Saturday Insights: Pair Of Colts By The Late Uncle Mo Carry The Torch At Gulfstream Park

6th-GP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 2:48 p.m. ET.
A $525,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select yearling, EASTERLY (Uncle Mo) goes out for WinStar, CHC and First Go Racing. The Brad Cox trainee's extended female family includes Canadian champion 2-year-old filly Delightful Mary (Limehouse), MGSW Delightful Kiss (Kissin Kris) and Japanese multiple Group 1 stakes placed Wilson Tesoro (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}).

Bred by WinStar and campaigned by Easterly's ownership group, Class President was sent to Todd Pletcher–who of course trained the colt's sire. TJCIS PPS

1st-FG, $55K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:45 p.m. ET.
Noble Affair (Vekoma) is unveiled for Wathnan Racing and trainer Steve Asmussen. As a weanling, the colt went for $75,000 at Keeneland November before selling for $275,000 through the same ring the following September. A $600,000 OBS April grad this past spring, Noble Affair is out of a dam who is half-sister to SW Indian Burn (Indian Charlie)–the mare who produced $1.25-million Spendthrift acquisition at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed sale, Crazy Beautiful (Liam's Map). TJCIS PPS

7th-OP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 4:22 p.m. ET.
A pair of Gun Runner fillies head to the Hot Springs post. During Keeneland September, My Gun's Loaded was taken home by Douglas Scharbauer for $650,000, while Izzy's Gunna Run–out of MGSW Isabella Sings (Eskendereya)–was hammered down for $635,000. Steve Asmussen trains the former and Phil D'Amato the latter.

Also from that same sale is $525,000 buy Charted Destiny (Liam's Map). Owned by Greenwell, the Tom Amoss trainee is the second foal for La Burnett (Beranrdini), whose half-sisters include GI Humana Distaff victress Taris (Flatter), who is responsible for GSW King Fury (Curlin), and SW Theatre Star (War Front), herself the dam of MGSW Ocean Club (Curlin). TJCIS PPS

9th-TAM, $55K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 4:40 p.m. ET.
Pin Oak Stud purchased Canadian graded stakes placed Diamond Sparkles (War Front) for $500,000 at the 2022 Keeneland November sale while Rejuvenator (Quality Road) was in utero. Trained by Graham Motion, the homebred's second dam is Diamondsandrubies (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and her third dam is Quarter Moon (Ire) (Sadler's Wells)–both were Irish Group 1 winners. TJCIS PPS