May 29 Insights: Pricey Into Mischief Colt Looks to Shine in California

6th-SA, $61k, Msw, 3-5yo, 6 1/2f, 6:42p.m. ET
In against a field of mixed maidens of various age, Bob Baffert will unveil two expensive stablemates in this sixth at the Great Race Place on the Golden Coast lead by EXTORTION (Into Mischief). Out of an unraced half-sister to full-siblings MGISP Munnings (Speightstown) and GSP Munnings Sister, another of Gaudete's half-sisters produced SP-Uae Speight'spercomete (Speightstown). Extortion can claim a Group-placed sibling of his own in MGSP-Uae Snowboarder (Raven's Pass) and one of his half-sisters named Beauty and Light (Unbridled's Song) is the dam of SW-Jpn Pingxiang (Speightstown). A $350,000 KEESEP yearling purchase by the China Horse Club/Gandharvi Racing partnership, he was a $1 million buyout last year at KEENOV by Gandharvi. He hails from the female line of GISW La Gueriere, the third dam who can claim a host of accomplished runners directly beneath her including GISW Icon Project (Empire Maker, dam of GSW Fashion Business (GB) (Frankel {GB}); MGISP Lasting Approval (With Approval); Japanese millionaire SP Taiki Zillion (Twining); and the dam of GSP Artemis (Empire Maker).

To his outside will be Truehood (Nyquist), a $700,000 KEESEP procurement by owners Dr. Ed Allred & Liebau, who claims Canadian champion 2-year-old, GI Kentucky Derby hero Mine That Bird; MGISW Dullahan; GISW Bolo (Temple City) and GSP Golden Domer (Quality Road) in his female family. TJCIS PPs

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Friday Insights: Baffert Debuts $700k Nyquist Colt At Santa Anita

6th-SA, $61K, Msw, 3-5yo, 6f, 6:49 p.m.

TRUEHOOD (Nyquist), purchased for $700,000 out of Keeneland September in 2021, makes the races Friday for trainer Bob Baffert and owners Alfred or Liebau. The first foal out of an unraced half-sister to MSP Golden Jaguar (Animal Kingdom) and Golden Domer (Quality Road), Truehood traces back to GI Shoemaker Mile S. winner Bolo (Temple City), MGISW Dullahan (Even the Score), and Canada's champion 2-year-old colt and GI Kentucky Derby upsetter Mine That Bird (Birdstone).

Opposing him from the outside is 4-year-old Mohawk Sun (Karakontie {Jpn}), also making his debut since bringing $500,000 at Keeneland's 2020 September Sale for trainer Karen Headley. He is out of a half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby third Mr. Big News (Giant's Causeway) and hails from the prolific family of third dam Angelic Song (Halo), herself a full-sister to Canada's Horse of the Year Glorious Song, Eclipse 2-year-old Devil's Bag, and late sire Saint Ballado. TJCIS PPS

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