By Alan Carasso
1st-BAQ, $85k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, post time: 1:10 p.m. ET
A $425,000 purchase on behalf of Repole Stable at the 2023 Keeneland September sale, NUMBERED (Nyquist) makes a somewhat belated first trip to the races this afternoon. The April foal is the fourth starter out of former Fox Hill Farm 'TDN Rising Star' Cassatt (Tapit), whose seven victories from 14 appearances included the 2014 GIII Monmouth Oaks. Purchased by Elevage Bloodstock for $2.5 million at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton November Sale in foal to Curlin, Cassatt is a maternal granddaughter of MSW & GSP Justenuffheart (Broad Brush), a half-sister to perennial leading turf sire Kitten's Joy (El Prado {Ire}) and GISW Precious Kitten (Catienus) and herself the dam of champion Dreaming of Anna (Rahy), whose offspring include GSW Dreamologist (Tapit) and Thorpedo Anna's late sire Fast Anna (Medaglia d'Oro). Justenuffheart also produced MGSW Lewis Michael (Rahy) and MGSW and GI Breeders' Cup Mile third Justenuffhumor (Distorted Humor). Cassatt was sold to Filipino interests for $50,000 in foal to Maclean's Music at Keeneland November last fall. TJCIS PPs
6th-CD, $120k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, post time: 3:18 p.m. ET
TEXAS QUEEN (Munnings) cost Mansfield Racing $335,000 at Keeneland September in 2023 and is out of a half-sister to three other winners, including 2016 GIII Sanford Stakes Bitumen (Mineshaft) and SW & GSP Meshell (Elusive Quality), who was a $380,000 in utero purchase at KEENOV in 2011. The Gone West line has also worked extremely well with third dam Kobla (Strawberry Road {Aus}), a full-sister to champion Ajina and more notably the dam of the outstanding track-record setting four-time Grade I winner and leading sire Quality Road (Elusive Quality). TJCIS PPs
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