Prime Power

In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Prime Power (Medaglia d'Oro) earned a 92 Beyer Speed Figure in his 2-year-old unveiling at Fair Grounds Dec. 26. And he's still a maiden. Off at odds of 7-2 for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Prime Power hit the ground running from post eight and was hounded to his outside by the Brad Cox-trained firster Gunmetal (Gun Runner) through sharp fractions of :21.88 and :44.89. The Winchell...

8th-Fair Grounds, $58,000, Msw, 12-26, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.85, ft, 1 1/4 lengths. GUNMETAL (c, 2, Gun Runner--Classy Dancer {MSP}, by Speightstown) immediately engaged fellow 'Insight' runner Prime Power (Medaglia d'Oro) to his inside and that promising pair stayed together nearly the entire length of the race. The second and third choices in the wagering at 3-1 and 7-2 respectively, the two threw down through fractions of :21.88 and :44.89 and opened up a sizable gap back to third once they spun off the far turn and came for the wire...

2nd-SA, $60K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, post time: 2:30 p.m. ET SAN SABA (Justify) topped last year's Fasig-Tipton October Sale on a bid of $725,000 and has drawn the outside in this field of seven. John Velazquez has the call aboard the May 8 foal, whose dam Arienza (Giant's Causeway) finished second in the 2011 GII Fantasy Stakes. The latter is a daughter of 2002 Horse of the Year and treble champion older female Azeri (Jade Hunter), the dam of the talented MGSW/GISP Wine Princess (Ghostzapper) and granddam of GSW Smokin'...