June 17 Insights

8th-BEL, $80K, Opt. Clm. ($62K), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT,
5:13 p.m. ET
Undefeated “TDN Rising Star” SQUEEZE (Lemon Drop Kid) returns to the races after just over a year on the sidelines. A debut winner at Keeneland last April, the Robert Evans colorbearer earned the Rising Star moniker with an impressive late rally to clear her first-level allowance conditioner over this course June 2 of last year. A half-sister to fellow “TDN Rising Star” and GSW Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense), Squeeze hails from the deep Phipps family of Hall of Famer Personal Ensign and champion Storm Flag Flying. TJCIS PPs. –@CDeBernardis