Insights for Saturday February 17, 2018

4th-TAM, $22,500, Msw, 1 1/16mT, 3yo, post time: 2:15 p.m. ET

Phipps homebred DOMAIN (Orb) is out of GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine Pleasant Home (Seeking the Gold), who is sold for $530,000 carrying a full-sibling to this first time starter at the 2016 Keeneland November sale. Pleasant Home is a full-sister to MGSW Country Hideaway, herself the dam of MGSW & GISP Boca Granda (A.P. Indy) and GSW Vacation (Dynaformer). Domain hails from the same family as champion Sky Beauty (Blushing Groom {Fr}); and MGISWs Point of Entry (Dynaformer), Pine Island (Arch), Maplejinsky (Nijinsky II) and Tale of Ekati (Tale of the Cat); and GISW and successful young sire Violence (Medaglia d'Oro). TJCIS PPs

9th-TAM, $22,500, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT post time: 4:52 p.m. ET

Juddmonte homebred MISSOURIA (Bellamy Road) makes her career bow in this spot for Hall of Famer Bill Mott. She is out of Nebraska (Street Cry {Ire}), who is a half to GISW and sire First Defence (Unbridled's Song). Second dam Honest Lady (Seattle Slew) and third dam Toussaud (El Gran Senor) were both Grade I winners as well. Missouria hails from the female family of MGISW and top sire Empire Maker (Unbridled); and GISWs Chester House (Mr. Prospector) and Chiselling (Woodman); and MGSW & GISP Decarchy (Distant View). TJCIS PPs

11th-TAM, $22,500, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, post time: 6:00 p.m. ET

Ignacio Correas saddles a blue-blooded firster in Mrs. Alec Head's homebred TERRE D'OR (Motivator {GB}), who is a half-sister to European champion and English and French Highweight Elusive Kate (Elusive Quality). Her dam Gout de Terroir (Lemon Drop Kid) is out of French Highweight and MG1SW Regal State (Affirmed), making her a half-sister to MGISW sire Pleasantly Perfect (Pleasant Colony). Christophe Clement sends out another intriguing first timer in Oak Bluff Stables homebred Peril (Ghostzapper&log=">Ghostzapper). Out of MSW Akilina (Langfuhr), the bay is a half to SW & MGSP Governor Malibu (Malibu Moon) and millionaire Rieno Tesoro (Speightstown), a SW & G1SP in Japan. Akilina is a half to Blue Devil Bel (Gilded Time), who is the dam of recent GII Holy Bull S. winner Audible (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPs

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