3rd-BEL, Msw, $75k, 2yo, 6 1/2f, post time: 1:57 p.m. EDT
INTO THE BREACH (Creative Cause) boasts a big pedigree and a recent black-type drill, but will have to overcome the rail draw for this first career trip to the post. A son of MSW & GSP Holy Bubbette (Holy Bull), the February-foaled gray is kin to a trio of horses who each earned black type at two, including Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile), winner of the GII Nashua S. and runner-up in the GII Remsen S. and subsequent winner of the GII Holy Bull S. Into the Breach is also a half-brother to Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint placegetter Holdin Bullets (Ghostzapper) and to GISP Nonna Mia (Empire Maker), the dam of the recently retired 2016 GI Wood Memorial S. hero Outwork (Uncle Mo). Valhalla (Trappe Shot), a half to last year's GIII Grey S. second-place finisher Tizarunner (Tizway), was a $75K FTKOCT graduate turned $200K FTFMAR juvenile after breezing an eighth of a mile in :10 3/5. This is also the female family of GSW Saint Anddan (A.P. Indy) and SW & GISP Mexikoma (Birdstone). TJCIS PPs
5th-WO, Msw, C$55k, 2yo, 7fT, post time: 2:57 p.m. EDT
AMI'S EXCHANGE (Exchange Rate) gets his career started for owner and breeder Ivan Dalos and trainer Josie Carroll, the same connections responsible for the colt's half-brother Ami's Holiday (Harlan's Holiday), who annexed the GIII Grey S. over the local Polytrack in 2013 and became a Canadian Classic winner with a victory in the 2014 Breeders' S. on this grass course following a runner-up effort in that year's Queen's Plate. Ami's Exchange's year-older half-brother is TDN Rising Star Ami's Mesa (Sky Mesa), winner of the Glorious Song S., while full-brother Victory Exchange was also stakes-placed. Further down the page is reigning Prince of Wales hero and GSW Ami's Gizmo (Giant's Causeway) and his half-brother GSW Ami's Flatter (Flatter). Clutch Catch (Tiznow) is a homebred son of Sovereign Award winner Catch the Ring (Seeking the Gold) and a half to fellow champion Catch the Thrill (A.P. Indy). The colt's second dam is GSW Radiant Ring (Halo), whose Bison City S.-winning daughter Seeking the Ring (Seeking the Gold) produced last-out GIII Ontario Fashion S. winner Southern Ring (Speightstown). TJCIS PPs
7th-SA, 52k, Msw, 2yo, 1m, post time: 6:30 p.m. EDT
SPORTS REPORTER (Harlan's Holiday) cost Gary and Mary Wests' bloodstock agent Ben Glass $250K at the 2015 KEESEP sale and has trained forwardly for this career debut. The bay is a half to MGSP Hattaash (Strong Hope) and is a son of 2001 Pocahontas S. winner and GII Golden Rod S. second Lotta Rhythm (Rhythm), who in turn is a half-sister to the dam of Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro). Show Me Da Lute (Midnight Lute) is out of connections' dual Grade I winner Tough Tiz's Sis (Tiznow) and is a full-brother to GSW & GISP Tiz Midnight. TJCIS PPs @EquinealTDN
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