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Key of Life Favored in Beaumont

Flurry Racing Stables and Hoffman Family Racing's Key of Life (Mo Town) is the even-money favorite on the morning line for Sunday's GII Beaumont S. at Keeneland, the lone graded offering of the day in the U.S. The bay filly, who faces six rivals in the seven-furlong event for 3-year-old fillies, comes off a front-running tally in the Mar. 25 Purple Mountain S.

While she will be trying seven furlongs for the first time in her career, the Brad Cox trainee already owns a pair of victories over the Keeneland surface. She romped by 6 1/4 lengths in a optional claimer last October before adding a 6 3/4-length victory in the Oct. 28 Myrtlewood S. Both of those efforts were at six furlongs.

Cox, who won the GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. with First Mission (Street Sense) on Saturday's card at Keeneland, will be looking for his second straight win in the Beaumont, following Matareya (Pioneerof the Nile)'s victory a year ago.

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Sunday Insights: Winchell Colt Set To Pull Debut Out Of Hat

6th-KEE, $100K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:40 p.m.
At Keeneland on Sunday afternoon, MAGIC TAP (Tapit) debuts for Winchell Thoroughbreds breaking from post three with Irad Ortiz Jr. in the irons. The $450,000 KEESEP purchase, bred by Don Alberto, is a half to MGISW American Gal (Concord Point).

Dam GSP American Story (Ghostzapper) is herself a sibling to G1 Golden Shaheen victor Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) and GI Apple Blossom scorer Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}), who went on to produce GSW Lake Avenue (Tapit). This Steve Asmussen firster fired a bullet work at the Fair Grounds on Mar. 26 (5f, :59.40, 1/27).

Drawn to the inside, MALIBU SPRINGS (Quality Road), for Todd Pletcher, is out of multiple stakes winning dam Marquee Miss (Cowboy Cal), who herself is a half-sister to GISW Promises Fullfilled (Shackleford). The WinStar homebred will have the services of John Velazquez.

BRIGADE COMMANDER (Hard Spun), a $325,000 KEESEP buy, was bred by Tami Bobo. Trained by Dallas Stewart and ridden by Flavien Prat, the bay colt counts GISW Daddys Lil Darling (Scat Daddy) and GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint hero Mongolian Saturday (Any Given Saturday) among his female family. TJCIS PPS

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Kentucky Derby Trainers’ Dinner Set For May 2

The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association's annual Kentucky Derby Trainers' Dinner is set to take place Tuesday, May 2, at The Speed Art Museum in Louisville. Cocktails will be served from 6 p.m., with dinner service beginning at 6:45.

In addition to the food and drink, there will be a review of all the important prep races leading up to the Derby and interviews with some of the trainers of this year's Derby contenders. The event will be streamed live at TwinSpires.com and all net proceeds from the event will go to support backside charities at Churchill Downs, including The Backside Learning Center.

The KTA/KTOB expresses its appreciation to the event sponsors, including this publication, Hallway Feeds, Anthem, KY Proud, Spendthrift Farm, TwinSpires, Stonestreet Stables, H.E. Tex Sutton, Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Daily Racing Form, FarmPaint/Tenda, HRRN, NTRA Advantage, Paulick Report, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Stark Equine Transportation, Claiborne Farm, Coolmore, Crestwood Farm, Hermitage, and Three Chimneys.

Individual tickets are available for $210 or tables of 10 can be purchased for $2,100. For more information, contact Vickie Garcia at (859) 381-1414 or by email at vgarcia@kta-ktob.com.

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Saturday Insights: Tacitus’s Full-Sister Steps Out At Keeneland

6th-KEE, $100K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 3:40 p.m.

The latest daughter out of champion older mare and MGISW Close Hatches (First Defense), SCYLLA (Tapit) debuts in the silks of Juddmonte Farm for trainer Bill Mott. Already responsible for Scylla's full-brother in MGSW & MGISP Tacitus, Close Hatches is herself a full-sister to MGISP Lockdown, the dam of Latonia S. winner Idiomatic (Curlin). This is also the female line of G1 Tattersalls Irish Two Thousand Guineas hero Siskin (First Defence).

Breaking just to Scylla's outside is Brenda (Curlin)–the half-sister to GSW & MGISP Thank You Marylou (Birdstone)–who debuts Saturday for John Ennis and owner Mathiesen Racing LLC. TJCIS PPS

1st-KEE, $100K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:00 p.m.

Another homebred makes his delayed career bow Saturday in Kentucky as Braggadocious (Gun Runner), the half-brother to GSW & MGISP Bravazo (Awesome Again), gets the start for owner/breeder Calumet Farm.

Just to his outside is Magical Power (Good Magic), a $460,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select yearling purchase making his second start since debuting second as the beaten favorite at Gulfstream Mar. 18. TJCIS PPS

7th-AQU, $70K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 1 1/16mT, 4:34 p.m.

In action taking place outside of Kentucky, Inflationary Trend (Mendelssohn) is the latest filly to take to the turf for the powerhouse connections of Klaravich Stables and Chad Brown. The filly's second dam is MGISW Missy's Mirage (Stop the Music), herself a half-sister to GISW Classy Mirage (Storm Bird), producer of GI Three Chimneys Hopeful S. victor Dublin (Afleet Alex). TJCIS PPS

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