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July 30 Insights: Well-Bred Juveniles Debut Coast-to-Coast

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MCGAUGHEY UNVEILS SON OF STAR PUPIL
1st-SAR, $105K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:05 p.m. EDT
Shug McGaughey unveils a colt by one of his top former pupils in CAPTURE THE FLAG (Quality Road). He is the second foal out of American Grade I winner and European Group 3 winner War Flag (War Front), who is a full to G1SW Lines of Battle. She is also a half to GSW Homebound (Dixie Union) and SW & GSP Blue Exit (Pulpit). Ian Wilkes also saddles a well-bred firster in this competitive maiden event in Bourbon Resolve (Hard Spun). He is a half to SW Miss Interpret (Street Sense). Their dam is a half to Grade I winners Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper) and Dads Cap (Discreet Cat). TJCIS PPs

WELL-BRED CURLIN COLT DEBUTS AT ELLIS
7th-ELP, $60K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 4:40 p.m. EDT
WinStar Farm and Siena Farm's REDEEMER (Curlin) makes his first trip to the post here for Rodolphe Brisset. Out of MSP Pull Dancer, the chestnut is a half to MGSW & MGISP sire Good Samaritan (Harlan's Holiday) and GSW Brave Nation (Pioneerof the Nile). Gary and Mary West homebred Salute the Stars (Candy Ride {Arg}) also debuts in this spot. The bay is out of a half-sister to MGISW Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway), GISW J. B.'s Thunder (Thunder Gulch), MGSW Farrell (Malibu Moon) and MSW & MGSP Doncaster Rover (War Chant). TJCIS PPs

BAFFERT UNVEILS EXPENSIVE INTO MISCHIEF COLT
6th-DMR, $80K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Bob Baffert sends out one of his many high-priced juveniles for his first start in $850,000 KEESEP buy NEWGATE (Into Mischief). The bay is out of GSP Majestic Presence (Majestic Warrior), who is a half to GSW Victress (Include). His stablemate Hard to Figure (Hard Spun) also debuts in this test. A $40,000 KEESEP buy, he brought $200,000 at OBS March after breezing in :10 flat. He is a half to SW & GSP Inconclusive (Include) and SP Fall At Last (Spring At Last). His dam is a half to MGSW Hence (Street Boss). TJCIS PPs

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Jockeys to Sign Souvenir Ellis Park Posters Saturday for PDJF

Jockeys will sign Ellis Park 100th season commemorative posters to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) on Saturday.

The jockey autograph session is part of Jockeys Across America, where tracks across the country pay tribute to National Disability Independence Day and raise funds for and awareness about the PDJF.

The Ellis Park jockeys, as their riding schedules permit, will sign the full-color posters throughout the afternoon at a table between the paddock pavilion and the paddock. There is no charge, but donations will be accepted for the PDJF, a 501(c)(3) charity that currently provides financial assistance to approximately 60 former jockeys who have suffered catastrophic on-track injuries.

“This is a cause that is near and dear to our hearts,” said Jon Court, the dean of the Kentucky jockeys and a six-time Ellis Park meet leader. “We love our fans and invite everyone to come out and help us help our colleagues who sacrificed so much.”

“No other major sport allows so much access to its participants as horse racing does on a daily basis,” said Ellis Park General Manager Jeff Inman. “Our jockeys routinely sign autographs after races. Saturday provides an organized opportunity for fans to create a real keepsake by getting any number of riders to sign our souvenir century poster.”

Sunday is also HBPA College Day at Ellis Park with $1,000 scholarships and iPad mini/AirPods packages given out to full-time college students. Full-time students, including incoming freshmen, will receive a free Ellis Park/HBPA College Day ball cap just for registering for the drawings.

