8th-TAM, $23k, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 3:55 p.m. EST
Hall of Famer Bill Mott saddles PRIMO RIVERA (First Defence) in his racetrack bow. The Juddmonte Farms homebred is a full-brother to champion older mare and MGISW Close Hatches, who also carried the pink and green silks en route to earnings of over $2.7 million. His second dam is a full-sister to European champion juvenile male Xaar (GB) and a half to French GSW & G1SP Masterclass (The Minstrel), as well as G3 Prix Corrida heroine Diese (Diesis {GB}). Click for TJCIS PPs.
8th-OP, $70k, Alw (NW2X), 1m, 5:42 p.m. EST
Impressive first-out winner MAJOR LEAGUE (Malibu Moon) returns to the races for Gary and Mary West and trainer Wayne Catalano Friday. The grey rolled by 3 1/2 lengths sprinting six panels here Jan. 30 (video) and is a son of GII Santa Ynez S. winner Alpha Kitten (Tale of the Cat). This is also the family of GISW Marylebone (Unbridled's Song). Click here for a feature by the TDN's Ben Massam on Major League. He is joined in the gate by Triple Crown aspirants Rated R Superstar (Kodiak Kowboy) and Conquest Windycity (Tiznow). The former drops out of graded-stakes company after collecting a second in the GIII Iroquois S. and a third in the GI Breeders' Futurity before two unplaced efforts in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. for trainer Ken McPeek and Radar Racing last fall. The latter is an $800,000 OBSMAR purchase for Conquest Stables who broke his maiden in the slop atKeeneland going 1 1/16 miles Oct. 2 after completing the superfecta in the Iroquois S. Sept. 12 for trainer Mark Casse. Click for TJCIS PPs.
7th-SA, $58k, Opt. Clm./NW1X, 3yo, f, 6f, 7:03 p.m. EST
Hronis Racing's LINDEZA (Harlan's Holiday) makes her second start over the same track and trip as her successful Oct. 11 debut. The $95,000 FTKJUL yearling turned $500,000 OBSAPR 2-year-old has been working steadily since early January for conditioner John Sadler. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert saddles two Friday, the first for Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's Lemhill Basr (Quality Road), who is attempting to regain the winning thread after a sixth-place effort setting the early pace in the Anoakia S. going this trip in Arcadia Oct. 11. The $800,000 EASMAY juvenile is a daughter of GI Hollywood Starlet S. winner Diplomat Lady (Forestry). Baffert's other entrant is Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings and Edward McGhee's Treasuring (Smart Strike). Runner-up in the Desi Arnaz S. last November, the full-sister to GISW Streaming ran off the board in the GI Starlet S. a month later and was fourth in the GII Santa Ynez S. in her sophomore debut Jan. 2. Click for the TJCIS PPs.
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