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Feb. 14 Insights

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WELL-BRED WAR FRONT DEBUTS IN HALLANDALE

1st-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 12:40 p.m.

Shug McGaughey saddles a blue-blooded first timer in Joe Allen homebred TRACY FLICK (War Front). Her GSP dam Stay the Night (Arch) is a daughter of MSW & MGSP Louve Royale (Ire) (Peintre Celebre). This is also the family of European Highweight Loup Sauvage (Riverrman); French Highweight Loup Solitaire (Lear Fan); MGSW Loup Breton (Ire) (Anabaa); and GSW Copper Bullet (More Than Ready).

The Flying Pharoah (American Pharoah) debuts in this test for Christophe Clement. Her second dam is MGISW and Argentinian champion Salt Champ (Arg) (Salt Lake), who also produced Grade I-winning millionaire Champ Pegasus (Fusaichi Pegasus).

Jeff Drown's $450,000 FTSAUG buy Solo Uno (Medaglia d'Oro) makes his career bow here for Chad Brown. The dark bay is a half-sister to MGSW & GISP millionaire Tom's Ready (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPs

'RISING STAR' RETURNS AT SANTA ANITA

2nd-SA, $63K, OC 40k/N1X, f/m, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 4:03 p.m. ET

HAPPIER (Street Sense), an $800,000 KEESEP yearling purchase by Baoma Corp., makes her first start since posting a 'TDN Rising Star' performance for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert at Del Mar last summer July 31. The bay earned an 89 Beyer Speed Figure for that front-running performance over a pair of next-out winners. Happier, a half-sister to GSW King Zachary (Curlin), was the most expensive of 61 yearlings by Street Sense to change hands in 2018. Baffert also trained Street Sense's four-time GISW and fellow 'Rising Star' McKinzie.

Pharoah's Heart (American Pharoah), favored on the morning-line at 7-5, was a sharp debut winner in a maiden optional claimer here Jan. 3. The runner-up that day Bye Bye Miss Pie (Maclean's Music) followed up with an impressive maiden score of her own in Arcadia Friday.

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Happy Days at Del Mar: Baffert Street Sense Filly a ‘Rising Star’

Happier (f, 3, Street Sense–On My Way, by Giant’s Causeway), a $800,000 KEESEP yearling graduate, ran to the money in her unveiling for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert at Del Mar Friday evening, earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ honors.

The 6-5 favorite shot out to the front from her inside draw and led through fractions of :22.71 and :45.89. She widened the margin as they turned for home and kept on rolling down the stretch to graduate by 3 1/4 lengths over stablemate Himiko (American Pharoah).

Happier was the most expensive of 61 yearlings by Street Sense to change hands in 2018. Baffert, of course, also trains Street Sense’s four-time GISW and fellow ‘Rising Star’ McKinzie.

On My Way, a $32,000 KEENOV purchase by Waymore’s F. Thomas Conway in foal to Cape Blanco (Ire) in 2012, also produced King Zachary (Curlin), GSW, $366,120; and has a yearling colt by Frosted. She was bred to Vino Rosso for 2021.

The winner’s granddam is a half-sister to the dam of recent Hong Kong champion Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) and her great-granddam is a half-sister to the mighty Korveya (Riverman), whose foals included European champions Bosra Sham (Woodman) and Hector Protector (Woodman), as well as additional G1 winner Shanghai (Procida).

5th-Del Mar, $56,000, Msw, 7-31, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:24.28, ft.
HAPPIER, f, 3, by Street Sense
1st Dam: On My Way, by Giant’s Causeway
2nd Dam: It’s Our Time, by Seeking the Gold
3rd Dam: Leo’s Lucky Lady, by Seattle Slew
Sales history: $800,000 Ylg ’18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O-Baoma Corporation; B-Waymore, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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July 31 Insights

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SON OF INTERRUPTED DEBUTS AT ELLIS

7th-ELP, $37K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 4:40p.m.

COMMITTED (More Than Ready), a $325,000 KEESEP purchase by Tracy Farmer, makes his career bow at Ellis Friday for Mark Casse. The dark bay is the first foal out of MSW & GSP Interrupted (Broken Vow), who is a daughter of MSW & MGSP Alternate (Seattle Slew). Interrupted, who was purchased by Jane Lyon for $575,000 in foal to Distorted Humor at the 2018 KEENOV sale, is a half-sister to GISW Higher Power (Medaglia d’Oro) and MGSW Alternation (Distorted Humor). This is also the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Peaks and Valleys (Mt. Livermore). TJCIS PPs

BAFFERT UNVEILS PRICEY STREET SENSE

5th-DMR, $50K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 7:00p.m.

Bob Baffert unveils the next in a long line of pricey juveniles in HAPPIER (Street Sense), who was purchased by Susan and Charlie Chu’s Baoma Corp for $800,000 at KEESEP. The bay is a half-sister to Grade III winner King Zachary (Curlin). The Hall of Famer also saddles third timer Himiko (American Pharoah), a $1-million FTKNOV buy, who was most recently second when switched from turf to dirt at Santa Anita June 21. TJCIS PPs

WELL-BRED MEDAGLIA FILLY MAKES CAREER BOW IN SOCAL

8th-DMR, $50K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 8:30p.m.

LNJ Foxwoods’ blue-blooded homebred IVY LEAGUE (Medaglia d’Oro) heads to the post for the first time here for Hall of Famer Richard Mandella. She is the first foal out of SW & GISP With Honors (War Front), who is a half-sister to GSW Dreamologist (Tapit) and GISP stallion Fast Anna (Medaglia d’Oro). Ivy League’s third dam is champion Dreaming of Anna (Rahy), who is a full-sister to MGSW Lewis Michael and a half to MGSW Justenuffhumor (Distorted Humor). TJCIS PPs

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