By Alan Carasso
6th-SAR, $90k, Msw, (R), 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 3:53 p.m. ET
Though written as an auction maiden, this contest is also open to horses foaled in New York and IRON ORCHARD (Authentic) looks to capitalize on the opportunity on the first day of the July Fourth Racing Festival in Saratoga. The Apr. 22 foal is a daughter of the late dual stakes-placed Onebrethatatime (Brethren), who was purchased by Pine Ridge Stables in foal to Audible for $150,000 at Keeneland November in 2020. The dam, a half-sister to GIII Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes heroine Wonderlandbynight (Sky Mesa), is also responsible for the 3-year-old filly Backcheck (Not This Time), a maiden winner at Aqueduct June 13. From the deeper family of Grade I winner Exaulted and Ogygian, Iron Orchard is bred on a variant of the very successful cross of Into Mischief over Distorted Humor-line mares. The filly was bought back for $97,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Sale and was sold for $78,000 at FTKOCT before fetching $500,000 at this year's OBS April Sale (see Summer Breezes). TJCIS PPs
2nd-ELP, $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:19 p.m. ET
BEWITCHINGLY (Into Mischief) draws the fence for this debut for trainer Brendan Walsh and owner/breeders Barry and Judith Becker, who acquired the Grade III-winning dam Lady Ten (Rock Hard Ten) for $250,000 at Keeneland November in 2016. The colt she was carrying at the time became Nucky (Ghostzapper), who belied odds of 35-1 to take the 2019 GI Del Mar Futurity and she has also produced the stakes-placed Tea N Conversation (Candy Ride {Arg}), a $400,000 KEESEP graduate. Bewitchingly was led out unsold at last year's September sale at that same level. Run On States (Yaupon) was RNAd for $115,000 at last year's FTNAUG sale but improved into a $200,000 OBS March breezer (see Summer Breezes) this spring. The Jan. 23 foal is out of a winning daughter of 2016 GI Mother Goose Stakes heroine Off The Tracks (Curlin) and the third dam produced MGSW Concord Point (Tapit), now a successful sire in Korea. TJCIS PPs
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