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A 3/4-brother to the good distaffer Roar Emotion (Roar), MGSW, $635,912, Understatement was purchased for $1.05 million by WinStar Farm on day one of the 2006 Keeneland September sale. Turned over to Todd Pletcher, the bay colt trained forwardly at Palm Beach Downs ahead of his debut, including a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 4/5...
Jockey Ridge, a $7,000 FTMDEC yearling, blossomed into a $110,000 FTMMAY juvenile six months later. He earned an 81 Beyer Speed Figure when finishing a distant second to Lieutenant Ron in an Aqueduct maiden Nov. 10, and had several sharp local works since arriving in Florida. Sent off as the 2-1 choice here, the bay...
Bordeaux Bandit, a 1/2 to Noble Causeway (Giant's Causeway), GISP, $360,010, stumbled at the start of his Nov. 23 debut at Calder and had to settle for fourth. The second and third horses under the wire that afternoon came back to break their maidens, and this colt underlined that test as a key race with...
Abby's Angel made up ground late to finish third by 1 3/4 lengths in a local 5 1/2-furlong maiden Dec. 7. Armed with three sharp works in the interim and possessed of a stamina-laden pedigree, the dark bay was bet down to 4-5 in this off-the-turf contest and made that look like an overlay. In...
Keep the Peace cruised to a 4 1/2-length victory in her Nov. 9 debut at Churchill Downs and was the 2-1 chalk to make it two in a row. The $65,000 KEESEP yearling went right to the front and cut out a half in :45.33. Jockey Edgar Prado had her in hand as the riderless...
Wincat boasted a solid worktab and was no secret debuting here at 4-5 odds. Put right on the front by jockey Jeremy Rose, the dark bay set fractions of :22 2/5 and :45 flat and was under wraps as hey cruised home 6 3/4 lengths clear of Dixieland Rocket (Dixie Union). It was another 7...
A $70,000 OBSAUG yearling purchase, Saratoga Russell breezed an eighth of a mile in an effortless :10.1 and was purchased by bloodstock agent Buzz Chace for $170,000 out of this year's OBSMAR sale. Given time to mature, the Florida-bred colt made a favorable impression in his Nov. 17 debut, leading through fractions of :44.88 for...
Barrier Reef, a $90,000 KEESEP yearling who matured into a $350,000 BESMAR juvenile, showed great promise in his Nov. 8 debut going seven panels over the Aqueduct main track. Sent off at 21-1, the half-brother to Artic Party (Eskimo), SP, $323,397, came flying up the rail in the lane, but was forced to take up...
Zenyatta was acquired for $60,000 as a yearling at KEESEP in 2005 before the exploits of her half-sister Balance (Thunder Gulch), MGISW, $1,048,491. Sent off at 5-1 for her belated debut, the rangy filly was content to caboose the field early. She got going on the turn, found clear sailing in the center of the...
National Pride, a $75,000 FTKJUL yearling and a $60,000 OBSMAR juvenile, fired a five-furlong bullet in :59 3/5 at the Big A Nov. 9 and was given a 9-2 chance to win at first asking. The chestnut raced toward the back of the pack in the early stages as 5-1 Saratoga Russell (Trippi) blazed the...
A 3/4-brother to Mystic Melody (Seattle Slew), SW & MGSP-Fr, Numaany debuted going a mile at Belmont Sept. 30 and wound up fourth to Globalization after racing greenly. Stretching out to two turns this time and adding Lasix, the Darley flagbearer was part of a heavily favored 2-5 entry with British Columbia (E Dubai), but...
Music Note closed to be fourth racing 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont in her Oct. 14 debut. The 3-5 favorite moved to the lead nearing the stretch and stormed home a 7 1/4-length victoress. Color Me Up (Aptitude) was second. The winner is a half sister to Musical Chimes (In Excess {Ire}, G1SW-Fr & US,...
