Wednesday Insights: Trio Of Noteworthy Half-Siblings To The Races

The half-sister to champion Epicenter debuts Wednesday | Sarah Andrew

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6th-FG, 52K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 4:15 p.m.

Westwind Farms homebred EPISIST (Outwork), out of SW/GSP and $625k KEENOV broodmare buy Silent Candy, is a half-sister to champion 3-year-old colt Epicenter (Not This Time) who captured that GI Runhappy Travers Stakes and placed in both the GI Kentucky Derby and the GI Preakness during his Eclipse-winning season. In addition to Epicenter, Silent Candy has produced three other winners from seven to race.

Episist lines up just inside of the well-bred second-time starter Bundle (Volatile), a daughter of MGISW and $4.9m FTKNOV grad Love and Pride who has already produced Zia Park Oaks winner Bella Runner (Gun Runner) and Trapeze Stakes winner Princesinha Julia (Pioneerof the Nile). TJCIS PPS

5th-TAM, 53K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 2:37 p.m.

Rail-drawn Midway Memories (Cairo Prince), a $300,000 KEESEP yearling, is a half-sister to GISW Zandon (Upstart) and to Panama's Horse of the Year Sol Principe Gris (Summer Front). Cairo Prince has already shown promise in the family as first dam Memories Prevail is herself a half to MGSW/MGISP Cairo Memories and to SW Cairba, both daughters of the Airdrie Stud-based stallion.

Drawn outside, Marketplaceofideas (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was a 310,000gns pickup for Klaravich Stables out of Book 1 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2023. She is a full-sister to SW Diamond Vega (GB). TJCIS PPS

7th-GP, 94K, Msw, 3yo/up, 7f, 4:02 p.m.

Sansone (Uncle Mo), a $1.35m KEESEP yearling, makes his second start off a seven-month layoff having last raced at Saratoga last August. Out of GIII Florida Oaks winner Diva Delite, Sansone is the 3-year-old half-brother to champion older dirt female Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute), GSW/MGISP Verifying (Justify) and MSW/MGSP Stage Left (Congrats). TJCIS PPS

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