Insights: Nov. 15

6th-Aqueduct, $70K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 2:47 p.m. ET

Shadwell Stable went to $1.1 million to secure AZM (Tapit&log=">Tapit) as a Keeneland November weanling in 2015 and she makes her late-season debut in this turf route. Trained by Chad Brown, the bay is the first foal out of MGISW turfer Marketing Mix (Medaglia d'Oro). As with most of this barn's runners, she shows a steady series of three and four-furlong breezes, capped by a three-panel spin in :36 4/5 (3/4) Nov. 11 at Belmont.

7th-Churchill Downs, $76K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 4:06 p.m. ET

Frank Fletcher's GIRLFRIEND ROCKET (Quality Road&log=">Quality Road) tied for the second-highest lot at OBS April, selling for $800,000 following a :22 flat quarter-mile breeze, and opens her account in this elongated sprint for trainer Al Stall, Jr. The dark bay's second dam is a full-sister to three-time champion Tiznow (Cee's Tizzy), as well as Tizamazing, the dam of GI Preakness S. hero Oxbow (Awesome Again) and Tizso, who produced GISW Paynter (Awesome Again). She shows a modest worktab, most recently going a local half-mile in :49 2/5 (25/57) Nov. 8. G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s Net (Curlin">Curlin) is also unveiled here from the Rusty Arnold barn. The homebred is a half-sister to GISW Centre Court (Smart Strike) out of Let (A.P. Indy), who captured the GII Churchill Downs Distaff H. with a 109 Beyer at this oval.

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