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November 20 Insights: Big Ticket Curlin Filly Unveiling in New York

5th-AQU, $85k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:46p.m. ET
Purchased for an eye-catching $825,000 from KEESEP by Mike Ryan for CHP Racing, MODERN LOVE (Curlin) will look to justify that price here against a well-connected field of maidens. The half-sister to GISW Competitionofideas (Speightstown) hails from a winning family line–the second and third dams claim 17 winners immediately beneath them, combined, and six with black-type. Her Chad Brown-trained stablemate Ana's Gun (Gun Runner) will also carry a flashy pedigree in her maiden voyage; being the half sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Structor (Palace Malice) and GSP Always Carina (Malibu Moon). The Three Chimneys homebred is out of a half-sister to GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf victress More Than Real (More Than Ready), who in turn produced her own branch of black-type performers including SW Miss Debutante (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and her daughters MGSW Queen of the Ball (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}); and GSW Platinum Jubilee (Aus) (Zoustar {Aus}). Rounding out the field will be the $400,000 FTFMAR pick-up for Repole Stables Give Me Kisses (Street Sense), the newest to the races for the dam, GISP Agave Kiss (Lion Heart) and hailing from the Pletcher training program. TJCIS PPs

6th-AQU, $85k, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 1mT, 2:16p.m. ET
Whisper Hill Farm will send out a filly with an enviable pedigree in WAR PRINCESS (War Front), a daughter of Betterbetterbetter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself half to Irish High-weight filly Yesterday (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and that one's full-sister and multiple Irish High-weight Quarter Moon (Ire). The latter produced G1SW Diamondsandrubies (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who also claims a Graded-stakes performer to her tally, and her half-sister GISP You'll Be Mine (Kingmambo), the dam of MG1SP Eminent (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Todd Pletcher will have the call for this 3-year-old debuting filly. TJCIS PPs

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Arrogate’s Signal From Noise Romps At Second Asking For Klaravich Stables And Chad Brown

1st-Aqueduct, $85,000, Msw, 11-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38.00, ft, 9 1/4 lengths.

SIGNAL FROM NOISE (f, 3, Arrogate–Holiday Soiree {SW & GISP, $405,642}, by Harlan's Holiday) was bet like a sure thing Thursday, going off at a commanding 1-5 off a 5 3/4-length defeat behind Tizzy In the Sky (Sky Kingdom) on debut over this same track and distance Sept. 23. Patient through the early stages behind and outside the leading pair of Adam's Angel (Into Mischief) and Wings Like Eagles (Get Stormy) through an opening half in :46.95, Signal From Noise began to advance with a three-wide move past the quarter pole. Under no visible movement from jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., she wasted no time in overtaking the top pair and turning it into a race for second place, lengthening her winning margin down the lane and hitting the line geared down 9 1/4 lengths ahead of Wings Like Eagles. Her 2-year-old half-sister, Vahva (Gun Runner), was recently second on debut at Saratoga Sept. 4. She also has a weanling half-sister by City of Light while her dam visited Nyquist for the 2023 season. Sales History: $280,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $65,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Multiple Track-Record Setter Highly Motivated to Airdrie

Klaravich Stables's multiple track-record setter Highly Motivated (Into Mischief–Strong Incentive, by Warrior's Reward) will join the Airdrie Stud stallion roster for the upcoming 2023 breeding season, the farm announced Tuesday. He will stand for a fee of $7,500 LFSN.

A son of perennial leading sire Into Mischief, Highly Motivated was purchased by Mike Ryan as a weanling on behalf of his owner for $240,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November Sale. Entrusted to trainer Chad Brown, Highly Motivated broke his maiden as the 3-5 favorite in September of his 2-year-old year at 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont over future Grade I winner Known Agenda (Curlin). He followed that up with a win in the Nyquist S. on the Breeders' Cup undercard at Keeneland, winning easily by 4 1/4 lengths. His time of 1:14 4 for the 6 1/2 furlongs set the Keeneland track record, and his 96 Beyer Speed Figure represented the highest number of any 2-year-old that competed on the Breeders' Cup Championship weekend–a lineup that included multiple Eclipse Award champion Essential Quality (Tapit) and the multiple Breeders' Cup champion Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). By year's end, only Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music) could boast of a higher juvenile figure.

Returning to Keeneland in the spring of his 3-year-old year, Highly Motivated was second to Essential Quality in a memorable edition of the GII Toyota Blue Grass S., where the latter prevailed by a short neck after a long stretch duel. It was a further 5 1/2 lengths back to third-place finisher Rombauer (Twirling Candy), who would return to take the GI Preakness S. Sent off as the 10-1 fifth choice in the GI Kentucky Derby in his next start, Highly Motivated's disappointing 10th-place finish would prove to be the final start of his sophomore season.

Following a nearly year-long layoff, Highly Motivated was brought back to win a mile feature at Belmont Park before making his next start in the GIII Monmouth Cup S, where he posted an easy victory, breaking the nine-furlong track record in 1:46.53 set 37 years prior by Kentucky Derby winner and Horse of the Year Spend a Buck. Subsequently injured while training toward the GI Cigar Mile, Highly Motivated retires with a record of 10-4-3-1 and earnings of more than $667,000.

“Highly Motivated was the best colt in our barn at two and three and ran Grade I-winning numbers at both ages,” said trainer Chad Brown. “He's a two-time track-record setter by one of the best stallions in the world. In my opinion, there's not a ceiling on his potential at stud.”

“He's an undeniable talent by a brilliant sire,” added Airdrie's Bret Jones. “He's an absolutely gorgeous Mike Ryan purchase that we believe will be on anyone's short list of the best-looking horses retired this year. Highly Motivated fits the description of so many important sires: a horse with Grade I speed that goes to stud without the benefit of a Grade I on his resume. He deserves the opportunity and we will see that he gets it. Having given us the chance two years ago to stand Complexity, we are again grateful to Seth Klarman for entrusting our Airdrie team with the future of his talented horse.”

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Report: Chad Brown Pleads Guilty to a Lesser Charge

According to Albany television station WNYT, trainer Chad Brown pled guilty in Saratoga Springs City Court to reduced charges Monday related to an alleged case of domestic violence that occurred during the Saratoga meet. Originally arrested and charged with “obstruction of breathing,” or choking a woman who came to his house on the evening of August 17, Brown pled guilty to the lesser charge of harassment. He was accompanied by his lawyer, Matthew Chauvin.

According to the TV station, prosecutors said that there were “problems of proof,” with the case. Brown will now be sentenced to one year of conditional discharge, ordered to pay a $370 fine, and will undergo an evaluation. The judge also issued an order of protection.

Brown expressed gratitude that the incident would not go on his record, but said he found it unfortunate that the case had made its way into the media.

“While I'm satisfied to put this unfortunate incident behind me and pleased that as a result I will not have a criminal record, I regret details of my personal life being made public through the media,” WNYT's Mark Mulholland quotes Brown as saying. “For this, I apologize to my family, friends, clients, and coworkers. I can and will do better in the future. I greatly appreciate all who have supported me throughout this ordeal.”

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