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A $450,000 KEESEP yearling, Bakken was making his belated debut here as the 8-5 pick and showed himself to be a horse with a big future. Pushed hard by Javier Castellano to take control early, Bakken led by 1 1/2 lengths through :22.31 and :44.94 splits. He kicked clear impressively two furlongs out and sailed...
A $510,000 KEESEP yearling, Tap It Rich was given a 3-1 chance for this elongated debut, but ran like 1-9 would have been more accurate. The lanky grey hopped at the start before rushing up to make contact with the rest of the field, taking the first turn very wide. He steadily advanced while still...
Ultimate Shopper showed a long string of works over at GoldMark Farm Safetrack in Ocala, and entered off a trio of sharp local drills, including a :59 3/5 bullet from the gate Sept. 19. Bet down to 9-5 favoritism late, the homebred broke like a shot and was quickly clear. She tugged her way through...
Sea the Moon was backed into favoritism for this unveiling despite the presence of Ninfea (Ger) (Selkirk), a half-sister to this year's G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden victor Novellist (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}), and duly obliged without a moment's fuss. Out of...
Trainer Mark Casse elected to scratch My Conquestadory (Artie Schiller) from the GII Natalma S. against her own sex in favor of this, and the decision paid major dividends, as the $240,000 OBS March graduate ran away with the GII Summer S. With the victory she earns a spot in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile...
A $75,000 Keeneland September yearling, Almost Famous breezed a furlong in :10 3/5 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale and was hammered down for $500,000 to Charles Sandford. He was given a 9-2 chance for a trainer who had not had much recent success with newcomers, but who did unveil eventual GI Florida Derby winner Take...
Shadow Banking brought an exceptionally deep Chandler family turf pedigree into this belated career debut and was bet down into 7-5 favoritism. Settled kindly at the tail of a five-horse field, the $250,000 Barretts March graduate was waited with and patiently handled, crept up with a four-wide move on the sweeping turn and motored home...
Darley homebred Wedding Toast was pounded down into what seemed to be underlaid odds of 3-5 in the Wednesday opener at Belmont. After all, she was facing a legitimate rival in the form of TDN Rising Star Cue the Moon (Malibu Moon), finally dipping her toe into allowance company after some respectable, if ultimately fruitless,...
Radiator ran fifth to subsequent G3 Prestige S. victress Amazing Maria (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) at Goodwood in her Aug. 1 debut, and Juddmonte's blueblood went postward as the 11-10 favorite for this return. Learning from her initial experience, she exhibited marked improvement and justified those short odds with a stunning display. Radiator was rousted from...
Backed down to 8-5 for this first go with a quick-looking worktab on display, Jojo Warrior followed in the hoofsteps of Grade I-winning half-sister A Z Warrior (Bernardini) and MSW and GSP J Z Warrior (Harlan's Holiday) in earning the “TDN Rising Star” distinction. Kept out in the clear while traveling in midpack early, the homebred made...
A half-sister to champion sprinter Midnight Lute (Real Quiet), Ch. Sprinter, MGISW, $2,690,600; and Captain Cherokee (Sir Cherokee), MGSP, $361,845, ran to her pedigree and 1-2 odds first out here July 21, streaking home a 2 3/4-length winner against a solid-looking bunch and earning an 89 Beyer Speed Figure. The was backed down to 4-5...
Honor Code spent the opening couple of furlongs this rain-soaked debut race trying to get accustomed to the sloppy conditions underneath him as favored Misconnect (Unbridled's Song), the full-brother to GSW Winslow Homer, and Jackson N Lorimer (Afleet Alex) raced heads apart through an opening quarter in :22.93 and a half in :46.03. The scopey...
