Sassmaster

Even though all three recorded 84 Beyers, 2-year-old Flight Command takes the third spot because he carried 123 pounds to 118 for the other two. 4 (tie). TAGERMEEN, CD, 6/27-3rd, 6 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-84 (c, 3, Into Mischief--Silk Route, by Empire Maker) O-Tagermeen Racing. B-Scott/Evan Dilworth & Randy Andrews (Ky). T-Steve Asmussen. J-Jose Ortiz. In his three most recent starts, Tagermeen had been favored against champion Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) and Englishman (Maxfield) and then hooked Commandment (Into Mischief). Making his 3-year-old bow last Saturday after a...

Mark Breen's Sassmaster (Curlin) became the fourth next-out winner (from seven also-rans) to emerge from the Aug. 9 Saratoga six-furlong maiden won impressively by 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Golden Tornado (McKinzie) with a strong comebacking victory following a bit of a weather delay at Churchill Downs. Fourth and beaten just over seven lengths when backed into 3-1 second favoritism for that lone previous racetrack appearance, the $550,000 Fasig-Tipton October purchase had been missing since and was returning here to run under Anthony Scimetta's name, with his boss Todd...

6th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, post time: 3:19 p.m. ET SASSMASTER (Curlin) was purchased by Alistair Roden on behalf of his client Mark Breen for a sales-topping $550,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton October Sale and the early April foal has drawn widest in a field of eight for this first visit to the races. Bred by Stonestreet, the bay is kin to a pair of winners, including 2019 GII Prioress Stakes and GIII Victory Ride Stakes heroine Royal Charlotte (Cairo Prince), who is in turn the dam of the 3-year-old...