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Saturday Insights: 2-Year-Old Colts Top Action At Ellis

4th-ELP, $120K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 2:13 p.m.

EDIFIED (Tapit), a half-brother to GI La Brea S. winner Constellation (Bellamy Road), makes his afternoon debut Saturday for owner Courtlandt Farms and trainer Steve Asmussen. A $650,000 yearling purchase out of Keeneland September last autumn, the colt is out of the stakes-winning mare For Royalty, who brought a final bid of $2.1m from Summer Wind Equine at the 2017 Keeneland November Sale. For Royalty is herself a half-sister to champion imported 2-year-old colt in Puerto Rico El Viento (El Corredor) and GSW/GISP Kiss to Remember (Big Brown) while Edified's third dam produced full-siblings MGISW Spun Sugar (Awesome Again) and GI Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile H. victor Daaher.

Racing as a homebred for Cypress Creek Equine, Django (Medaglia d'Oro) is a half-brother to GISW Finley'sluckycharm (Twirling Candy). Under his third dam is a host of graded-stakes performers including: MGISW Pure Clan (Pure Prize), SW/GISP Princesa Carolina (Tapit), MGSW Greater Good (Intidab), GISW Sky Diva (Sky Mesa) and SW/MGISP Quick Little Miss (Freud).

Racing for Naoya Yoshida, Normandy Hero (Omaha Beach) enters off a best-of-68 drill June 23, going four furlongs in :47 4/5. His dam's half-sister produced GIII Schuylerville S. winner Pretty Birdie (Bird Song) while his third dam is a half to champion 3-year-old filly Bird Town (Cape Town) and GI Belmont S. winner Birdstone (Grindstone). TJCIS PPS

5th-BEL, $90K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1mT, 3:09 p.m.

One of only two first-time starters facing ten rivals, Memphis (Gun Runner) makes his debut after bringing $850,000 as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale. The colt's third dam, Quiet Dance, produced Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), GISW Funtastic (More Than Ready), and Quiet Giant (Giant's Causeway), the dam of this runner's sire Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}). TJCIS PPS

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Saturday Insights: Trio Of Fillies Headline Action At Ellis

4th-ELP, $120K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 1 1/16mT, 2:13 p.m.

Racing for the same connections that bred, owned, and trained her leading young sire, RESOURCE (Gun Runner) makes her afternoon debut as a homebred for Winchell Thoroughbreds under the watchful eye of trainer Steve Asmussen. Out of a multiple stakes-winning mare in Remit (Tapit), herself a full-sister to MGSW/GISP Tapiture and SW/GSP Retap, the chestnut filly is a half-sister to both MGSW Finite (Munnings) and MSW/GSP Reride (Candy Ride {Arg}).

Opposing her is a pair from the outside gates led by Retrospect (Arrogate), a filly out of a half-sister to GISW Centre Court (Smart Strike) racing as a homebred for G Watts Humphrey Jr.

One more gate out is Frothy (Liam's Map), who brought a final bid of $420,000 from Lael Stables out of last year's OBS April Sale. TJCIS PPS

2nd-WO, $111K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:44 p.m.

Debuting for Ivan Dalos, Galloping d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro) enjoys a prolific pedigree led by his half-siblings in Canadian champion 3-year-old colt Amis Gizmo (Giant Gizmo) and GSW Ami's Flatter (Flatter). His dam, Galloping Ami, is herself a half-sister to the dam of Canadian champion female sprinter Ami's Mesa (Sky Mesa) and GSW Ami's Holiday (Harlan's Holiday). Josie Carroll trains and the colt enters off a four-furlong work over the all-weather track in :46 3/5 (3/78). TJCIS PPS

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Friday Insights: Lady Moscato Leads Staked Ellis Maiden

6th-ELP, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 4:14 p.m.

