Teleport (Ire)

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- It took Teleport (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) a tad over 1:46.07 to break his maiden Sunday in the sixth race, which took a long time to start and even longer to go official. The $100,000 maiden special weight event at Saratoga Race Course provided an unusual situation in which Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher had to wait in the winner's circle to see which of his runners--Teleport or Scope (Gun Runner)--who bumped twice in the stretch, would come away with the victory. Scope and...

6th-Saratoga, $97,000, Msw, 8-17, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:46.07, fm, 1 1/4 lengths. TELEPORT (IRE) (c, 2, Lope de Vega {Ire}--Gravitee {Fr}, by Galileo {Ire}), who was part of an uncoupled entry from the barn Todd Pletcher, was elevated to the top spot after the stewards said that Scope (Gun Runner) fouled his stablemate in the stretch. After three scratches earlier in the day and one at the gate, the debuting Teleport--an 'Insight' runner--went off as the 3-2 race favorite. Controlling the tempo throughout, the chestnut colt was looking to close...

6th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 4:06 p.m. ET. Amo Racing went to $900,000 to acquire GUITARIST (Quality Road) at last year's Keeneland September Sale. Sent to trainer Chad Brown, the colt is out of GISP Bernina Star (Harlan's Holiday), who was a $1.2-million buy for Don Alberto at the 2019 Keeneland November Sale while Sheza Shining Star (Curlin) was in-utero. Guitarist's dam is a half-sister to GSW National Flag (Speightstown) and SW Perfect Flight (Uncle Mo). Under the first-time starter's third dam we find GISW & MGISP Eddington (Unbridled)....