Girvin’s Blessed Touch Catches Eye at Second Asking

4th-Santa Anita, $62,500, Msw, 10-8, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.17, ft, 8 3/4 lengths.
BLESSED TOUCH (f, 2, Girvin–Blushing Touch, by Street Boss) had to contend with a slow start and a lost path on debut Sept. 11 at Del Mar, ultimately finishing fifth at a similar distance as this baby dash. Breaking outwardly to end up the rail-side part of a sandwiched Carson Jen (Gun Runner) as the fillies left the blocks, Drayden Van Dyke sent his charge to the lead and never looked back, edging away on the turn after :21.85 and :44.56 splits. Blessed Touch spurted away in the lane to a stylish 8 3/4-length margin and rewarding her backers with 5-1 odds. 'Insights' runner California Rocket (Justify) came on well to grab second while other highlight Riley G (Flatter) weakened to fourth as the heavy 4-5 favorite.  Blessed Touch has a yearling half-sister by American Freedom who is the last registered offspring for the dam. GSW Bryan's Jewel (Rockport Harbor) makes an appearance under the second dam while Champion older horse, track-record setter Left Bank (French Deputy) graces the page beneath the third dam. This is also the extended female family of GISW Lucifer's Stone (Horse Chestnut {Saf]). Sales history: $32,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $140,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $38,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Pierre Jean Amestoy, Jr., Leslie A. Amestoy and Roger K. Beasley; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Tim Yakteen.

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Bolt d’Oro’s Instant Coffee Brings A-Game in Unveiling

8th-Saratoga, $105,000, Msw, 9-3, 2yo, 7f, 1:22.77, ft, 3/4 length.
INSTANT COFFEE (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Follow No One {SP}, by Uncle Mo), let go at a tick under 15-1 while breaking from the rail, had to be coaxed from the gate, but he chased along well from sixth from the inside down the backstretch. Just off that fence coming through the bend and three wide into upper stretch, he took a narrow advantage just inside the eighth pole, brushing with Arthur's Ride (Tapit) as the pair battled to the wire. Instant Coffee inched away to a 3/4-length win in the end to stop the clock in 1:22.77, the fastest of the three 2-year-old colt divisions run on Saturday's card. 'Insights' runners Juan Valdez (Medaglia d'Oro), a $900,000 FTFMAR purchase, finished eighth after a rough start and trip while $550,000 EASMAY buy Fantasist (Always Dreaming) tired to sixth. $400,000 KEESEP Dubyuhnell (Good Magic) best of the insighted runners in fourth at 17-1. Instant Coffee is Bolt d'Oro's 14th winner. The flag bearer for his dam to the races, Instant Coffee has a yearling half-sister by Frosted. The mare aborted her 2022 Speightstown foal and visited Maclean's Music for 2023. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $57,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Gold Square LLC; B-Sagamore Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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