8th-Churchill Downs, $86,435, Msw, 10-31, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.33, ft, 3 1/2 lengths.
MINUTE WALTZ (f, 2, Nyquist#tot">Nyquist–Is It Safe, by Yes It's True) began to repay her $425,000 price tag at Keeneland September with a sharp debut score Saturday. Racing in a three-wide sixth off a blazing first quarter in :21.34, the 4-1 shot was at least four wide as she swept up to take on the leaders turning for home. The bay struck the front in early stretch and rolled clear to win by 3 1/2 lengths over Little Blaze (Will Take Charge). Is It Safe produced a Mastery filly in 2019 and a colt by that sire this year. She was bred back to champion Vino Rosso. The 13-year-old mare is a half-sister to Grade I winners Justin Phillip (First Samurai) and Greenpointcrusader (Bernardini); and graded winners Successful Mission (Successful Appeal), Keyed Entry (Honour and Glory) and Algorithms (Bernardini). Sales history: $425,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,092. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Rigney Racing, LLC; B-Candy Meadows LLC (KY); T-Philip A. Bauer.
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