An $800,000 yearling purchase out of Keeneland September, LADY MOSCATO (Quality Road) makes her afternoon debut for owner BC Stables and Hall of Fame trainer D Wayne Lukas. Out of a stakes-placed dam, she is a full-sister to GI La Troienne S. winner Salty, herself a $3 million dollar broodmare prospect out of the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Luis Saez gets the mount.

Opposing her is Beautiful Dancer (Gun Runner), the first foal to make the races out of GI Del Mar Oaks heroine Dream Dancing (Tapit) who is herself a half-sister to GSP Sky Dreamer (Sky Mesa) and GSW Kimbear (Temple City). Her third dam is champion older mare Beautiful Pleasure. Beautiful Dancer is a homebred for John Oxley and will take to the track under eye of trainer Mark Casse.

Not to be outdone from the inside is OXO Equine homebred Streaming Now (Into Mischief), a daughter of MGSP One True Kiss who is a half-sister to GSW/MGISP Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby). Further back in the family is GI Shadwell Turf Mile S. winner Silver Max (Badge of Silver).

Another homebred, this time for Three Chimneys Farm and trainer Steve Asmsusen, Pure Connection (Connect) is out of a full-sister to MGSW Thiskyhasnolimit while third dam, GISW Cara Rafaela, produced GI Preakness S. winner and late Darley sire Bernardini (A.P. Indy). Also in the family is MGISW Love and Pride (A.P. Indy). TJCIS PPS

4th-SA, $80K, OC, 4yo/up, 6f, 5:34 p.m.

Not seen since an eighth to 2022 Eclipse champion male sprinter Elite Power (Curlin) in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint Nov. 5, American Theorem (American Pharoah) returns to action Friday with a start at Santa Anita. Last year's GI Bing Crosby S. winner retains the services of Joe Bravo for trainer George Papaprodromou. TJCIS PPS

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Disarm Splashes Home First in Matt Winn

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Disarm (c, 3, Gun Runner–Easy Tap, by Tapit) stormed past Verifying (Justify) in the final strides to win the relocated GIII Matt Winn S. at Ellis Park Sunday. Last seen finishing fourth in the GI Kentucky Derby, Disarm was sent off the even-money favorite in the race originally scheduled to be run at Churchill Downs. He was always within striking distance settled in third as Bo Cruz (Creative Cause) took the field through fractions of :24.46 and :48.73 over the sloppy going while tracked all the way by Verifying. Disarm lost ground on the far turn and was tipped out three wide at the top of the lane as Verifying forged to the lead with a furlong to run. Disarm found his best stride late, gliding past Verifying to win by a half-length. The final time for the nine furlongs was 1:49.59.

Disarm was second in the GII Louisiana Derby in March and earned his spot in the Kentucky Derby with a third-place effort in the Apr. 15 GIII Lexington S.

Sunday, Ellis Park
MATT WINN S.-GIII, $400,000, Ellis, 6-11, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:49.59, sy.
1–DISARM, 118, c, 3, by Gun Runner
1st Dam: Easy Tap, by Tapit
2nd Dam: Easily, by Vicar
3rd Dam: White Jasmine, by Whitesburg
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. 'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Joel Rosario. $242,850. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-2, $720,700. *1/2 to Tap Daddy (Scat Daddy), Ch. Stayer-Ven, SW & GSP-USA, MSW-Ven, $252,384; 1/2 to Total Tap (Candy Ride {Arg}), MSP, $221,112. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Verifying, 118, c, 3, Justify–Diva Delite, by Repent. ($775,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Jonathan Poulin, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor; B-Hunter Valley & Mountmellick Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $78,500.
3–Bo Cruz, 118, c, 3, Creative Cause–Quick Breeze, by Ghostzapper. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. 'TDN Rising Star'. ($45,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Skyscraper Racing, LLC, Racingwithbruno, Brian Pagano, and Patrick Grippo; B-Douglas Scharbauer (KY); T-Albert M. Stall, Jr.. $39,250.
Margins: HF, 4 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.12, 2.26, 4.06.
Also Ran: Raise Cain, Denington, Go Soldier Go, King Russell.
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