By Christie DeBernardis
7th-BEL, $80K, Msw, 2yo, 5fT, 4:45p.m.
LNJ Foxwoods, Cheyenne Stables and Robert Clay joined forces to acquire $500,000 KEESEP buy INVADER (War Front&log=">War Front), who makes his career bow in this test for trainer Wesley Ward. A son of GSW Say (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the bay is a full-sibling to GI Summer S. winner Fog of War and stakes winner Naval Intelligence. His second dam is MGISW and multimillionaire turf distaffer Riskaverse (Dynaformer) and this is also the family of two-time Eclipse winner Havre De Grace (Saint Liam) and MGISW sire Tonalist (Tapit).
Shug McGaughey sends out a firster with plenty of pedigree in Stuart Janney homebred Cloudbased (Orb), who is a half-brother to GISW turf runner Data Link (War Front). Their stakes-winning dam Database (Known Fact) is a full-sister to MSW Vespers, who produced GISW Hymn Book (Arch).This is also the family of champion Caledonia Road (Quality Road).
Jeremiah Englehart trains fellow firster Tuggle (Point of Entry) for August Dawn Farm, but McGaughey conditioned most of his deep Phipps-bred family. The $160,000 FTSAUG buy shares bloodlines with the likes of champion Heavenly Prize (Seeking the Gold) and Grade I scorers Good Reward (Storm Cat), Dancing Forever (Rahy), Persistently (Smoke Glacken), Furlough (Easy Goer) and Fantastic Find (Mr. Prospector).
Another newcomer of interest in this salty baby race is Montauk Daddy (Daddy Long Legs), who is the first North American starter for his sire by Scat Daddy. The chestnut was led out of the ring unsold at OBS April after breezing in a snappy :20 3/5, but was picked up by conditioner Linda Rice for $160,000 post sale for Chris Fountoukis and McCourt Racing. He displays a speedy series of drills since arriving at Rice's Belmont base, most recently firing a five-panel bullet in 1:01 3/5 (1/9) on the Belmont training track June 16. TJCIS PPs
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