By J.N. Campbell
6th-SAR, $115K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 2:47 p.m. ET.
RED POPPY (Omaha Beach) fills an entry box for Spendthrift Farm and trainer Todd Pletcher. The 2-year-old was initially a $400,000 Fasig-Tipton October buy before running thorough the OBS April sale for $900,000 (see Summer Breezes). Red Poppy's extended female family includes SW Praetereo (Giant's Causeway) and GI Central Bank Ashland Stakes winner Percy's Bar (Upstart). TJCIS PPS
1st-SAR, $115K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 11:45 a.m. ET.
Team Valor bred and will race U.S.S. Valor (War of Will) who is trained by Shug McGaughey. With a page that includes MGISW Curalina (Curlin), the bay put in a sizzling drill two back July 25.
Also ready is $550,000 Keeneland September grad Star Salute (Maxfield). Owned by Courtlandt Farms, the Steve Asmussen trainee is a half-sister to MGSW Dr. Venkman (Ghostzapper) and SW Tranche (Collected).
From that same Keeneland auction is With Luck Forward (Nyquist), who was taken home by Spendthrift and St Elias for $600,000. The colt is trained by Pletcher.
Other speedsters from the upstate tab to watch here include Gorillaz (Bolt d'Oro), who is the younger half-brother to GI Whitney Stakes hopeful Magnitude (Not This Time), and Gaudreau (Nyquist). TJCIS PPS
2nd-SAR, $115K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 12:21 p.m. ET.
Live (Life Is Good) is another member of the Pletcher stable. The $575,000 Keeneland September purchase by Bridlewood, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta is out of an unplaced dam who happens to be a half-sister to current sire Mr. Money (Goldencents).
Keeneland September alumni also include $625,000 buy Code of Arms (Not This Time), who was sent to Asmussen by Don Adam. Then there is Mystrix (Good Magic), a $600,000 pick who went for $170,000 during the Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale in March 2025. TJCIS PPS
5th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:44 p.m. ET.
Objectivity (Hard Spun)–a Godolphin homebred and Brendan Walsh trainee–is out of SW Always Thinking (Street Sense), whose progeny includes MGSW Think Big (Twirling Candy) and Canadian GSW Pondering (Hard Spun).
Another member of the blue contingent under the care of Eoin Harty is Cartography (Liam's Map). The first timer's dam is a half-sister to champion 2-year-old filly Folklore (Tiznow). TJCIS PPS
8th-SAR, $115K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 4:00 p.m. ET
An $875,000 Keeneland September acquisition for St Elias and Repole Stable, Bold Leadership (Not This Time) heads postward for Pletcher. The juvenile's unraced dam is a full-sister to GII Rebel Stakes winner Confidence Game (Candy Ride {Arg}).
Seth Klarman shopped the Tattersalls October Yearling sale and snagged for 360,000gns Revenue Stream (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who is the first foal for his Irish multiple group stakes placed dam. Chad Brown is the trainer.
Stuart Janney homebred Port in a Storm (Uncle Mo) makes the races for trainer Shug McGaughey. The colt is a half-brother to SW Limited Liability (Kitten's Joy). TJCIS PPS
9th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 4:42 p.m. ET.
Making his first appearance at the track for Walsh is Cazador (Uncle Mo). The 3-year-old tied for the fourth highest price at the 2025 OBS April sale when he went for a cool $1.3-million. TJCIS PPS
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