Saturday Insights: Pricey Volatile Daughter Debuts With Calm Nerves In The Crescent City
By J.N. Campbell
4th-FG, $55K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:30 p.m. ET.
A $1.15 million buy for Mike Rutherford during Keeneland September, BUNDLE (Volatile) makes her debut for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Bred by Three Chimneys, the gray is out of MGISW Love and Pride (A.P. Indy), who is responsible for a pair of stakes winners in Princesinha Julia (Pioneerof the Nile) and Bella Runner (Gun Runner). Bundle's third dam, GISW Cara Rafaela (Quiet American), produced generational sire Bernardini (A.P. Indy). TJCIS PPS
4th-GP, $94K, Msw, 3yo, 1m, 1:47 p.m. ET.
Pam and the late Marty Wygod bred GII Wood Memorial Stakes hero Resilience (Into Mischief) and his full-brother Capitol Hill–set for his unveiling under Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. The first time starter's second dam is MGISW Tranquility Lake (Rahy), who produced MGISW After Market (Storm Cat) and GISW Courageous Cat (Storm Cat).
Making the starting gate for Juddmonte is Summit Ridge (Constitution), a homebred trained by Chad Brown. The bay is out of Argentinian dual champion Summer Love (Arg) (Freud), who handed him a full-brother last year. TJCIS PPS
6th-FG, $55K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 3:30 p.m. ET.
Swinging back to the Big Easy, Unwavering Trust (Nyquist) is also set to be unveiled on the Risen Star undercard. Bred by Stonehaven Steadings, the $750,000 OBS April grad is trained by Brad Cox and her dam is a half-sister to GSW Lady T N T (Justin Phillip). TJCIS PPS
7th-FG, $55K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 4:00 p.m. ET.
Whisper Hill bought Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled's Song) at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale for $3.8 million and among her offspring is dual champion Unique Bella (Tapit), whose half-brother, Unique Mischief (Into Mischief) debuts for Mandy Pope and trainer Steve Asmussen. The colt's extended female family includes GSW Raise Cain (Violence).
Making the gate for his debut is Development Fee (Volatile). Trained by Cherie DeVaux, the 3-year-old's dam is herself a half-sister to current sire Goldencents (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPS
9th-FG, $55K, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 5:00 p.m. ET.
Bookended by a pair of turf stakes races at Fair Grounds, look for Coffee Talk (Medaglia d'Oro) to serve as the color bearer for Godolphin. The homebred's dam counts as a half-sister MGISW Better Lucky (Ghostzapper), who produced GSP Kentucky Wildcat (Tapit). Coffee Talk is trained by Brad Cox. TJCIS PPS
8th-SA, $60K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 7:10 p.m. ET.
At 'The Great Race Place' a 3-year-old filly named Entressa (Twirling Candy) makes her first start for C R K Stable and trainer John Shirreffs. The $575,000 Keeneland September purchase is out of MSP Luzmini Princess (Malibu Moon), a half-sister to MSW Heartwood (Tapit). TJCIS PPS