East Coast Invader Headlines Durante

The New York-based Fluffy Socks (Slumber {GB}) tops a full field in Saturday’s GIII Jimmy Durante S. at Del Mar. Graduating at second asking at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, the bay followed suit with a win in Pimlico’s Selima S. Oct. 3 over a yielding course. She missed by a nose last time in Belmont’s Chelsey Flower S. Nov. 1.

Godolphin homebred Javanica (Medaglia d’Oro) takes another crack at stakes company after rallying to be second in the Glorious Song S. on the Woodbine synthetic Oct. 17. The bay earned her diploma in her prior start on the Arlington lawn Sept. 18.

Richard Mandella saddles another juvenile filly of intrigue here in Pizzazz (War Front). Second on debut in a turf sprint at Del Mar Aug. 28, the dark bay was third in Santa Anita’s one-mile Surfer Girl S. Oct. 4 and wired the field next out over course and distance Nov. 1.

The post East Coast Invader Headlines Durante appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Friday’s Racing Insights: Babies Take to the Turf at Del Mar

7th-DMR, $55K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, post time: 8:09 p.m ET
PIZZAZZ (War Front) is the latest to make the races from A Little Bit Sassy (More Than Ready), who carried the silks of this filly’s breeder Ramona Bass to a victory over future GISW Istanford (Istan) in the 2014 Edgewood S. and a pair of graded placings, including that year’s GII Lake George S. Second dam Miss A. Bomb (Lemon Drop Kid) was a debut winner at Turfway before notching a pair of black-type events on synthetic tracks and a stakes-placing while turf sprinting. Miss Costa Rica (Hit It a Bomb), whose sire has been responsible for GII Best Pal S. winner Weston during the current meet, cost $200K as an OBS March breezer after covering an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5. A half to GSW Gas Station Sushi (Into Mischief), the bay was also a $95K Keeneland September acquisition. She’ll need a scratch to draw in, but Freedom Flyer (Constitution) is a threat if she does. The March foal was her sire’s second most-expensive of 29 2-year-olds in training sold this year, hammering for $450K after drilling a quarter-mile in :20 4/5 at the OBS Spring sale. TJCIS PPs

The post Friday’s Racing Insights: Babies Take to the Turf at Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Verified by MonsterInsights