Roderick Heads West for Best Pal

Runaway Belmont debut winner Roderick (Into Mischief), scratched out of Friday’s deep GII Saratoga Special S., has been tabbed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s GII Best Pal S. at Del Mar.

Roderick crushed a trio of rivals on debut for trainer Wesley Ward on Long Island June 21, including runner-up Zippy Baby (Cairo Prince), who returned to graduate next out at Saratoga.

Purchased by Breeze Easy for $550,000 as a KEESEP yearling, Roderick is a full-brother to GIII Southwest S. winner One Liner and hails from the same female family as Grade I winners Albertus Maximus (Albert the Great) and Daredevil (More Than Ready).

Highly regarded maiden Ambivalent (Constitution), a $550,000 OBSMAR graduate, looks to go one better following a strong second-place finish on debut behind wire-to-wire winner Weston (Hit It a Bomb) going 4 1/2 furlongs at Santa Anita June 21 (Second Chances).

Santa Anita debut winner Herd Immunity (Union Rags) is the lone runner in the field with stakes experience, entering off a well-beaten third in Churchill’s GIII Bashford Manor S. June 27.

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Outwork Colt Green But Good Sprinting on Spa Lawn

5th-Saratoga, $72,000, Msw, 7-26, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.36, fm.
OUTADORE (c, 2, Outwork–Adore You {SP, $276,240}, by Tactical Cat) was let go at 6-1 as the less fancied of a pair of juvenile runners saddled by a trainer whose prowess with young horses–especially on turf–is well documented, and he proved to be the “right” Ward while providing his first-crop sire (by Uncle Mo) with a second winner and first on the lawn. Irad Ortiz, Jr. had ridden Outadore’s stablemate River Tiber (War Front)  to a fourth-place run on debut at Belmont June 12, but landed on Outadore this time off a fairly unassuming worktab and it was soon clear why. Away well in typical Ward fashion, Outadore chased two-time runner-up filly Mad Maddy (American Pharoah) through an opening quarter in :21.63 and half in :44.77. The grey had his head cocked towards the stands a bit as he challenged for command in upper stretch, and he took over while racing greenly before pulling away to a 2 3/4-length graduation. Mad Maddy held off River Tiber to be second. The winner is half to Piedi Bianchi (Overanalyze), MSW & MGISP, $476,700. His dam, who was at one point claimed for $12,500 before finishing a close third at long odds turf sprinting in the 2007 Buffalo Trace Franklin County S. at Keeneland, is a half to a stakes-winning juvenile who was second in the 2012 GII Adirondack S. over the local main track. Outwork was also responsible for the debuting runner-up in Sunday’s second race, a maiden special weight for New York-breds on the dirt. Outadore is bred on a version of the same Uncle Mo over Storm Cat as Sunday’s Ellis romper Dream Quist (Nyquist). Sales history: $140,000 Wlg ’18 KEENOV; $290,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $39,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Breeze Easy, LLC; B-Deann Baer & Greg Baer DVM (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.

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Shackleford Filly Tops OBS July Sale’s Opening Session

Hip No. 15, Shack's Lil Mishap, a daughter of  Shackleford consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent, for $375,000 to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 July Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age.

The bay filly, whose quarter in :20 4/5 seconds was the fastest work at the distance at Monday's under tack session, is out of Peace Queen, by Indian Charlie, a half sister to graded stakes winner Tizaqueena.

  • Patrice Miller, EQB, Inc., Agent, paid $350,000 for Hip No. 115, a daughter of Malibu Moon, whose eighth in :10 flat was co-fastest at the distance at Monday's under tack session. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, the chestnut filly is out of Samsational, by Unbridled's Song, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner I Want Revenge.
  • Hip No. 200, a son of Honor Code consigned by Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison), Agent, was purchased by Speedway Stable for $340,000. The dark bay or brown colt, who breezed a quarter in :21 2/5 on Tuesday, is a half-brother to stakes winner Wake Up Nick out of Storm Hearted, by Lion Hearted.
  • Hip No. 103, a son of Not This Time consigned by Ocala Stud, was sold to Breeze Easy LLC for $250,000. The half-brother to stakes winner Softly Lit, who worked a quarter on Monday in :21 1/5, is out of Running Creek, by Cape Town, a daughter of graded stakes winner Palliser Bay.
  • Hip No. 331, a daughter of Kantharos consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to Parker Place Racing for $220,000. The chestnut filly, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Tuesday, is out of stakes winner Wildcat Heiress, by Wildcat Heir, a half-sister to stakes winner Babaganush.
  • Hip No. 158, a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro consigned by All In Line Stables, Agent, was sold to Joseph Brocklebank, Agent, for $200,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who turned in an under tack quarter on Monday in :21 2/5, is out of Sigurwana, by Arch, a half-sister to stakes winner Token of Love (GB).
  • J. Stable LLC paid $170,000 for Hip No. 228, a daughter of Flatter who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Tuesday. The chestnut filly, consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, is out of Sweet Carrie, by Sidney's Candy, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner The Factor.
  • Hip No. 342, a son of Cairo Prince consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, brought $150,000, going to Carolyn Wilson. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Tuesday, is out of Written Request, by Arch, a daughter of stakes winner Petition the Lady.

For the session, 147 horses grossed $4,788,800, compared with 204 selling for a total of $6,119,500 at last year's first session. The average was $32,577 compared with $29,998 a year ago, while the median price was $13,000, compared to $17,500 in 2019. The buyback percentage was 32.6 percent; it was 22.4 percent last year.

The July Sale continues Wednesday at 10 a.m. Hip No.'s 361 – 720 will be offered.

To view the full results from Tuesday's session, click here.

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Into Mischief Colt Runs to the Money for Ward

Facing just three foes after his seemingly most formidable competition scratched in the paddock, Breeze Easy LLC’s RODERICK (c, 2, Into Mischief–Cayala, by Cherokee Run) dueled and drew off to a dominant near double-digit debut score at Belmont Sunday. The $550,000 KEESEP yearling, backed down to 2-5 for the Wesley Ward barn, stopped the clock in :57.86. Lone second timer Zippy Baby (Cairo Prince) picked up the pieces to be second. The winner is a full-brother to two-turn GSW One Liner. Sales history: $550,000 ylg ’19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $35,200. O-Breeze Easy, LLC; B-Kingswood Farm & David Egan (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.

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