By Christie DeBernardis
4th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 4:30 p.m. ET
Dell Ridge Farm's TOUCH OF GRACE (Tiznow) debuts in this test for trainer Chad Brown. The $275,000 KEESEP buy is out of Canadian Horse of the Year and three-time Sovereign Award winner Sealy Hill (Point Given), who was bred back to Medaglia d'Oro after producing Touch of Grace and sold for $750,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November sale. Touch of Grace is a half-sister to Canadian champion Hillaby (Distorted Humor); and GSWs Belle Hill (Sky Mesa) and Gale Force (Giant's Causeway). Hall of Famer Bill Mott unveils an intriguing firster in Stewart Armstrong's Aspen Summer (Animal Kingdom). Out of SW Greenstreet (Street Cry {Ire}), the $170,000 KEESEP purchase is a half to MGSW Second Summer (Summer Bird), who earned $928,455 on the racetrack; and MSW Dry Summer (Any Given Saturday). TJCIS PPs.
5th-FG, $38K, Msw, 3yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 4:05 p.m. ET
Glen Hill Farm and Hill 'n' Dale's OFF THE LIST (IRE) (Declaration of War), an $800,000 KEENOV weanling purchase, makes her first trip to the post here for trainer Tom Proctor. The bay is out of GSP Hanky Panky (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who summoned $4,268,376 from John Ferguson at the 2015 Tattersalls December sale while carrying a foal by Dubawi (Ire). Out of MGSW Mariah's Storm, Hanky Panky is a half-sister to European Highweight and prolific Coolmore sire Giant's Causeway (Storm Cat); and MGSW You'resothrilling (Storm Cat), who is the dam of several talented horse by Galileo (Ire), including European Highweight and new sire Gleneagles (Ire); French Highweight Happily (Ire); G1SW Marvallous (Ire); and GSW & G1SP Taj Mahal (Ire) and Coolmore (Ire). This is also the family of MG1SW Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and GSW & G1SP Storm the Stars (Sea the Stars {Ire}). TJCIS PPs.
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