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Arcangelo Works Ahead of Travers

Blue Rose Farm's Arcangelo (Arrogate) posted a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.63 over the Saratoga's main track under Javier Castellano in preparation for the Aug. 26 GI Travers S. Trainer Jena Antonucci said she was pleased with the GI Belmont S. winner's work, which served as a maintenance breeze after he covered the same distance in 1:00.21 on Aug. 6.

“It went super. It was everything we were looking for,” Antonucci said. “The big heavy lifting was in the prior work, so we'll just keep his feet on the ground for the next 10 days and keep him happy.”

In the Travers, the $30,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase will cut back from the Belmont's 12-furlong trip to 10 furlongs in the Travers.

“It's not often you can say you're on the cutback at a mile and a quarter,” said Antonucci, with a laugh. “He's flourished here this summer and continues to mature. We just take it one day at a time.”

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Violence’s Mullikin Dominates Beneath the Twin Spires

11th-Churchill Downs, $120,000, Msw, 5-27, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:16.83, ft, 10 1/4 lengths.
MULLIKIN (c, 3, Violence–Tulira's Star {GSP}, by Congrats) donned cap and gown in the nightcap of Churchill's Saturday card by open lengths on the wire. Second in two prior outings–by a nose Feb.18 at Oaklawn Park on debut and then a game runner-up Apr. 8 at Keeneland trying seven furlongs–the Rodolphe Brisset trainee was well-supported for a third try at 3-5 favoritism and made it look a gift as he led the field wire to wire here. Cusp (City of Light) ran on for second at 10-1. The most recent winner for his dam, Mullikin has a yearling half-sister by McKinzie and a 2023 half-brother by Maxfield. Tulira's Star, a half-sister to GSW Mountain General (Mountain Cat) and to SW Tulira Castle (War Pass), also claims Text Queen (Strong Hope) as a half-relation; that mare being responsible for GSP Xoxo (Majestic Warrior); SP Queens Up (Classic Empire); and SP Everqueen (Colonel john). This is the extended female family of GISW Storm Towner (Irish Tower) and GISP & GSW Psyched (Hagley). Sales history: $500,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $105,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC; B-Fred W. Hertrich lll & John D. Fielding (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset.

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Vino Rosso’s Laugh Now On Cue Breaking Maiden as Sire’s First Winner

2nd-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $34,000, Msw, 5-15, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :52.90, ft, 2 lengths.
LAUGH NOW (c, 2, Vino Rosso–Little Pao, by Tiznow) had the last laugh here, and broke his maiden as well as tallied the first victory as a sire for Vino Rosso (by Curlin). The stallion also had  the third place finisher Zaino in the Royal Palm Juvenile S., a qualifier for Royal Ascot. Eighth last out at Keeneland Apr. 27 after breaking inward and tiring on that unveiling, conditioner John Ennis armed his colt with a pair of first-time blinkers here, and the 2-1 shot did not disappoint. Dueling briefly with firster Untroubled (World of Trouble) before drawing away from that challenger, the bay held firm over his early shadow by two lengths on the wire in :52.90 for the trip.

The second to the races for a young mare, Laugh Now is her last registered foal thus far, though the mare did visit Goldencents for 2023. Dam Little Pao is a half-sister to SW Carson City Babe (Carson City)–herself dam of SP Monster Wave (Stormy Atlantic); SW Pressed (Chester House); stakes-placed Silver Indy (Silver Charm) and Court Mischief (Empire Maker); and the dam of SP Diva Treva (Outwork). This is the extended female family of GSW Cinco Charlie (Indian Charlie) and at least five other Graded stakes winners. Sales history: $39,000 RNA Wlg '21 KEENOV; $20,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $21,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Noriega, Hayden, Arnold, Mark, 47 Roses, LLC and Selima Holdings, LLC; B-BF Bloodstock (Pam Robinson) (KY); T-John Ennis.

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Thursday’s Insights: Full to Good Magic Debuts at Belmont

4th-BEL, $90K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 4:40 p.m.
FOR GOOD (Curlin) gets his start for Chad Brown and e Five Racing Thoroughbreds. The $800,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, who is out of MSW and GSP Glinda the Good (Hard Spun), comes from the same Stonestreet Thoroughbreds pipeline that produced juvenile champion Good Magic, who was also campaigned by this colt's connections. Purchased for $1-million at the 2016 KEESEP sale, Good Magic went on to take the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and GI Haskell Invitation in addition to finishing runner-up in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Champagne S. TJCIS PPs

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