to post here for his breeders Siena Farm in partnership with Cash Asmussen. At the helm for the full brother to MGISP & GSW Point of Honor [...]
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Saturday Insights: Big Pedigrees Debut Coast to Coast
February 11, 2022
7th-SA, $67k, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 6:39p.m. ET C R K Stable, the owners of Talented Lady (Tapit), have high hopes for their flashy filly, an $850,000 KEESEP grad who is a daughter of GII Ballston Spa S. winner Strike Charmer (Smart Strike). The mare sold with this filly in utero for $700,000 in 2018 [...]
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January 22 Insights: Seven-Figure Quality Road and Nyquist Colts Debut Saturday
January 21, 2022
9th-FG, $50k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 4:54p.m. ET Lane's End sire Quality Road has two starters here with a world of hopes riding on their backs as well as eye-catching price tags. Breaking from the third gate, VINCO (Quality Road) will try to become his dam's fourth winner from ten foals. A half to Welcoming (Tapit), [...]
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American-Sourced Mares at Magic Millions: Part Two
January 12, 2022
The Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale began Tuesday on Australia's east coast in Queensland, and through the first two days of the sale, four horses have breached the seven-figure threshold, including a colt by the pensioned Not A Single Doubt (Aus) that fetched A$1.7 million (about US$1.23 million) from Ciaron Maher Bloodstock. In Tuesday's TDN, [...]
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Progeny of American-Sourced Mares Set to Shine at Gold Coast
January 10, 2022
The Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale, one of Australia's two premier yearling sales, was to kick off Tuesday (Australian time) in Queensland, with the cream of the crop of those foals born in 2020. Buyers will relish the opportunity to get not only into some of Australia's pre-eminent female families, but also into some American [...]
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Saturday Insights: Dean's List Makes 3yo Debut on Busy Gulfstream Card
January 7, 2022
4th-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 1:27 p.m. ET Several in this race carry nice price tags but IRON WORKS (Distorted Humor) on the outside catches the eye first as a $550,000 purchase from last year's OBS April sale (:10 1/5) for MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm. The runner is a half to one other winner from [...]
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