By Heather Anderson
Insights on the American Racing Scene, brought to you by Alex Nichols Agency, turns the spotlight on the best U.S. races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses, other horses of note returning to action and/or notable results from sales pavilions around the world. Sunday's Insights features a son of GI Hollywood Starlet S. victress I Believe in You (Pleasant Tap).
5th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 3:36 p.m. EDT
By far the most expensive horse by his sire to sell to date, ARMY MULE (Friesan Fire) brought $825,000 at the FTIMAY in 2016 after breezing a furlong in a co-bullet :10 flat. He debuts Sunday in the colors of Vinnie Viola's St Elias Stable from the Todd Pletcher barn. Originally a $35,000 FTIOCT yearling, Army Mule is out of SW Crafty Toast (Crafty Prospector) and is a half-brother to SP runners Platinum Steel (Eddington) and Special Ruth (Forest Camp). Second dam Give a Toast (Storm Bird) landed the GIII Beaugay H. during her racing days and this is the extended family of MGISW Our Native (Exclusive Native). Michelle Nevin saddles New Moon (Malibu Moon) to oppose for Jay Em Ess Stable. The dark bay gelding is out of GI Hollywood Starlet S. victress I Believe In You (Pleasant Tap), who has already produced GII Demoiselle S. runner-up Believe in A. P. (A.P. Indy). TJCIS PPS
5th-GP, $42K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 7 1/2fT, 3:25 p.m. EDT
Canadian Hall of Famer Mark Casse sends out ONE MOMENT IN TIME (Bodemeister) on her career bow Sunday. The dark bay will carry the hot pink and black silks of Gary Barber and is a daughter of MGSW and GISP Enjoy the Moment (Slew's Royalty). A $115,000 KEESEP RNA turned $280,000 OBSMAR juvenile purchase after breezing one panel in :9 4/5, she is also a half-sister to MGSW Sum of the Parts (Speightstown) and GSW Rocket Heat (Latent Heat). TJCIS PPS
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