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Tatsuji, a half-brother to Cliquot (Bertrando), GSW, $638,260; Lily's Lad (Bertrando), MSP, $262,207; and Stockholder (Bertrando), GSP, $176,569, had been training smartly in recent weeks at Hollywood, but went postward at 10-1 for his career opener. The bay colt broke a bit slowly and found himself trailing the field through the opening half-mile. He got...
Great Deep Bay went postward as the 4-1 second choice for her career bow. Prominently positioned from the start, the bay filly took charge turning for home and galloped off into the sunset for a 15 1/4-length triumph. She was a $65,000 KEESEP yearling and a $120,000 OBSMAR two-year-old acquisition. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,700.
A $100,000 FTFFEB juvenile, Song of Music was favored at 9-5 off a pair of quick works over this strip earlier in the month. The chestnut filly, looking to become the 19th winner for her freshman sire (by Unbridled's Song), pressed the early pace through an opening quarter in :22.47, quickened clear on the turn...
Peace Chant attracted a final bid of $900,000 as a KEESEP yearling and trained for his debut like a horse with a future. The dark bay prepped for his start with a six-furlong move in 1:12 1/5 Nov. 18, came back five days later to go three-eighths in :35 3/5 and had his final trial...
Visindar, sent off the 11-10 crowd's choice to make a winning debut in holding conditions, showed early speed to stalk the pace. Taking over at the top of the straight, he was pushed out to assert and drew clear with ease to best Kouloubali (Fr) (Kouroun {Fr}) by four lengths. The winner is a half...
After Market is the first foal from Tranquility Lake–a multiple Grade I winner on turf and a graded stakes winner on the main track–whose second foal, a Storm Cat colt, sold for a record $9.7 million at Keeneland September. Despite a steady work tab on display, the dark bay was dismissed at 9-1 for his...
Bouboulina was subject of encouraging home reports prior to this all-weather bow and enhanced her reputation by producing a performance underlined in class. Hidden behind the front rank in seventh from the break, the bay homebred cut through the field in effortless fashion rounding the home turn. The 7-2 second choice seized total command–on the...
Tiztimetokinect was beaten only two lengths when sixth sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs over Turfway's all-weather track in her Sept. 30 debut. Dismissed at 7-1, the bay filly contested the early fractions before asserting on the turn and storming home a 19 1/4-length victoress. The $40,000 KEESEP yearling became the fifth winner for her freshman sire...
French Park became the eighth winner for her freshman sire (by Forty Niner) with this powerhouse effort. The $50,000 KEENOV weanling and $75,000 FTKJUL yearling purchase had shown some ability in her morning trials, but was let go at 12-1 in a field featuring 10 first-time starters from 12 runners. On an afternoon where speed...
Cotton Bay was bet down to even-money on the strength of a sparkling work tab and lived up to the billing. The dark bay came away in good order and settled into an easy rhythm in third down the backstretch as Texas Kitty (Forest Wildcat) whistled through fractions of :21 1/5 and :44 1/5. Jockey...
Balor was the subject of encouraging home reports and did not disappoint supporters with an explosive display in this racecourse bow. Rated fifth through the muddling early fractions, the 9-2 chance eased into a stalking third at halfway. Full of run at the top of the stretch, the homebred chestnut was guided to the front...
Grand Vadla was asked by punters to make this a winning debut as the 7-5 favorite, but only did so after the intervention of the stewards for an early-stretch incident. The Lagardere-bred was positioned third for much of the contest, but felt the brunt of Mednaya (Ire) (Grand Lodge)'s inward maneuver at the top of...
