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Saturday Insights: Promising Maidens on Display at Aqueduct, Churchill and Del Mar

1st-AQU, $80k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1mT, post time: 11:50 a.m. ET
Stone Farm homebred WAR FIGHTER (War Front), a full-brother to European champion 2-year-old and young Coolmore sire Air Force Blue, kicks off his career over the Aqueduct lawn for Graham Motion. The dark bay posted a pair of bullets at Fair Hill for this, including a four-furlong spin in :48 (1/6) over the all-weather Nov. 15. Chatham (Maria's Mon)'s 2020 War Front colt brought $1 million from Lynnhaven Racing at this year's Keeneland September Sale. TJCIS PPs

5th-AQU, $80k, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 1:45 p.m. ET
WINIT (Tapit), a $410,000 KEEESEP yearling purchase by Whisper Hill Farm, debuts in this two-turn grass affair for trainer John Kimmel. The gray was produced by a winning full-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine New Money Honey (Medaglia d'Oro). Winit tuned up for this with a four-furlong breeze in :48 (2/36) from the gate at Belmont Nov. 11. TJCIS PPs

7th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, post time: 4:06 p.m. ET
Stonestreet homebred LA CRETE (Medaglia d'Oro) gets her career started in this two-turn test beneath the Twin Spires. The bay filly is a half-sister to GISW Clairiere (Curlin), who rallied to finish a close fourth after a wide trip in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff at Del Mar. The 5-2 morning-line favorite is trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen and will be ridden by Joel Rosario. TJCIS PPs

11th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, post time: 6:06 p.m. ET
Trainer Ken McPeek unveils RUN THE TAP (Gun Runner), a half-sister to grassy GI Fourstardave H. winner Halladay (War Front). The gray brought $210,000 from Walking L Thoroughbreds LLC at last year's Keeneland September Yearling sale. Leading freshman sire Gun Runner is already responsible for 21 winners. She is listed at 8-1 on the morning-line in this nine-horse field. TJCIS PPs

6th-DMR, $70k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, post time: 6:00 p.m. ET
MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm LLC's well-named MICRO SHARE (Upstart) takes on nine rivals in this debut run for Hall of Famer Richard Mandella. The dark bay, out of the unraced The Daddy mare Who'sbeeninmybed, was a :20 4/5 breezer and $450,000 purchase at the OBS April Sale. The field also includes fellow firster Empire Gal (Empire Maker), produced by a winning full-sister to the brilliant Untapable (Tapit). TJCIS PPs

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Sunday’s Insights: Fancy Fillies Kick off Festivities at Spa

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1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, post time: 1:05 p.m. ET

A pair of half-sisters to Grade I winners line up for top trainers in the Sunday opener. Red Oak Stable homebred Goddess of Fire (Mineshaft) is out of speedy stakes winner Feel That Fire (Lightnin N Thunder), making her a half to Mind Control (Stay Thirsty), a debut winner at two who took the GI Hopeful S. in 2018 here, GI H. Allen Jerkens S. the following season and was last seen annexing the GII John A. Nerud S. at Belmont July 4 on the trainer change to Goddess of Fire's conditioner Todd Pletcher.

Chad Brown pupil Dover Dreams (Arrogate), out of a precocious mare herself, is half to Brown's 2015 GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint heroine Wavell Avenue (Harlington). The Jeff Drown colorbearer was a $460,000 KEESEP yearling, and will be joined in the gate by stablemate Saffron Moon (Malibu Moon), an $80,000 buy at the same auction and granddaughter of Grade I-winning grasser Vacare (Lear Fan).

J. Kirk and Judy Robison's Time for Cupid (Cupid) gets the nod on David Aragona's morning line at 2-1 having taken a Lone Star maiden special weight by daylight first out July 10, only to be demoted to second for interference. The $90,000 September purchase is trained by Steve Asmussen. TJCIS PPs

2nd-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, post time: 1:41 p.m.

