Pea Patch

1st-Ellis, $71,000, Msw, 8-10, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.84, fm, neck. CIVETTA (f, 2, Into Mischief--Sentiero Italia {MGSW & MGISP, $994,900}, by Medaglia d'Oro), a half-sister to Santin (Distorted Humor), MGISW, $1,918,820, was a very game winner in Saturday's opener at Ellis Park. The 9-2 chance hounded the debuting $600,000 KEESEP yearling Lovely Emma (Twirling Candy) from the outside through sharp fractions of :21.20 and :44.00 and finally fought her way to the front in deep stretch to graduate by a neck in a race that didn't deserve a loser....

It took her every single stride of the stretch to get there but Waves of Mischief just edged out race favorite Pin Up Betty (Constitution) to take Sunday's GIII Pucker Up Stakes at Ellis Park. Making her fourth start over as many tracks for Brendan Walsh and Qatar Racing, the $575,000 OBS March grad came out a winner on debut at Keeneland in April, just managed to hit the board in the Hilltop Stakes at Pimlico May 17 and was well out of it after racing keen early last out...

7th-ELP, $71K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 3:52 p.m. ET. ZANDVOORT (Good Magic) makes the races for owner Kaleem Shah, who took the colt home in May at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale for $525,000--the top juvenile price for his sire this year. Initially purchased by Superfine for $220,000 during Fasig-Tipton's October Yearling Sale, the Steve Asmussen trainee is out of a Discreet Cat mare who is a half-sister to a pair of multiple-stakes winners. TJCIS PPS