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Summer Breezes: July 24, 2022

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 even at Ellis Park, which attracts 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. Already this year at Saratoga, City Man (Mucho Macho Man), Mo Strike (Uncle Mo) and Empress Tigress (Classic Empire)–each a graduate of the 2-year-old sales–have already struck at stakes level, while the likes of juvenile purchases and 'TDN Rising Stars' Taiba (Gun Runner), We The People (Constitution) and Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) have also left their mark on graded/group competition this season. To follow are the horses entered for Friday at the aforementioned venues:

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Saratoga 1, 1:05 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price, Breeze
Faithful and True (Good Magic), OBSMAR, $450,000, click
C-Wavertree Stables Inc (C Dunne), agent; B-Maverick Racing

Ellis 5, 1:22 p.m. ET
Oscar Award (Oscar Performance), OBSAPR, $120,000, click
C-Niall Brennan Stables, agent; B-Hooties Racing LLC

Del Mar 4, 6:30 p.m. ET
Happy Tears (Into Mischief), FTMMAY, $160,000, click
Robert Brewer; B-West Bloodstock (PS)
Havnameltdown (Uncaptured), OBSAPR, $200,000, click
C-Blas Perez Stables; B-Three Amigos
Mister Iceman (Girvin), OBSAPR, $80,000, click
C-All In Sales (Tony Bowling), agent; B-Peter Miller, agent
Skinner (Curlin), OBSAPR, $510,000, click
C-de Meric Sales, agent; B-Mayberry Farm
Storm the Night (Midnight Storm), OBSAPR, $70,000, click
C-SGV T'breds (Steven Venosa), agent; B-G Papaprodromou

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Despite Heat, Monmouth Officials Confident Haskell Card Will be a Go

With temperatures set to reach the high nineties this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region, a number of tracks have announced adjusted schedules, but Monmouth Park officials remain confident that the Saturday card featuring the GI Haskell S. will go off as planned.

“First and foremost, we are concerned about the safety of the horses and jockeys and want to make sure we do the right thing,” said Dennis Drazin, who heads the management team at the Jersey Shore track. “But we've been on top of it all week and right now nothing has changed. We think we will be ok.”

The heat was a factor for the running of the 2019 Haskell when temperatures flirted with the 100-degree mark. A decision was made to change the post time of the Haskell from 5:47 p.m. to 8:05 p.m in hopes that the temperatures would drop by the early evening. Six races on the card were cancelled

Drazin explained that the New Jersey Racing Commission rule calls for racing to be halted if the heat index reaches 105. A heat index takes into account the combination of high temperatures and humidity. The Saturday forecast for the Monmouth area is calling for a high temperature of 91 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the area through Wednesday of next week.

Drazin said that adjusting the schedule and times of the races Saturday would be a no-win proposition.

“The bottom line is that you put yourself in jeopardy no matter what you do,” he said. “If you move post time until later and the heat index is still bad at 5, 6 o'clock, then you can't run. If you move it up to 9 o'clock in the morning, you might get some races in but I don't want to start our card at 9 on Haskell day or any other day.”

Post time for Saturday's first race at Monmouth is scheduled for 12:00 and post for the Haskell was listed as 5:45 p.m.

Drazin said the racing commission was monitoring conditions for Friday's card and gave the track the green light to run and hold the races at the regularly scheduled time. Temperatures Friday reached the low nineties.

“We were concerned about the heat index today,” Drazin said Friday. “I've spoken to the racing commission and have been in touch with them all day long. Their executive director has been on top of the weather and we got the blessing to go ahead and start the card. If the heat index ended up later in day to be dangerous, they would stop the racing. Looking at the week and looking at the forecast, we thought Friday and Sunday would be worse than Saturday. So we are hoping it will play out ok and that Saturday will be fine. We are a little concerned about Sunday. We may have to do something about Sunday.”

Meanwhile, tracks in the region were sent scrambling due to the excessive temperatures. The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) has announced that the Sunday card at Laurel has been cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday. Post time for Saturday's races has been moved from a 12:40 start to 1:50. According to MJC Acting President Mike Rogers, the company uses a protocol called the WetBulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) measurement, which takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover to determine potential heat stress. It is different than the heat index, which takes into consideration temperature and humidity including for shady areas. Rogers said if the WBGT measurement is at 91.4, there is no choice but to cancel racing.

Colonial Downs has announced that Monday's card has been cancelled due to heat concerns. Their scheduled, featured stakes–the $150,000 Colonial Cup at 1 1/2m on turf–will now be run Wednesday, July 27 as originally drawn.

To the west, Ellis Park has announced that its races this weekend have been moved up to 10:30 a.m. local time because of the heat.

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