By Jessica Martini
Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency
2nd-SAR, $90,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, post time: 1:36 p.m. ET
Castleton Lyons' homebred LEXINTONIA (Malibu Moon) makes her debut for trainer Christophe Clement. The bay filly is the first foal out of graded placed Antonia Autumn (Bernstein), a half-sister to champion Gio Ponti and to Grade I-placed Bon Jovi Girl (Malibu Moon).
Trainer Ralph Nicks sends out Whisper Hill Farm's Doll Collection (Tapit&hid=28277">Tapit), a daughter of champion Groupie Doll (Bowman's Band). The gray filly, who worked three furlongs in :36.89 at Saratoga July 20, will be making her fourth trip to the post and was most recently second going one mile at Churchill June 15. TJCIS PPs
4th-SAR, $90,000, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, post time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Trainer Bill Mott saddles ACRE (Blame&log=#tot">Blame) for Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider. Out of Greenery (Galileo {Ire}), the homebred juvenile is a half-brother to Grade I winner Lea (First Samurai) and to graded placed Heath (Pulpit). He worked four furlongs in :48.77 (6/13) at Saratoga July 18.
The promising Kowalski (Will Take Charge) makes his second trip to the post for trainer D. Wayne Lukas and owner Peter Brant. The bay was a late-closing third in his six-furlong debut at Churchill Downs June 28. TJCIS PPs
7th-SAR, $90,000, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 4:32 p.m. ET
HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud was on a major buying spree throughout the juvenile sales this past spring and gets his first starters here with a pair of entrants with trainer Bill Mott. SUL MOON (Malibu Moon) sold for $220,000 after working a quarter in :20 4/5 at OBS March and main-track-only entrant Ghost of the Mambo (Ghostzapper&hid=10633">Ghostzapper) was purchased for $300,000 after working a quarter in :21 3/5 at that same sale. The two juveniles worked four furlongs in company at Saratoga July 18, with Ghost of the Mambo credited with a :48.44 (4/13) drill and Sul Moon a :49.09 (7/13).
Michael Tabor's Eagerly (American Pharoah), a half to multiple graded placed Thrilled (Uncle Mo), makes his first trip to the post for trainer Todd Pletcher. He worked five furlongs over the lawn at Saratoga July 21 in 1:02.45 (10/22). TJCIS PPs
1st-DMR, $61,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, post time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen's WRECKING CREW (Sky Kingdom) makes his debut for trainer Peter Miller. The dark bay colt sold for $875,000 after working a furlong in a bullet :9 4/5 at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale. He is from the first crop of Sky Kingdom (Empire Maker), who won the 2013 and 2015 GIII Tokyo City Cup S.
“He's doing very well,” Miller said ahead of Wrecking Crew's debut. “He acts very classy and we think he's a very nice colt.”
Miller also saddles Rockingham Ranch's Billy Batts (City Zip), who makes his first main-track appearance following three turf outings in Kentucky. He was most recently second stretched out to a mile at Ellis Park July 6.
Keith Desormeaux saddles Silverton Hill's firster Fredericktown (Constitution&hid=5588">Constitution). The $200,000 KEESEP yearling, out of graded placed Burg Berg (Johannesburg), is a half-brother to graded winner Lombo (Graydar) and multiple graded placed Gray Magician (Graydar). He worked five furlongs in company in 1:02.40 (37/66) at Del Mar. TJCIS PPs
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