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Nyquist Firster Strolls Home to Big Margin at Ellis Park

6th-Ellis, $60,000, Msw, 8-12, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.30, ft, 7 3/4 lengths.
STUD LOVIN (c, 2, Nyquist–Livin Lovin {GSW-USA, GSP-Can, $162,153}, by Birdstone) never gave his backers and connections a moment's doubt here, debuting with a stylish 7 3/4-length victory as the 5-2 second choice. Leading from the two path right from the jump, Stud Lovin came into the stretch off the back of a :46.09 half and cruised home from there. Meraj (Army Mule) out kicked a rival home for second. Last Cookie (Bernardini), Frosted's half-brother and 'Insights' runner, was slow into stride from the blocks, trailed early and came home seventh after floating six wide into the stretch. A $220,000 OBS June (:10 1/5) purchase this summer after selling for $160,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton July sale, Stud Lovin is the most recent winner for his graded-stakes winning dam. Livin Lovin has a 2022 McKinzie filly and was bred to Game Winner for 2023. Sales history: $160,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL; $220,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Paradise Farms Corp., David Staudacher, Angelo Carlesimo, Below The Rim Stables LLC and Gata Racing Stable LLC; B-David Soblick (KY); T-Michael J. Maker.

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July 2 Insights: Tapit Colt With Princely Price Tag Debuts at Belmont

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5th-BEL, $90k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 3:03p.m. ET
Carrying the weight of a princely $2 million KEESEP price tag as well as a host of well-known co-owners which includes breeders Stonestreet Farm, Capensis (Tapit) will be unveiled in this spot for trainer Todd Pletcher. Out of GI Santa Margarita S. winner Tara's Tango (Unbridled's Song), he's half to fellow multi-million purchase Alexander Valley (Medaglia d'Oro)–a $2,150,000 buy at KEESEP by Godolphin. Capensis comes into the race off a bullet four furlong move over Saratoga's turf training track in :49.99 June 24. The grey is out of a half-sister to MGISP Scarlet Strike (Smart Strike,) who herself produced G3 Weatherbys Hamilton Supreme S. conqueror Toro Strike (Toronado {Ire}). The dam is also half to GI NetJets King's Bishop S. winner Visionaire (Grand Slam), GSW Madison's Luna (Tapit) and to the dam of stakes-winners Windmill (Street Sense) and Ignitis (Nyquist). TJCIS PPs

6th-WO, $90k, Msw, f, 2yo, 6fT, 3:44p.m. ET
Live Oak Plantation will send out their $625,000 FTSAUG 2021 procurement from Sam-son Farm in the form of Ticker Tape Home (Medaglia d'Oro) against a large field of 12 juvenile fillies in this sprint contest. In the barn of Mark Casse, and with a slate of sharp works to her credit, including a four furlong breeze over the synthetic track in :47.60 (6/75) June 25, she's been installed at 7-2 for the unveiling. Ticker Tape Home is out of GSW & MGSP Journey Home (War Front), who sold for $650,000 at KEENOV last year to KatieRich Farms, and is the second to the races behind unplaced Determined Empire (Empire Maker), who sold for $240,000 at FTKSEL in 2020. Second dam Soul Search (A.P. Indy) was placed in the GI Juddmonte Spinster and GI Personal Ensign S. before producing seven winners including 11-time victor Bold Shot (Curlin), and is half to GSP Reform Act (Lemon Drop Kid) as well as the dam of multiple stakes-winners Lunar Victory (Speightstown) and The Tea Cups (Hard Spun). This is the family of U.S. Ch. 2-year-old filly Pleasant Stage (Pleasant Colony), GISW Badal (Blame), and GI Pattison Canadian International S. winner Marsh Side (Gone West), MGISW & GISP, $2,360,853. TJCIS PPs

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Sunday Insights: Half to Maxfield Debuts in Hallendale

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4th-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:01p.m. ET
Beautifully bred and sporting the royal Godolphin blue, LOVED (Medaglia d'Oro) will be unveiled by Brendan Walsh, a conditioner well-versed with her family as the trainer of the filly's half-brother, MGISW and new Darley sire Maxfield (Street Sense). Out of a daughter of Caress (Storm Cat), Loved hails from the female family of leading sires Bernstein (Storm Cat) and Sky Mesa (Pulpit), as well as MGSW & GISP Golden Velvet (Seeking the Gold), the dam of two multiple graded stakes winners. Loved comes off a bullet half-mile work Mar. 3 going :48.25 in company. TJCIS PPs

