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Al Stall Jr. saddles the well-bred IMPERARE (Empire Maker) in Thursday's sixth event at the Spa. Columbine Stable purchased the bay for $280,000 as a yearling at the 2018 Keeneland September Sale. Imperare is out of the mare Rhumb Line (Mr.Greeley), who was acquired by Whisper Hill Farm for $2,000,000 at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and has produced MGISW Zazu (Tapit) and GSW/GISP second-crop sire Flashback (Tapit).
Cowtown (Tonalist ) is one of two entries for trainer Todd Pletcher making their respective career debuts in this spot. The $260,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase is out of a daughter of the talented race mare Awesome Humor (Distorted Humor), a runner who captured her first four starts as a juvenile for trainer Elliott Walden capped by an impressive score over this oval in the 2002 GI Spinaway S. Cowtown drilled a :47 2/5 (3/71) half-mile from the gate in company here July 20 (Click for XBTV Video) with Patagonia (Strong Mandate), a sophomore first-out victor via disqualification at Monmouth Aug. 10.
The other Pletcher trainee is Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Portos (Tapit). The gray is out of the stakes-winning mare Fierce Boots (Tiznow), a half-sister to GISW and sire Power Broker (Pulpit). Hailing from the family of GISW Miss Shop (Deputy Minister) and MGSW Trappe Shot (Tapit), he has been working steadily at Saratoga since arriving there in the spring, breezing five panels out of the gate in 1:00 2/5 (8/36) Aug. 10 (Click for XBTV Video). TJCIS PPs
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