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5th, IND, $44k, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 4:14 p.m. ET RUETTIGER (Epicenter) was purchased by Pin Oak Stud for $675,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale and is out of the unraced Benvenutta (Tapit), a daughter of G3 Albany Stakes third Baffled (Distorted Humor), whose six winners from seven to face the starter include the dual Grade I-winning stallion Constitution (Tapit) and the juvenile graded/group winners Boynton (More Than Ready) and Jacaranda (Congrats). The latter is the dam of Repole Stable's SW & GSP Be You (Curlin). EGL-ONE acquired Benvenutta for...

7th-ELP, $100k, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 3:42 p.m. ET HEISE (Quality Road) debuts in the colors of Albaugh Family Stables, who campaigns the $400,000 Keeneland September yearling in partnership with West Point Thoroughbreds. A Mar. 19 foal, the dark bay is a son of $1.4-million KEESEP yearling Tap Gun (Tapit), a daughter of GSW Quiet Giant (Giant's Causeway) and therefore a half-sister to Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}), GSW Pretty Ana (Quality Road) and GISP Ottinho (Quality Road). The stakes-winning third dam also produced Horse of the...

4th-SAR, $115k, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 3:03 p.m. ET Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' DIGNIFY (Justify), a $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga acquisition, is the first foal from Season Ticket (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), an unraced half-sister to the legendary Tepin (Bernstein), a two-time Eclipse Award winner whose half-dozen elite-level successes included a famous victory in the G1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2016 in addition to the GI Breeders' Cup Mile the previous fall. Though Tepin sadly passed away in 2023, she has left her mark on the breed as...

4th-DMR, 80K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 6:30 p.m. Kretz Racing debuts SCORPY (Tapit) Sunday at Del Mar, a $1-million OBS April grad of 2025. A son of MGISP Palacio de Amor, he is a half-brother to SW/MGSP Threefiveindia (Street Hero) and MSW Hero's Amor (Street Hero), a mare whose own son became a graded stakes winner with Apprehend (Arrogate). Despite his late foaling date (May 23), Scorpy impressed in Ocala, breezing in :10 before landing seven figures from bloodstock agent Gayle Van Leer. "He reminded me an awful lot of...

7th-ELP, $104k, Alw/OC, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 3:42 p.m. ET Juddmonte homebred CONSEQUENT (Into Mischief) made the most of her two juvenile appearances, winning her Del Mar debut by a half-length going a mile last Nov. 14 before tacking on a one-length success in the GII Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos a little over three weeks later. The bay, a full-sister to dual stakes winner Show Card, is out of a granddaughter of Turbo Dream (Unbridled), dam of MGISW Dream Rush (Wild Rush) and second dam of GISW Dreaming of Julia...

8th-GP, $68k, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 4:12 p.m. ET One of four horses to bring better than seven figures at the 2025 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale, Tagermeen Racing's MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Into Mischief) makes his first trip to the races for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. Sold to bloodstock agent Mahmoud Mouni for an even $1 million after breezing a furlong in :10 1/5 over a sloppy strip at Timonium, the May foal is related to six winners, including GSW & GI Haskell Stakes runner-up and 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Following Sea...

4th-ELP, $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 2:16 p.m. ET E TEE AYE (Flightline) debuts as a homebred for Samantha Siegel's Jay Em Ess Stable and is set to become the second runner out of the operation's dual Grade III-winning mare Go Google Yourself (Into Mischief). The filly's third dam is two-time Grade I scorer I Ain't Bluffing (Pine Bluff), whose five winners include 2010 GII Black-Eyed Susan Stakes heroine Acting Happy (Empire Maker), third in that year's GI CCA Oaks and GI Alabama Stakes. TJCIS PPs 4th-SAR, $115k, Msw,...

6th-ELP $100k, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, post time: 3:12 p.m. Godolphin's impeccably bred TALLEYRAND (Into Mischief) marks his debut for trainer Brendan Walsh. Out of GI Spinaway winner Pretty City Dancer (Tapit), the Kentucky-bred colt is a full-brother to Kentucky Oaks heroine Pretty Mischievous and a half-brother to dual Grade II winner and Bella Ballerina (Street Sense). Both of the Walsh-trained fillies were named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' following their debut wins. Also making a career start, Tactical Tune (Mandaloun) kicks off for Norm Casse. The colt...

4th-LRC, $50k, Msw, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, post time: 5:36 p.m. ET Injured in a nasty spill on the Pegasus World Cup undercard at Gulfstream Park in late January, jockey Umberto Rispoli has been tabbed by trainer Bob Baffert to partner with 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga topper FARAN (Not This Time) on his first day back in the saddle Saturday at Los Alamitos. Donato Lanni signed the winning ticket at a sales-topping $3.4 million on behalf of Amr Zedan's Zedan Racing Stable for the March-foaled son of Kayce Ace (Tiznow)--bred by the...

5th-WO $115k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, post time: 3:00 p.m. CRYSTAL PEARL (Curlin) gets his belated start for Gold Standard Racing Stable and trainer Mark Casse. Out of GSW and GISP sprinter Miss Sunset, the now 4-year-old was secured for $1.1 million at the 2023 Keeneland September Sale. Working predominantly on the synthetic of late, the bay did post a bullet five-furlong turf work in 1:00 flat (1/24) at Woodbine on May 29. TJCIS PPS   6th-CD $115k, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, post time: 3:18 p.m. STELLENBOSCH (Tapit) debuts for trainer...

6th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 3:19 p.m. ET HOUSE BOAT PARTY (Flightline) is set to become the third starter in two days from the highly anticipated first crop of her sire (by Tapit) and should have her fair share of backers. A homebred for Flying Dutchmen, the Apr. 5 foal is out of Lake Garda (American Pharoah), purchased by Boardshorts for $600,000 in foal to Uncle Mo at Keeneland November in 2022. The mare is an unraced daughter of GSP Refugee (Unaccounted For), whose 11 winners include 'TDN Rising...

PICKITUPTHATSGOOD (Girvin--Heart of Midway, by Stevie Wonderboy) was unveiled as the 4-5 choice here and settled midpack up the backstretch. With good energy around the far turn, the favorite began turn up the heat to the outside as the field entered the lane. The filly fired on all cylinders, seized the lead inside the final furlong and won by four lengths over the 'Insighted' Janie Not Jeanie (Mandaloun). The winner's dam is responsible for 3-year-old filly in-training On Ramp (Beau Liam) and a yearling filly by Complexity. A half-sister to...