Assuming this even stays on the grass, it appears likely to be an above-average heat. Rob Masiello and Steven Rocco's Diamond Hands (Frosted)–who scratched Wednesday due to a surface switch–was a $25,000 KEESEP yearling turned $425,000 OBS April pick-up off a smooth :10 1/5 breeze. The Christophe Clement trainee's dam Love Cove (Not For Love) was a MSW on the grass in New York-bred company.

West Point Thoroughbreds, et al's Fortineno (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) is a full to debut winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Rubilinda, who won turf stakes on the grass both sprinting and routing. Fortineno was purchased for $400,000 at Keeneland September.

Repole Stable's $330,000 September buy Five Prizes (Bernardini) is half to SW/MGSP Louder Than Bombs (Violence), and hails from the Robsham family of fellow Todd Pletcher pupil and Grade I-winning juvenile R Heat Lightning (Trippi). TJCIS PPs

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Saturday’s Insights: Expensive Sophomores Kick Off Careers at Fair Grounds

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4th-FG, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, post time: 2.29 p.m. ET

A number of freshly minted sophomores who were pricey sales horses kick off their careers in this six-panel maiden, led by Tom Durant’s RUN CLASSIC (Runhappy), a $475,000 OBS purchase (:20 3/5) and the highest-priced juvenile to sell by his sire. Trainer Bret Calhoun sends him to post, where he will have to face former $650,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling Constituency (Candy Ride {Arg}). The CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm runner, who is conditioned by Dallas Stewart, is out of stakes-placed Zermatt (Tiznow) from the family of Breeders’ Cup champ and MGISW Rushing Fall (More Than Ready). They’ll both have to get by Susan Moulton’s Gunner Paul (Exaggerator), a $150,000 OBS buy (:10 2/5), whose year older half-sister, Merneith (American Pharoah), ended 2020 with a listed stakes win at Keeneland on Breeders’ Cup Saturday before a third in the GI La Brea S. at Santa Anita. Gunner Paul hails from the barn of Wayne Catalano. On the also-eligible list is OXO Equine’s Koolhaus (Nyquist), a $600,000 Keeneland November weanling whose dam is a half-sister to champion Lady Eli (Divine Park) and MGSW Bizzy Caroline (Afleet Alex). He’s one of two Brad Cox entrants in the field. TJCIS PPs

OSCAR PERFORMANCE HALF-BROTHER DEBUTS

4th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 1mT, post time: 1:10 p.m. ET

PERFORMING ARTS (Dansili {GB}), a half-brother to four-time Grade I winner and promising young sire Oscar Performance (Kitten’s Joy), makes his debut for trainer Brian Lynch. The Amerman homebred is also a half to millionaire Oscar Nominated (Kitten’s Joy). Jose Ortiz is booked to ride. Courageously (Quality Road), a $625,000 KEESEP yearling purchase by John Oxley, showed speed and reported home third behind impressive next out Dania Beach S. hero Kentucky Pharoah (American Pharoah) in his debut over course and distance Dec. 19. Trainer Mark Casse adds Lasix this time. Alexander Valley (Medaglia d’Oro), the second-most expensive horse to switch hands when bringing $2.15 million from Godolphin at the 2019 KEESEP sale, switches to grass following a well-beaten sixth on debut for Bill Mott Dec. 12. He is the first foal out of GISW Tara’s Tango (Unbridled’s Song). TJCIS PPs

