A filly whose pedigree needs no introduction, TAMARA (Bolt d'Oro) is the latest foal out of MGISW Beholder to make the races for Spendthrift Farm and trainer Richard Mandella. Beholder, now a graded-stakes producer with Teena Ella (War Front), saw her youngest foal by Curlin bring a sale-topping $4,000,000 at last week's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. Out of blue hen Leslie's Lady, she is of course a half-sister to GISW Mendelssohn and leading general sire Into Mischief. Drawn on the rail, Tamara picks up veteran Mike Smith for her debut.

Further outside for Mandella, Flynn's Chance (Medaglia d'Oro) brought $675,000 as a yearling out of Keeneland September last year and is a full-sister to GSW Moonlight d'Oro. This is the family of champion 3-year-old filly Abel Tasman (Quality Road).

A filly making her second start for trainer John Sadler, Hope Road (Quality Road) dead-heated for second by just a half-length at Del Mar July 22. She is the first foal out of GISW Marley's Freedom (Blame). TJCIS PPS

1st-SAR, $136K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1:10 p.m.

On the East Coast, Hunt Ball (Into Mischief) debuts for Godolphin and trainer Bill Mott. Out of the Tapit mare Dance Card, herself a Grade I winner, he is a half-brother to MGISW Cody's Wish (Curlin) and MGSW Endorsed (Medaglia d'Oro).

Act of Mutiny (Quality Road), a Will Farish homebred, is a half to GSW/GISP Eagle (Candy Ride {Arg}), MGSW and freshman sire Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags), and MGSW Royal Flag (Candy Ride {Arg}).

Against the rail, Risk It (Gun Runner) debuts for Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm and was a $500,000 Keeneland September yearling. TJCIS PPS

7th-ELP, $70K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 4:00 p.m.

Making a belated debut for Shadwell Stables is Sahalat (Speightstown), a 4-year-old colt who brought $800,000 as a yearling back in 2020. He is a full-brother to MGISP Dawn the Destroyer. TJCIS PPS

The post Saturday Insights: Big Pedigrees On Display In Saturday Action appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

7th-SAR, $136k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, post time: 4:26 p.m. ET
BC Stables co-principle John Bellinger's name was on the docket when DAILY GRIND (Medaglia d'Oro) was hammered down for $1.35 million at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, and the dark bay debuts for the operation's Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Lochlow Farm acquired dam Walk Close (Tapit) for $550,000 in foal to Uncle Mo at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and the mare's value appreciated over the course of the next 12 months, as her foal of 2017 Anneau d'Or (Medaglia d'Oro) was runner-up in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and GII Los Alamitos Futurity. Daily Grind, whose second dam is SW & GISP Spring Awakening (In Excess {Ire}), is bred on a foal share with Godolphin. Anointed (Justify) is a maternal grandson of Pearling (Storm Cat)–a full-sister to the 'Iron Horse' Giant's Causeway and You'resothrilling, et al–whose son Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was a two-time Group 1 winner in Ireland and victorious at Group 1 level in Dubai. Also in the mix is Dive Bomber (Omaha Beach), a $400,000 KEESEP grad and half-brother to this year's Bourbonette Oaks heroine Botanical (Medaglia d'Oro). TJCIS PPs

8th-DMR, $82k, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, post time: 8:35 p.m. ET
HOPE ROAD (Quality Road) is the first produce from Marley's Freedom (Blame), easy winner of the 2018 GI Ballerina S. for Cicero Farms and Bob Baffert. Connections elected to enter the Jan. 15 foal for last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, but they took her home after bidding fizzled out at $575,000. John Sadler conditions the bay, who breezed a smart five furlongs from the gate in 1:00 flat (5/44) at Santa Anita July 16. C R K Stable's Ashley (Into Mischief) draws the fence for this debut run for John Shirreffs. A $385,000 KEESEP buyback turned $400,000 OBSAPR breezer (see Summer Breezes below), the April-foaled bay is out of a full-sister to Japanese Group 1-winning sprinter Mozu Superflare (Speightstown) and a half to GSW Sacristy (Pulpit). Mocha Grande (Uncle Mo), a $475,000 KEESEP purchase by Talla Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds, is out of a daughter of GSP Stage Magic (Ghostzapper), of course the dam of Triple Crown-winning Horse of the Year Justify (Scat Daddy). TJCIS PPs

The post Saturday Insights: Mage Full-Brother Entered ‘MTO’ at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post