By J.N. Campbell
4th-ELP, $71K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:21 p.m. ET.
PUBLISHER (American Pharoah), a $600,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale grad, debuts for owners Gus King and The Estate of Brereton C. Jones. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the bay colt is the first registered foal out of GSP Indian Pride (Proud Citizen), who is a half-sister to Canadian Horse of the Year Biofuel (Stormin Fever) and Canadian champion 2-year-old filly Tu Endie Wei (Johar).
Also to the post is first-time starter–trained by Cherie De Vaux–So Sandy (Omaha Beach), who was initially a 2022 Fasig-Tipton Fall Sale buy for Jack Gallway. Last fall, the colt went through the Keeneland September ring and Lael Stables took him home for $535,000. So Sandy's extended female family includes SW Vodka With a Twist (Thousand Words) and MGSW Midcourt (Midnight Lute).
Finally, Authentic Strike (Authentic) makes the races for partners Ann Harrison and Renata Hendrickson, and is trained by Rodolphe Brisset. The colt brought $450,000 during OBS March–the second highest juvenile price for his first-crop sire in 2024. Prior to that, the chestnut was purchased as a yearling by Stonehaven Steadings for $270,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Fall Sale. TJCIS PPS
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