4th-GP, $45K, Alw/Opt. Clm. ($75K), 3yo/up, 1m, 2:05 p.m. ET
Starlight Racing's ITSAKNOCKOUT (Lemon Drop Kid), winner of the GII Fountain of Youth S. vis DQ, makes his return to the races in this salty allowance field. The Todd Pletcher trainee followed the Fountain of Youth with a fourth behind stablemate and “TDN Rising Star” Materiality (Afleet Alex) in the GI Florida Derby Mar. 28 and has not been seen since finishing ninth in the GI Kentucky Derby May 2. The bay takes on six black-type winners in this test, including 2014 GII Brooklyn S. winner Norumbega (Tiznow). TJCIS PPs.
7th-GP, $50K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 3:35 p.m. ET
Christophe Clement unveils the regally-bred BERLINER (Bernardini) in this spot for owner/breeder Stronach Stables. The dark bay was produced by an unraced half-sister to champion Macho Uno (Holy Bull) and MGISW multimillionaire Awesome Again (Deputy Minister). He enters this test off a best-of-48 half-mile breeze at Payson Park in :48 3/5 Dec. 24 and comes from a barn known for its success with grass runners. Juddmonte Farms will be represented by yet another blue-blooded homebred here in the form of Kapellmeister (Tapit). Conditioned by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the gray is out of a half-sister too MGISWs Sightseek (Distant View) and Tates Creek (Rahy); and this is also the family of European champion Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy). Tom Albertrani saddles yet another nicely bred firster for a top breeding operation in Godolphin Racing's Tizn't a Saint (Tiznow), who is a full brother to MGSW sire Tiz Wonderful. TJCIS PPs.
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