1st-BEL, $90K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05 p.m.
The first foal out of MGISW Elate (Medaglia d'Oro), EXHILARATE (War Front) debuts for her dam's connections of Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider and trainer Bill Mott. Elate, who took both the GI Alabama S. and the GI Beldame S., is out of a daughter of MGSW/MGISP Yell (A.P. Indy), also the producer of GISP Chide (Blame) and the dam of MGSW Tax (Arch). Exhilarate enters off a best-of-44 bullet drill two works back, going four furlongs in :48 2/5 at Saratoga. Jockey Junior Alvarado gets the mount for her unveiling. TJCIS PPS
2nd-ELP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, 5f, 1:14 p.m.
A Godolphin homebred, Collins (Into Mischief) is a half-brother to SW/GSP Meru (Sky Mesa) and out of a half-sister to MGSW Skylighter (Sky Mesa) and to the dam of MGSW Pixelate (City Zip). Under his third dam, MGISW Nastique (Naskra), is G1 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup third Cat O'Mountain (Street Cry {Ire}) and Singapore's Horse of the Year War Affair (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}).
Opposing him from the inside is $325,000 FTSAUG purchase Nullify (American Pharoah) who is out of a half to SW/MGISP Twentytwentyvision (Pollard's Vision), MSW Unusual Heatwave (Unusual Heat), and GSW Alphie's Bet (Tribal Rule). TJCIS PPS
3rd-LRC, $45K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 5:05 p.m.
After breezing in a sharp :9.4 at OBS March, Benedetta (City of Light) brought a final bid of $750,000 from Kaleem Shah Inc. and debuts Saturday for trainer Simon Callaghan. The filly is a half to MSW/GSP Jo Jo Air (Scat Daddy) while her dam is a half to MGISW and $4.3m Fasig-Tipton November purchase Switch (Quiet American). TJCIS PPS
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