Insights on the American Racing Scene for July 23

6th-SAR, $83K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 3:49 p.m. EDT
Conditioner Gary Sciacca sires the intriguingly bred ANY QUESTIONS (Lookin at Lucky) on behalf of Bill Parcells's August Dawn Farm. The $255,000 KEESEP yearling and $300,000 OBS April pick-up (:10 2/5 breeze) is a half to none other than last year's champion sprinter Runhappy (Super Saver), whose coming out party came at the Spa in last year's GI King's Bishop S. prior to victories in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint and GI Malibu S. Forge (Harlan's Holiday), a $375,000 KEESEP yearling buy for Woodford Racing, is out of True Feelings (Latent Heat), a debut winner who was second in the GIII Schuylerville S. here in 2011. The Chad Brown pupil boasts champions Wait a While (Maria's Mon) and Any Questions's sire Lookin at Lucky (Smart Strike) in his pedigree. Todd Pletcher, who trained Wait a While, saddles $150,000 Keeneland January short yearling One Liner (Into Mischief) on behalf of China Horse Club and WinStar Farm. Under his third dam is GISW Albertus Maximus (Albert the Great), as well as Grade I-winning juvenile Daredevil (More Than Ready), who was trained by Pletcher on behalf of Lets Go Stable,WinStar and China Horse Club. TJCIS PPs

9th-SAR, $85K, Alw, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m, 5:40 p.m. EDT
'TDN Rising Star' MY MAN SAM (Trappe Shot) preps for a potential start in the Aug. 27 GI Travers S. here. An eight-length second-out winner on the stretch out at Aqueduct Jan. 31, the Chad Brown representative was second in a Big A optional claimer before rallying from out of the clouds to be second in Keeneland's GI Blue Grass S. Apr. 9. He was 11th after having to take up along the home bend in the GI Kentucky Derby May 7. TJCIS PPs@BDiDonatoTDN

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