Last year's champion 3-year-old filly Nest (Curlin) will make her next start in the GI Personal Ensign S. at Saratoga Aug. 25. Part-owner Mike Repole of Repole Stables announced the news via social media Friday morning. Not seen since an off-the-board finish as the favorite in last Fall's GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, Nest made a triumphant return to the races with a 2 1/4-length win over MGISW Clairiere (Curlin) in last Sunday's GII Shuvee S.
Leading off a group of well-related maiden colts at the Spa, DORNOCH (Good Magic), the full-brother to this year's GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage, finally gets to debut after failing to draw in as a main-track only entry last week. A $325,000 Keeneland September yearling, the Danny Gargan trainee recorded a four-furlong work from the gate in :46 2/5 July 22, the best of 119 at the distance. The dam, herself a stakes-winning and graded-stakes placed 'TDN Rising Star', is a half to GISW Finnegans Wake (Powerscourt {GB}). Jockey Luis Saez gets aboard for owners West Paces Racing LLC, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC and Two Eights Racing.
Drawn furthest outside of the bunch, Act of Mutiny (Quality Road), a homebred for W.S. Farish, is a half to MGSW and young sire Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags) along with GSW/GISP Eagle (Candy Ride {Arg}) and MGSW Royal Flag (Candy Ride {Arg}).
One of the few starters with any experience, Lambo (Uncle Mo) finished a distant second as the favorite at Ellis Park June 22–his first start since bringing $950,000 at the OBS March Sale earlier this year. This colt's second dam is champion 2-year-old filly Storm Song (Summer Squall), also the second dam of MG1SW Order of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Tyler Gaffalione retains the mount for trainer Steve Asmussen. TJCIS PPS
1st-DMR, $82K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 5:00 p.m.
A China Horse Club-bred colt, Heartland (Justify) claims MGISW and champion 2-year-old colt Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile) as his half-brother. Picked up by his breeder in partnership with Siena Farm and Winstar Farm for $575,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale, the chestnut posted a best-of-74 work from the gate July 14, covering the distance in :46 2/5 for trainer Bob Baffert. TJCIS PPS
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.
Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Saturday at Saratoga and Del Mar. Qualifying horses entered for the cards cancelled at Ellis Park July 28 and 29 will appear July 31 and August 1, respectively:
Saturday, July 29, 2023 Saratoga 1, $136k, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:10 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Carson's Run (Cupid), OBSAPR, 170,000, :10.1 Consignor: Randy Miles, agent Buyer: West Point Thoroughbreds, L.E.B., agent Corruption (Medaglia d'Oro), OBSAPR, 220,000, :10.1 Consignor: Kings Equine, Agent for Spendthrift Farm LLC Buyer: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Moonlight (Audible), OBSAPR, 285,000, :21 Consignor: Eddie Woods, agent Buyer: Town & Country Racing LLC
Del Mar 1, 2yo, $82k, 5 1/2f, 5:00 p.m. ET Flight Way (Not This Time), OBSAPR, 140,000, :10.1 Consignor: Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent Buyer: Dennis O'Neill, agent for Fortune Racing Invincible (Uncle Mo), FTMMAY, 375,000, see below Consignor: Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, agent Buyer: Steve Rothblum, agent for Mark Davis Slider (Jimmy Creed), OBSAPR, 240,000, :9.4 Consignor: Marcial Galan, agent Buyer: West Point Thoroughbreds, L.E.B., agent
Del Mar 5, $82k, 2yo, f, 1mT, 7:00 p.m. ET Wok Don't Run (Runhappy), OBSAPR, 85,000, :10.2 Consignor: Grade One Investments, agent Buyer: Zap Murphy for California Racing Partners/Ciaglia
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.
Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Friday at Saratoga and Ellis Park:
Friday, July 28, 2023 Saratoga 1, $88k, 2yo, (S), 6f, 1:10 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Aggelos the Great (City of Light), OBSAPR, 100,000, click Consignor: Sequel Bloodstock, agent for Chester & Mary Broman Buyer: High Point Bloodstock for RAP Racing
Ellis 5, $70k, 2yo, 1mT, 2:45 p.m. ET Blue Eyed George (Flameaway), OBSAPR, 200,000, click Consignor: Grassroots Training & Sales, Agent Buyer: Dennis O'Neill Casper (Ghostzapper), OBSMAR, 200,000, click Consignor: Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison) Buyer: Corbin Blumberg, Agent for North Star Racing First of His Name (Catalina Cruiser)-MTO, OBSAPR, 400,000, click Consignor: de Meric Sales, agent Buyer: R Brisset, agt for September Farm & Storrytener
BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Gioia Repole announces Nest's next start
