Friday Insights: Tamara Makes Long-Awaited Return

7th-DMR, 61K, O/C, 3yo/up, f, 6f, 6:33 p.m.
TAMARA (Bolt d'Oro), the daughter of four-time Eclipse winner Beholder, makes her long-awaited return to the races Friday after a year-long absence following last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Named a 'TDN Rising Star' in her summer debut over course and near distance, the Richard Mandella trainee gave visions of her illustrious mother when romping by 6 3/4 lengths in the GI Del Mar Debutante. Heavily favored to complete the hat trick at the Breeders' Cup, Tamara came home eased after setting the early pace and was found to have an injury prompting the time off. Her road back to the races hasn't been a smooth one but she draws the rail here and picks up Lasix with regular pilot Mike Smith aboard. TJCIS PPS

Look at this girl go. 🎙️

Tamara & @mikeesmith10 could not be more impressive in the Grade I FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante. pic.twitter.com/CAMTpy2UGB

— Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) September 10, 2023

6th-CD, 120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 3:26 p.m.
Homebred Desert Adventure (Hard Spun) is a daughter of GISW Dubai Escapade, a $2,000,000 purchase by John Ferguson Bloodstock on behalf of Godolphin as a 2-year-old in 2004. From six foals to race, she's got six winners including the Gap Year (Bernardini), the dam of soon-to-be champion 2-year-old filly Immersive (Nyquist). Second dam Sassy Pants was a $4.5m buy for Hill 'n' Dale Bloodstock out of the 2006 KEENOV sale and her production record includes GISW and $3.1m FTKNOV broodmare buy Madcap Escapade (Hennessy), the dam of GISW Mi Sueno (Pulpit). T he family also includes SW/GISP Crystal Ball (Malibu Moon) and MGISP Clyde's Image (Get Stormy).TJCIS PPS