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Street Life was a well-beaten eighth sprinting on debut at Gulfstream Jan. 5, but had gotten quite the boost to his form earlier in the day, as show horse Good Morning Diva (Lion Heart) and fourth-place finisher Majestic Officer (Officer) both broke their respective maidens down at Gulfstream. The 4-1 shot was basically distanced early,...

Aqsaam, a $440,000 KEENOV weanling purchase, made the most of her belated racetrack bow at Saratoga last Sept. 5. Originally scheduled for a grassy mile, it was rained onto a sloppy main track and run at seven furlongs, but Aqsaam handled all that, a slow start and a wide trip to score in the dying...

Eden's Moon ran almost too good to lose her Dec. 18 bow over the Hollywood Cushion Track, settling for a big-figure second at 2-5. There were no such issues yesterday. The Florida-bred miss breezed an eighth of a mile in :10.2 ahead of the Fasig-Tipton February Sale at Palm Meadows, but the pieces hadn't quite...

Princess Arabella trained with great promise whereever it was she was stabled, first at Hollywood Park and for the last month at Santa Anita. She breezed six furlongs from the gate in a race-like 1:12 3/5 in her second local move Dec. 4 and tuned up for this debut with a best-of-55 five furlongs in...

Ciao Bella, backed down to even-money favoritism, broke near the back of the pack and began to improve her position before having to steady in the early going. Unfazed, jockey Johnny Velazquez settled the big grey into a comfortable tempo, and eased her over to the rail through a pedestrian half-mile in :48.54. Moving into...

Discreet Dancer's half-brother Travelin Man (Trippi), GSW, $159,414, romped on debut by 7 1/4 lengths here in January before finishing second in the GII Hutcheson S. in February and annexing the GII Swale S. in April for these connections. The homebred was backed down to 3-5 to follow in his big brother's footsteps, and he...

Agave Kiss stole the spotlight on Belmont's New York <a href="https://www.mcmahonthoroughbreds.com/showcase " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Showcase</a> Day, posting a dominating 6 1/4-length wire-to-wire tally in her debut over 12 Empire-breds Oct. 22. Not much of a secret at 1-5 to clear her first state-bred allowance condition here, the chestnut coasted through early fractions of :23.18 and :46.41, and cruised under the...

Empire Way took the first step here in emulating his full-sister Royal Delta, MGISW, $1,694,600, who herself earned the J “TDN Rising Star” J distinction for a 12-length romp at Belmont last October and now appears a shoe-in for champion 3-year-old filly honors after annexing the GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Nov. 4. A $140,000...

Fast Bullet, a half-brother to Blairs Roarin Star (Roar), GSP, $181,771, romped by 6 1/4 lengths on debut at Santa Anita Oct. 9, earning a 92 Beyer Speed Figure. He was favored in last Friday's Jimmy V. S. on the Breeders' Cup undercard at Churchill Downs, but was a late scratch after getting tangled up...

Consortium didn't offer many clues to his ability on the tote or with his worktab, but the Darley homebred showed plenty when it counted to dust this well-bred group of maidens. The 13-1 shot broke well, but could not keep up with a hot opening half in :45.26 set by D' Pepjo (<a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/hard-spun " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Hard Spun</a>), a...

Ever So Lucky topped the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale after working an impressive eighth in :10 1/5, and his reputation preceded him here. The strapping bay came into his unveiling with a four-furlong bullet over this strip in :46 1/5 Nov. 8, and was backed down to 4-5. Off a half-step slowly, Ever So Lucky dragged...

Never far from the front through easy fractions of :23.19 and :46.84 here, Hierro cruised up three wide at the quarter pole and put the race to bed within a few strides while racing under a stranglehold as the 4-5 choice. It was an eye-catching 5 1/4 lengths back to Sir Bond (<a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/street-sense " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Street Sense</a>) in...