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A $45,000 KEESEP RNA who blossomed into a $175,000 OBSMAR purchase, was backed down to 3-2 favoritism for this unveiling and proved worthy of the hype. Unhurried early while glued to the rail as I'm Wide Awake (Exchange Rate) and Distinctiv Passion (With Distinction) engaged in a heated speed duel, Cape Bastone made a nice...
Fortify was a bit frisky in the stalls, but all business on the track in this very promising debut. The homebred did his early work at Saratoga over the synthetic track at Greentree, with some solid breezes, and transferred nicely to the main track, capping his tab with five furlongs from the gate in 1:00...
Switch to the Lead was let go at 7-1 off an eye-catching bullet three-furlong blowout from the gate here in :34 3/5 four days earlier, and she rated kindly from second in the early going despite that sharpener. She pulled pilot Yuichi Fukunaga to the front at the head of the lane, bobbled briefly while...
Maker or Breaker, a homebred half-sister to Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie), Ch. 2yo Filly, Ch. Female Sprinter, MGISW, $2,995,420, fired a bullet five-eighths from the gate in :59 3/5 (1/33) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 27, but trained with equal vigor in a pair of subsequent breezes over the conventional dirt surface at Santa Anita....
Teen Pauline stamped herself as one to keep a very close eye on this summer after lowering the five-furlong track record at the Spa. Backed as the 2-1 second choice, the Stonestreet homebred forced the early issue on the outside through an opening quarter in :21.82, took over when ready, and impressively opened daylight in...
Not to be outdone by her little sister Kauai Katie, who was tabbed a “TDN Rising Star” after a super-impressive unveiling at Saratoga Friday (click here), Winding Way earned the same distinction for her second romp from as many starts. Having taken her June 10 career debut at Betfair Hollywood Park by 4 3/4 lengths...
Kauai Katie, a $90,000 KEESEP yearling that developed into a $490,000 Fasig-Tipton Florida juvenile, put on a show for the opening-day crowd. The bay was sent to Saratoga early by trainer Todd Pletcher, putting together a solid worktab dating back to May 27 and highlighted by a smart five-furlong move in 1:01 July 9. Hustled...
There was much talk and buzz about Mars prior to this racecourse bow and the blaze-faced chestnut did not disappoint as he made virtually all to defeat stable companion The Ferryman (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by 4 3/4 lengths. Sent to the lead from his wide draw by Joseph O'Brien after the first furlong, the 4-7...
Funfair made the game look easy with an impressive 3 1/2-length score in this salty Belmont maiden. Up to prompt Priscilla Marie (Bustin Stones) through a quick opening quarter in :22.13, the 3-1 chance overtook that rival under minimal encouragement by Julien Leparoux at the head of the stretch and strode clear under her motionless...
Executiveprivilege, a $23,000 KEESEP yearling, breezed a quarter in :21 flat at OBS April and attracted all sorts of attention before being hammered down for $650,000–the sale's highest price–to agent Donato Lanni on behalf of The Three Amigos Stable. Bet down to 4-5 in her career opener for Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman,...
Distracting lived up to her esteemed pedigree with this performance. A granddaughter of Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour (Deputy Minister), the homebred tracked stablemate Elusive Jackpot (Elusive Quality–Silverbulletday), who ripped through :22.02 and :44.92 splits. It was those two by a wide margin coming into the stretch, but by the eighth pole, Distracting,...
Roman's Avenue was expected to do big things in this debut if his 1-5 price was any indication, and for a colt with a smart two-turn pedigree, he made it look easy in this abbreviated dash. Campaigned by the same connections that brought you the GI Kentucky Derby place-getters Dullahan (Even the Score) and Paddy...
