By Alan Carasso
On the heels of a graded-stakes sweep in Chicago last weekend, Chad Brown ships in a pair of sophomore fillies who will look to provide the conditioner with his first GI Del Mar Oaks at the seaside oval with his first starters in the race.
OXO Equine LLC's Cambier Parc (Medaglia d'Oro), a $1.25-million Keeneland September yearling and a daughter of Canadian Horse of the Year Sealy Hill (Point Given), looks the preferred half of the uncoupled entry as she shoots for her third graded stakes conquest of the season. The 3/4-length winner of Gulfstream's GIII Herecomesthebride S. in March, she was fourth to divisional leader Concrete Rose (Twirling Candy) in the GIII Edgewood S. at Churchill May 3 before defeating stable companion and 'TDN Rising Star' Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in the GIII Wonder Again S. at Belmont June 6. A one-paced third to Concrete Rose in the GI Belmont Oaks, she will be suited by the slight cutback in trip. John Velazquez takes over for Jose Ortiz, who remains in New York to partner the Brown-trained GII Mother Goose S. winner Dunbar Road (Quality Road) in the GI Alabama S.
Drayden Van Dyke has the call atop LNJ Foxwoods's homebred Dogtag (War Front), winner of the P.G. Johnson S. at Saratoga, who returned from nearly eight months on the sidelines to annex the May 17 Hilltop S. at Pimlico. She was most recently the last home in the July 19 Lake George S. at Saratoga in which all three runners were trained by Brown.
George Krikorian's Mucho Unusual (Mucho Macho Man) looks to take her turf record to a perfect four-for-four this weekend. A front-running winner of the California Cup Oaks at Santa Anita Feb. 18, she nipped Out of Balance (Kitten's Joy) by a head in an open first-level allowance in Arcadia June 16 and overcame a wide run into the stretch to best an unlucky Apache Princess (Unusual Heat) in the GII San Clemente S. July 20.
Lady Prancealot (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}), a fast-finishing third in the GIII Providencia S. at Santa Anita Apr. 6, was outfinished by Maxim Rate (Exchange Rate) in the GIII Senorita S. May 4 and exits a strong victory in the GIII Honeymoon S. June 1.
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