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Telescope was beaten only a short head by Snow King (Elusive Quality) despite the rider losing his whip in a seven-furlong maiden at Ascot on debut Sept. 8 and traded at 8-13 here with experience in that hot-looking race under his belt. Keen early while racing in second as Space Ship (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) led...
Ashdan, who debuted with an Aug. 10 maiden victory at Newmarket, easily justified 4-5 favoritism in this return to win in taking fashion despite the windy conditions. Lining up in a contest which helped launch such luminaries as <a href="https://bit.ly/2KNga16 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Frankel</a> (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Librettist (Danzig), the homebred bay raced without cover off a sedate pace...
Big Break, a full-sister to the classy Famous Name (GB), Hwt. Older Horse-Ire at 7-9.5f, MGSW & MG1SP-Ire, MG1SP-Fr & G1SP-Ger, $2,050,547, was a debut third at Galway July 31. Here, she broke well from her inside box and held a prominent pitch along the rail in second through the early fractions. Taking a slender...
Goldencents, who posted a series of strong five-furlong works in the lead-up to this unveiling, took the majority of the public's money and ran to his 8-5 odds. Breaking from the two hole under Kevin Krigger, the $62,000 OBSJUN graduate was ridden for speed and was soon in front through splits of :22.83 and :46.15....
Cue the Moon, who as a $310,000 KEESEP graduate was the second-highest-priced yearling from her sire's 2010 crop, sported a solid worktab heading into this and was offered a 4-1 chance for a barn hitting with a modest 3% of its firsters. Partnered with Ramon Dominguez, the bay miss broke from the rail draw and...
Pure Indy, produced by a half-sister to MGISW Pure Clan (Pure Prize) and MGSW Greater Good (Intidab), stamped herself as one to keep a very close eye on with this impressive debut at Del Mar. Backed as the 3-1 favorite, the $195,000 Barretts March graduate lacked early speed and was under a ride while trailing...
My Happy Face made her 1-5 odds look quite generous in Friday's late 2:30 p.m. opener at the Spa. The $35,000 KEESEP yearling graduate gave fellow “TDN Rising Star” and GI Spinaway S. morning-line favorite Teen Pauline (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) a decent run for her money while second, beaten 4 3/4 lengths at the Spa July 25,...
Entering this unveiling with the type of buzz that preceded such runners as Empire Maker and Unbridled's Song onto the track, Archwarrior remained at 1-9 for most of the betting before drifting up to 1-4. Hard-ridden to stalk from third behind an opening quarter in :22.33, the dark bay confronted pacesetter Transparent (Bernardini) on the...
Sign, overlooked as a 10-1 chance debuting under Rosie Napravnik, was away a step slowly from her rail draw, but was soon rating along in fourth while tucked in behind the leading Honor Bright (Pleasant Tap). Tipped four wide as they stacked up at the 3/16ths pole, Sign took a bit to switch leads, but...
Seasoned Warrior, well supported at 1-2, broke crisply and allowed Distortion (Distorted Humor) to lead the way through a quarter in :22.36. Ready to roll at the quarter pole, the powerful filly rolled to the front in the stretch sped away to a 3 3/4-length victory over Bliss (Flashy Bull). Toasting (Congrats) rounded out the...
A $400,000 FTSAUG grad, Smart and Single earned a 99 BRIS figure winning off by 2 1/2 lengths sprinting six panels at Betfair Hollywood Park July 5. The Del Mar faithful were confident of a repeat performance, and at 1-5 odds, the handsome filly delivered. A stalking presence up the backstretch under Rafael Bejarano, she...
Dreaming of Julia's reputation and pedigree preceded her into this unveiling, as the blue-blooded Stonestreet homebred was 1-9 during much of the early betting before drifting up to what seemed like a generous 2-5 after the fact. The daughter of GI Test and Prioress S. heroine Dream Rush was pushed out of the gate for...
