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Summer Breezes Sponsored By OBS: Thursday, August 21, 2025

By Alan Carasso

Galilean and jockey Flavien Prat return to the winner's circle after victory in the $125,000 California Dreamin' Stakes Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, CA. Benoit Photo

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Thursday at Saratoga and Del Mar. 

Thursday, August 21, 2025
Saratoga 2, $80k, Moc, 2yo, f, 8.5fT, 1:44 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Athena's Fury (Modernist), FTMMAY, 50,000, G
C-Big Easy, agent; B-Amanda Gillman, Agent for High Step

 

Saratoga 5, $80k, Moc, 2yo, f, 8.5fT, 3:27 p.m. ET
Makealittlelove (Galilean), OBSAPR, 65,000, :10 1/5
C-Hoppel, agent; B-Three Diamonds Farm LLC

 

Smiling Rosie (Silver State), OBSAPR, 30,000, :10 2/5
C-Harris Training Center, agent; B-Avibros Stables

 

Saratoga 6, $80k, 2yo, f, (R), 6f, 4:02 p.m.
Clap Back (Galilean), FTMMAY, 55,000, :10 2/5
C-Julie Davies LLC, agent; B-Arms Farm

 

Margarita Molly (Knicks Go), FTMMAY, 40,000, :10 4/5
C-Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent; B-KB Racing LLC

 

Riyah Al Nil (Tacitus), OBSAPR, 35,000, :10 2/5
C-Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent; B-Ronald Schwartz

 

South Philly Slide (Vekoma), OBSJUN, 30,000, G
C-Grassroots Training & Sales, agent;B-Amanda Gillman, Agent for Lucky Hat Racing

 

Del Mar 4, $80k, 2yo, f, (S), 5fT, 6:36 p.m. ET
Violets Song (Violence)-AE, OBSAPR, 75,000, :21 1/5
C-Pick View LLC, agent; B-Jet Horse LLC, Peter Miller, agent