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Thursday Insight: Well-Bred Justice Julia Makes 3-Year-Old Debut At Gulfstream

2nd-GP, $89K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 1mT, 1:40 p.m. ET.
JUSTICE JULIA (Medaglia d'Oro) debuted a well-beaten fifth sprinting six panels at Saratoga last summer behind top two finishers Emery (More Than Ready), also a Stonestreet homebred, and eventual GIII Florida Oaks heroine Waskesiu (American Pharoah).

On the work tab since late January at trainer Todd Pletcher's Palm Beach Downs base, the 3-year-old is out of broodmare of the year Dreaming of Julia (A.P. Indy), who also produced champion 3-year-old Malathaat (Curlin) and her full-sister GSW Julia Shining.

Also entered, but making her first start for trainer Riley Mott, is Ms Lady de Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega), who was a 240,000gns purchase by Linda Juckette at the 2021 Tattersalls October Sale. TJCIS PPS

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Thursday’s Insights: Uncle Mo Filly’s Belmont At The Big A Debut

5th-BAQ, $90K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6fT, 3:11 p.m.
Blue Devil Racing Stable purchased DREAMING OF MO (Uncle Mo) at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale for $700,000. Two years prior, the bay filly's dam Dreaming of You (Pioneerof the Nile) was sold to Phoenix Thoroughbreds with the filly in utero at the Keeneland November Sale for $500,000.

Second dam General Jeanne (Honour and Glory) also produced MGSW Justwhistledixie (Dixie Union), who foaled GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile hero New Year's Day (Street Cry {Ire}) and three full-brothers by Tapit–MGSW Mohaymen, GSW Enforceable, and GSW Kingly.

In receipt of Lasix for this debut, Dreaming of Mo is trained by Carlos Martin and Joel Rosario has the call.

A $475,000 OBS April Sale graduate, You Only Live Once (More Than Ready) makes her first start for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher with Irad Ortiz aboard. Also with Lasix for the first time, the bay filly's dam is out of GI Garden City Breeders' Cup S. winner and turf specialist Magnificent Song (Unbridled's Song). TJCIS PPS

3rd-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 5:58 p.m.
Heading to Kentucky for some early evening racing for juvenile fillies, Austin Traffic (Cross Traffic) will attempt to graduate at first asking from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. The Mike Rutherford homebred is out of GSW Taittinger Rose (Menifee), who also is responsible for the chestnut filly's full-brother and Jimmy Winkfield S. winner Montauk Traffic and her half-sister SP Rosebug (American Pharoah).

Corkage Fee (Vino Rosso), bred and owned by Jim and Donna Daniell, goes out for trainer Michael McCarthy. The bay filly's unraced dam is out of GI Ballerina S. and GI Test S. heroine Turbulent Descent (Congrats). TJCIS PPS

5th-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 6:56 p.m.
With demand high, the Churchill secretary drew a second race for juvenile fillies and out of this bunch Dazzlin' Dictator (American Pharoah)'s dam is a half-sister to the dam of GISW She's A Julie (Elusive Quality), and GIII Sorrento S. victoress Untouched Talent (Storm Cat), who produced GI Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister (Empire Maker) and MGSW Under the Stars (Pioneerof the Nile).

Also making the starting gate is Magic Gathering (Liam's Map), who counts MGSW Gotta Have Her (Royal Academy) as her second dam. Montclair Road (Quality Road) is out of Dothraki Queen (Pure Prize)–winner of the GIII Pocahontas S.–who was a $950,000 China Horse Club buy at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale back in 2016. TJCIS PPS

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Thursday’s Insights: Constitution Colt Looks To Author Juvenile Score

10th-KD, $150K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 6:28 p.m.
The European-style grass course situated on the Kentucky side of the southern border with Tennessee cards a maiden finale which draws $450,000 Keeneland September graduate from last year, PUBLIUS (Constitution). Bred by Twin Creeks Farm, the bay colt debuts out of Sharp Instinct (Awesome Again), who is the dam of seven winners from nine to race. The Brad Cox trainee, ridden by Florent Geroux, is a half-brother to GIII Excelsior S. hero Send It In (Big Brown).

Also entered is the well-bred Tapitoro (Tapit), who was purchased by De Meric Sales for $170,000 at the Keeneland September Sale and was pinhooked for $300,000 during OBS April Sale. Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by James Graham, the gray colt is a half-sibling to Canadian champion turf male and GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile winner El Tormenta (Stormy Atlantic), GIII Las Cienegas S. victor Zero Tolerance (Mizzen Mast) and Strut the Ring (Strut the Stage).

Out of an extended female family which includes Canadian Horse of the Year Dance Smartly (Danzig), multiple leading sire Smart Strike (Mr. Prospector) and champion 2-year-old colt trio Sky Classic (Nijinsky II), Regal Classic (Vice Regent) and Grey Classic (Grey Dawn II), Tapitoro's dam Torreadora (El Prado {Ire}) is a half-sister to MGSW His Race To Win (Stormy Atlantic) and the dam of MSW Galilean (Uncle Mo). TJCIS PPS

2nd-SAR, $136K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:44 p.m.
Up at Saratoga, first timer Paradise Lane (Quality Road) will debut for Hall fo Fame trainer Bill Mott with regular rider Junior Alvarado up. Bred and part-owned by Pam and Martin Wygod, the bay filly is the first offspring out of GI Santa Anita Oaks and GI Zenyatta S. heroine and 'TDN Rising Star' Paradise Woods (Union Rags). Second dam Wild Forest (Forest Wildcat) is a half-sister to GSW and English GSW Tajaaweed (Dynaformer) and digging a little deeper under the fourth dam we find MGSW and GISP Mr. Greeley (Gone West) and GISW Mona de Momma (Speightstown). TJCIS PPS

 

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