By J.N. Campbell
7th-OP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 4:22 p.m. ET.
Set for her unveiling is SANGARETTE (Charlatan), a 2-year-old who was purchased for $500,000 by Tom Durant during the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale last year and sent to trainer Ray Ashford. The filly's dam, GISP Sweet Shirley Mae (Broken Vow), produced SW Mae Never No (Ire) (No Nay Never). Sangarette's extended female family includes GSW Chaos Theory (Curlin).
Also making the starting gate on opening day of the Oaklawn meet is Don Alberto homebred Eagle Dance (Audible). Trained by Brad Cox, the filly is out of a dam whose half-sisters are responsible for Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d'Oro) and GISW Secret Spice (Discreet Cat), respectively.
Last but not least, Winchell has one of their own making the races in Cognizant (Silver State). Her dam is Easy Tap (Tapit), who claims 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Disarm (by Gun Runner), who after being conditioned by Steve Asmussen will head to stud duty next year. TJCIS PPS
3rd-LRC, $45K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 4:28 p.m. ET.
Toaster (McKinzie) heads to the gate for owners Sarah Kelly and William Strauss, who bought the filly for $525,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale. The Bob Baffert trainee is out of the full-sister to the highly-productive Quiet Dance (Quiet American)–herself the dam of Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), Gun Runner's own dam Quiet Giant (Giant's Causeway) and GISW Funtastic (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPS
9th-TAM, $55K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 4:40 p.m. ET.
Taking to the Tampa turf is first-time starter Protect and Defend (Munnings). The Stuart Janney homebred and Shug McGaughey trainee is a half-brother to SW &MGSP Limited Liability (Kitten's Joy) and his extended female family includes sire Ironicus (by Distorted Humor), who have both raced for those same connections. TJCIS PPS
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