By Alan Carasso
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Independence Day at Saratoga and Ellis Park.
Friday, July 4, 2025
Sar 2, Schuylerville S., $150k, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:42 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($)
Kingsolver (Omaha Beach), OBSMAR, 95,000
C-J V C Training & Sales, agt; B-RB Bloodstock, agt. Storyteller Rcg
Miss Magical (Good Magic), OBSAPR, 100,000
C-S G V Thoroughbreds (Steven Venosa), agent; B-George Weaver, agent for Vekoma Thorougbreds LLC
Ellis 7, $100k, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 3:42 p.m. ET
Mayweather (Practical Joke), OBSAPR, 260,000
C-Top Line Sales LLC, agent; B-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
Saratoga 6, $90k, 2yo, (R), 5 1/2fT, 3:50 p.m. ET
Essentially Fast (Essential Quality), OBSAPR, 40,000
C-Top Line Sales LLC, agent; B-Gary Contessa, agent
Santinni (Munnings), OBSAPR, 12,000
C-S G V Thoroughbreds (S Venosa), agent; B-Paullie B Racing
Sculcos Folly (Redesdale), OBSAPR, 70,000
C-Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent; B-Chad Schumer, agent
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