SOPHOMORES SLUG IT OUT IN TWO-TURN ALLOWANCE

8th-Fair Grounds, $55K, Alw/Opt. Clm., 3yo, 1 1/16m, post time: 4:25 ET

About 2 1/2 hours prior to the running of the GIII Lecomte S., a field of 10 3-year-olds take in this allowance test that could toss up a starter or two for races like the GII Risen Star S. and GII Louisiana Derby over the next couple of months. MANOR HOUSE (Upstart) was one of two in the field whose connections toyed with the idea of the Lecomte before setting for this obviously softer spot. The Florida-bred has one previous start to his credit, a 12 1/4-length, gate-to-wire romp going Laurel’s one-turn mile Dec. 12, good for a 76 Beyer Speed Figure. The Newtown Anner colorbearer looks to have held his form with a pair of strong local breezes on display. Angkor (Anchor Down) was a well-backed graduate first time out, scoring by four lengths at Churchill Nov. 1, and got valuable two-turn experience when missing by a dirty nostril in Louisville Nov. 22. Gagetown (Exaggerator), a two-length debut winner sprinting at Churchill in November, stretches out off a solid runner-up effort behind the talented Quick Tempo (Tapizar) in the Dec. 19 Sugar Bowl S., while Beep Beep (Tapizar), who was also cross-entered in the Lecomte, tries a distance of ground, having raced away to a 3 1/2-length victory on his seven-furlong Churchill debut Nov. 29. TJCIS PPs

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Sunday Insights: Juveniles from Prominent Families Have a Lot to Live Up To

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COLTS FROM FLAMBOYANT FAMILIES READY TO SHINE

8th-BEL, 63K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, post time: 4:47 p.m. EDT

A $470,000 Keeneland September yearling for the partnership of Peter Brant and Robert LaPenta, Chad Brown’s MILES D (Curlin) is the first foal of an unraced Bernardini mare who hails from the exceptional Personal Ensign (Private Account)’s immediate family. That Broodmare of the Year’s Breeders’ Cup-winning and -producing daughter My Flag (Easy Goer) is Miles D’s granddam. The depth of this family seems limitless, but the graded winners in the last two years alone descending from My Flag’s daughters include Teresa Z (Smart Strike) and Performer (Speightstown). Including all the stars that trace to Personal Ensign would be an exercise in awe. Miles D will have to work for the win though, as hailing from the barn of John Terranova for Eric Fein is Original (Quality Road), whose unraced Empire Maker dam is a half-sister to GSWs Statuette (Pancho Villa), Academy Award (Secretariat), and Good Mood (Devil’s Bag). No fewer than 40 black-type performers descend from Original’s prolific granddam, Mine Only (Mr. Prospector), highlighted by GISWs Golden Ticket (Speightstown), Leofric (Candy Ride {Arg}), Well Chosen (Deputy Minister), and Telling (A.P. Indy). Original himself brought $425,000 at the OBS Spring sale after working two furlongs in :21 1/5. Speaker’s Corner (Street Sense) is a Godolphin homebred who is liable to improve as a second-timer for Bill Mott with an added furlong. His unraced dam is a Bernardini daughter of GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff and GI Acorn S. winner Round Pond (Awesome Again), who also produced Dubai Group 1 winner Long River (A.P. Indy).

FILLY OUT OF TWO GENERATIONS OF CANADIAN CHAMPIONS DEBUTS AGAINST COLTS

5th-WO, 126.8K, Msw, 2yo, 1m70y (AWT), post time: 3:29 p.m. EDT

Mark Casse unveils filly CURLIN’S CATCH (Curlin) against the boys. She’s a runaway winner on pedigree, as her dam is Catch the Thrill (A.P. Indy), Canada’s champion 2-year-old filly of 2006 and already producer of stakes horse Chic Thrill (Smart Strike). Granddam Catch the Ring (Seeking the Gold) was likewise a Canadian champion and third dam Radiant Ring (Halo) was a GSW & GISP in the U.S. before being named Canada’s 2003 Outstanding Broodmare. Curlin’s Catch has been working well over the all-weather surface here, including a bullet :46 2/5 four panels (1/22) Sept. 16 and a more-recent :59 4/5 five furlongs (4/14) Oct. 1. Breeze Easy LLC picked her up for $430,000 at the OBS Spring sale after the filly worked a furlong in a sharp :10 1/5.

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