11th-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, f, 7 1/2f T, 5:42p.m. ET
A pair of blue-blooded homebreds are scheduled to be unveiled here, including Joe Allen's PERSONAL BEST (Tapit), the first foal for American Grade I winner and French GSW War Flag (War Front). The filly's second dam Black Speck (Arch) has a line of graded success beneath her, including Hong Kong's Champion Stayer Lines of Battle (War Front) and Group 3 winner, turned producer Homebound (Dixie Union). The other starter of note will be Get By, a daughter of the recently departed Get Stormy and a full-sister to GSW Getmotherarose. She is also a half to the hard-knocking winner of over $305,000 in lifetime earnings End Play (Cape Blanco {Ire}). This is the family of Puerto Rican champion 3-year-old and U.S. import Devil's Bag Copy (Devil's Bag). Get By will carry the colors of the Mary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust. Ian Wilkes sends her to post. TJCIS PPs

9th-OP, $90k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 6:10p.m. ET
BE THERE (Medaglia d'Oro), the first foal out of MGSW Tin Type Gal (Tapit), will debut here for breeder My Meadowview. With Miss Shop (Deputy Minister) as his second dam, the colt lays claim to the same female line as sires Trappe Shot (Tapit) and Power Broker (Pulpit). This is an active black-type family with GI Runhappy Hopeful S. runner up Shoplifted (Into Mischief) and MGSW Imprimis (Broken View) in its ranks. TJCIS PPs

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Coinage Hits it Big in Palm Beach

Winner of the GIII With Anticipation at Saratoga as a 2-year-old, Coinage returned to the winner's circle once again in the Palm Beach S. despite his early antics and notched another black-type victory to his resume. The chestnut placed third in the Nownownow S. at Monmouth Park Sept. 26 and weakened to ninth Nov. 5 at Del Mar in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last year. Last out Feb. 5 in the GIII Kitten's Joy S. at this venue, he set all the pace, dueled in the lane and yielded late for third as the 9-5 favorite.

The 2-1 second choice this time on break, Coinage was fast out the gate but could not keep pace early with Bueno Bueno, who immediately took control of the pace. Headstrong and unwilling to settle going into the first turn, the chestnut continued to fight Luis Saez into the backstretch before finally compromising midway down from third on the rail. Tracking leaders from there, quarters tightened coming into the final turn as the closers made their move and Coinage was stuck behind a wall of horses in fifth. Floating off the fence to secure running room in the homestretch, the $450,000 KEESEP purchase produced a powerful kick to fight to the lead in the shadow of the wire, victorious by a neck over a game Main Event. Coinage is his GI-winning dam's first foal and graded stakes winner. He has a 2-year-old half-brother by Justify and a yearling half-brother by Tapit. The mare is expecting a foal by Quality Road this season. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

PALM BEACH S., $125,000, Gulfstream, 3-5, 3yo, 1mT, 1:36.12, fm.
1–COINAGE, 123, c, 3, by Tapit
1st Dam: Bar of Gold (GISW, $1,551,000), by Medaglia d'Oro
2nd Dam: Khancord Kid, by Lemon Drop Kid
3rd Dam: Confidently, by Storm Cat
($450,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-D. J. Stable LLC, Broman, Sr., Chester and Broman, Mary; B-Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman (NY); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Luis Saez. $75,175. Lifetime Record: GSW, 8-3-0-4, $289,625.
2–Main Event, 118, c, 3, Bernardini–Total Knockout, by Unbridled's Song. ($50,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $130,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Harrell Ventures, LLC; B-Godolphin, Eric Buckley & Elizabeth Buckley (KY); T-George Weaver. $24,250.
3–Bueno Bueno, 120, c, 3, Lord Nelson–Multitasker, by Bertrando. ($55,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Calumet Farm; B-Mike Abraham (KY); T-Jack Sisterson. $12,125.
Margins: NK, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 2.40, 3.50, 16.80.
Also Ran: Red Danger, Sosua Summer, Credibility, C My Meister, Moms Moon. Scratched: Royal Spirit.

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