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Summer Breezes: Plenty of ‘Anticipation’ for Carson’s Run

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.

Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the entries for Thursday at Saratoga, including previously raced horses in the GIII With Anticipation S.:

Thursday, August 31, 2023
Saratoga 2, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:44 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Rising Inflation (Mitole), OBSAPR, 200,000, :10.1
Consignor: Niall Brennan Stables, agent
Buyer: Klaravich Stable Inc

Sar 8, GIII With Anticipation S., $175k, 4:34 p.m. ET
Carson's Run (Cupid), OBSAPR, 170,000, :10.1
Consignor: Randy Miles, agent
Buyer: West Point Thoroughbreds, L.E.B., agent

Wine Collector (Flameaway), OBSMAR, 50,000, :10.2
Consignor: de Meric Sales, agent
Buyer: Lugamo Racing Stable

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Ellis Park Meeting Concludes with 22% Increase in All-Sources Handle

Ellis Park Racing & Gaming's summer season has come to a close with a substantial 22% gain in all-sources handle and 48% increase in prize money awarded.

In total, more than $60.4 million was wagered at the 24-day Ellis Park meet, $11 million more than 2022. Along with the sizable handle increase, the connections who raced at Ellis Park were rewarded with more than $14.1 million in prize money, an increase of 49% from 2022. (includes funds from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund).

“The racing season at Ellis Park has been a great success,” Ellis Park General Manager Matt Pressley said. “Our team delivered a top-class racing product for our fans on-track and around the country. We're grateful to everyone who competed with us this summer and to the horseplayers who supported us through the windows. Thanks to the continued investments of Churchill Downs Incorporated we can look forward to a thriving future of horse racing at Ellis Park.”

At the close of the summer season, jockey Gerardo Corrales, trainer Brad Cox and Godolphin wrapped up titles in their respective divisions.

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Quality Road’s Awesome Road Graduates At Ellis

7th-Ellis, $70,000, Msw, 8-27, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.80, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
AWESOME ROAD (c, 2, Quality Road–Orate, by A.P. Indy) was bet down to even money and had plenty of early speed, racing between foes in a three-pronged battle for the lead. With the best closing kick of the trio, the $600,000 Keeneland September grad was left to contend only with Stronghold (Ghostzapper) into the lane and turned that rival back in the final sixteenth to score by 2 3/4 lengths. Chryso Alogo (Bolt d'Oro) checked in fourth while Loma Paloma (Mineshaft) faded from the early lead to finish eighth. Orate, herself a full-sister to MGSW and late sire Pulpit, is already responsible for a trio of runners in Whitecliffsofdover (War Front), SW & GSP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, SP-Ire, $137,154, Endless Chatter (First Samurai), SW & GISP, $221,652 and Berate (Blame), SP, $157,685. This is also the extended family of GSW/MGISP Tale of the Cat (Storm Cat). Orate foaled a yearling War Front colt, was barren to Curlin this year, and bred back to Good Magic for next Spring. Sales History: $600,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $40,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC and Donegal Racing; B-Claiborne Farm (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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Monday Insights: Maiden Colts Headline Rescheduled Ellis Card

6th-ELP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 3:18 p.m.

A trio of colts make their much-anticipated debuts Monday beginning with Stonestreet homebred BENVOLIO (Tapit). Out of GI La Troienne S. winner Molly Morgan (Ghostzapper) who was purchased by Stonestreet for $1.35m out of the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Mixed Sale, the bay is a half to $1.8m yearling Vintage Print (Curlin).

He'll face a pair of expensive yearlings including a stablemate in Army Officer (Not This Time), picked up for $475,000 out of last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale by Qatar Racing. His dam is a half-sister to MGSW/GISP Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah).

Steve Asmussen pairs with another Gun Runner colt in Dynamis, who sold for $450,000 at Keeneland September but most recently RNA'd for a more significant $875,000 at this year's OBS April Sale. He is out of a half to no more than three graded-stakes horses and tossed in a pair of back-to-back bullet works Aug. 7 and Aug. 14, going five furlongs in 1:01 and 1:01 1/5 respectively. TJCIS PPS

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