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Grade II Winner Bellabel, Pair of Stakes-Producing Dams Added to Keeneland November

Keeneland has added a trio of horses–one racing/broodmare prospect and the dams of a pair of current black-type winners, one with Breeders' Cup aspirations–to its upcoming November Sale, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Bellabel (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}), to be offered by Taylor Made, is cataloged as hip 251. A maiden winner in five Irish appearances at two, the dark bay relocated to the U.S. last year and was off to a quick start, with victories in the Blue Norther S. and–following a six-month absence–the GII San Clemente S. as the betting favorite. Bellabel was runner-up to the classy Spendarella (Karakontie {Jpn}) in the GI Del Mar Oaks and was last seen at the races in Keeneland's GI QE II Challenge Cup, staying on gamely for a third-place effort behind Gina Romantica. She is cataloged as a racing/broodmare prospect, but has been in steady work at Los Alamitos, where she has recorded no fewer than seven breezes since Sept. 3 and most recently drilled five furlongs Oct. 20.

Warrendale Sales consigns Lemon Belle (Lemon Drop Kid) to Keeneland November as hip 249. The 13-year-old is a daughter of MGSW Queenie Belle (Bertrando), making her a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled's Song), in turn the dam of multiple Eclipse Award winner Unique Bella (Tapit). Lemon Belle's sixth produce is Raise Cain (Violence), winner of this year's GIII Gotham S. and recent hero of the Listed Perryville S. at Keeneland. Lemon Belle sells in foal to boom stallion Justify.

Troublesome (Into Mischief) (hip 250) is part of the Woods Edge Farm draft and sells pregnant to Yaupon. The 9-year-old is the dam of Amidst Waves (Midshipman), winner of the Bolton Landing S. at Saratoga and the near-miss runner-up in the local Indian Summer S. Amidst Waves has been pre-entered for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint and sits first on the 'not-selected' list, but seems likely to gain a run given others' first preferences.

Keeneland has also announced the addition of 15 horses to the November Horse of Racing Age Sale, including MGSW millionaire 'TDN Rising Star' Smile Happy (Runhappy) from Gainesway, agent; and fellow 'Rising Star' Strobe (Into Mischief), multiple graded-placed this season and selling through Taylor Made. Both are being offered as racing/stallion prospects.

Keeneland will continue to accept entries up to the start of the sale.

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Friday Insights: ‘TDN Rising Star’ Strobe Returns For Godolphin

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8th-KEE, $110K, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 4:44 p.m.

Dubbed a 'TDN Rising Star' for his 4 1/2-length gate-to-wire debut performance on Derby Day at Churchill Downs May 7, STROBE (Into Mischief) returns in the Godolphin royal blue Friday. Given a 99 Beyer Speed Figure for his defeat of Elite Power (Curlin), who has since won four-in-a-row including last weekend's GII Vosburgh S., Strobe enters off a five-furlong work in 1:00 4/5 Oct. 7 (2/19) for trainer Brad Cox. Out of GI Test S. winner Flashing (A.P. Indy), he is a half-brother to SW & MGSP Floodlight (Medaglia d'Oro) and retains Florent Geroux for the ride. TJCIS PPS

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APBs: Derby Day ‘Rising Star’ Strobe Aiming for Fall Return

With the completely stunned Kentucky Derby day crowd of 147,294 beginning to file out following Rich Strike (Keen Ice)'s upset for the ages, Strobe (c, 3, Into Mischief–Flashing, by A.P. Indy) looked like he could be any kind while closing out the stacked 14-race card with a dominating 'TDN Rising Star' performance.

But where's the Godolphin homebred been since the first Saturday in May?

“He's just back with Brad [Cox] and slowly getting back going again,” Godolphin Director of Bloodstock Michael Banahan said.

“He had his first little work last week [three furlongs in :38.60 at Churchill Downs Aug. 19]. Hopefully, he'll be back in the fall in a non-winners of one and then we'll come up with a gameplan for him. He's exciting. He's a fast horse and we're looking forward to getting him back on the track again.”

As for the time off, Banahan added, “There were just little minor issues that he's had all along, so he just needed a little bit of time off again. Nothing major, just enough that we had to give him that time. That was all really. He responded well to treatment and rehab. We got him back to Brad's barn relatively quickly.”

Backed as the 8-5 favorite on debut off a series of sharp-looking works for Cox, Strobe blasted out to the front, set fractions of :21.73 and :45.34 and powered home impressively to score by 4 1/2 lengths over older horses while stopping the timer for six furlongs in a snappy 1:08.71. He earned a gaudy 99 Beyer Speed Figure for the effort. The field of 11 also included promising third-place finisher Elite Power (Curlin), who has since won two straight for Hall of Famer Bill Mott.

Strobe, one of 33 'Rising Stars' for Spendthrift Farm super sire Into Mischief, is out of Flashing, who carried the famed Godolphin blue silks to victories in the GI Test S. and GI Gazelle S. She has also produced Floodlight (Medaglia d'Oro), SW & MGSP-Fr. Strobe's extended female family includes Canadian champion Key to the Moon, GI Kentucky Oaks winner Seaside Attraction and GISW Gorgeous.

“He's a talented horse,” Banahan said. “It's just a matter of getting him to the racetrack again and seeing if we can put a few races together. We're excited to get him training again and hopefully we can pick up some nice races with him down the road.”

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Into Mischief Colt Closes Out Derby Card With Rising Star-Worthy Performance

The Brad Cox barn was perhaps a bit quieter than usual for most of Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby card, but it unveiled one in the finale who could very well play a role in major races later this season with a 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy unveiling.

Backed down to 8-5 favoritism off of sharp-looking works, Godolphin homebred Strobe (Into Mischief) zoomed out of the gate from his high draw and quickly cleared. He zipped along through strong splits of :21.73 and :45.34, and never looked back to run up the score to about five lengths in a snappy 1:08.71. Frequent runner-up Bourbon Heist (Practical Joke) completed his sixth career exacta.

Strobe is the fourth winner from five to race out of his dam Flashing (A.P. Indy), victorious in the GI Test S. and GI Gazelle S. and third in the GI Mother Goose S. in 2009 while officially trained by Saeed bin Suroor. Flashing is a daughter of Morning Pride, winner of the 1999 G3 Prix du Bois as a juvenile for trainer Andre Fabre, while the deeper female family includes Canadian champion Key to the Moon, GI Kentucky Oaks winner Seaside Attraction and GISW Gorgeous.

Strobe, a half-brother to Floodlight (Medaglia d'Oro), SW & MGSP-Fr, $111,885, is the 31st 'Rising Star' for his all-conquering sire and, after not producing a foal in 2020 or 2021, was most recently covered by Street Boss.

14th-Churchill Downs, $121,904, Msw, 5-7, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:08.71, ft, 4 1/2 lengths.
STROBE, c, 3, by Into Mischief
1st Dam: Flashing (MGISW, $633,226), by A.P. Indy
2nd Dam: Morning Pride (Ire), by Machiavellian
3rd Dam: Wilayif, by Danzig
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,460. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-Godolphin LLC; B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H Cox.

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