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Twirling Candy’s Collusion Illusion Bests Elders in Bing Crosby

Collusion Illusion (Twirling Candy) got the better of his elders and earned a spot in the gate for the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint, holding off a late rally from Lexitonian (Speightstown) to take Del Mar’s GI Bing Crosby S. Settling near the back of the pack, the 9-5 chalk ran off the fence with only Lexitonian, who trailed the field by several lengths, beat as the remaining five scrambled for control through a sharp first quarter in :21.58. Wildman Jack (Goldencents) gained a very narrow advantage as the half went up in :44.73. Collusion Illusion wove his way between horses at the top of the stretch, pushing through at the fence to take control in the final sixteenth, and held off a powerful late rally from Lexitonian to win by a nose.

A debut winner at this venue last July, Collusion Illusion followed suit with a win in the GII Best Pal S. over track and trip a month later. Pulled up and walked off when trying two turns in the GI American Pharoah S. at Santa Anita last fall, he was subsequently shelved for the reason and returned a winner in an Arcadia sprint May 17. The $300,000 OBSAPR purchase captured the GIII Laz Barrera S. last time at Santa Anita June 20.

Pedigree Notes:

Collusion Illusion is the fourth Grade I winner for Twirling Candy and one of nine graded victors and 24 black-type scorers for the stallion. The winner’s unraced dam Natalie Grace is a half-sister to GSW & GISP Bahamian Squall (Gone West) and Apriority (Grand Slam). Collusion Illusion is the only foal for his dam.

Saturday, Del Mar
BING CROSBY S.-GI, $251,500, Del Mar, 8-1, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.41, ft.
1–COLLUSION ILLUSION, 118, c, 3, by Twirling Candy
                1st Dam: Natalie Grace, by First Dude
                2nd Dam: Midway Squall, by Storm Bird
                3rd Dam: Oh So Precious, by Best Turn
   1ST GRADE I WIN. ($50,000 Ylg ’18 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo ’19
OBSAPR). O-Agnew, Dan J., Orr, Rodney E., Schneider, Jerry
and Xitco, John V.; B-Donald R. Dizney, LLC (FL); T-Mark Glatt;
J-Flavien Prat. $150,000. Lifetime Record: 6-5-0-0, $398,751.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick
   Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*.
2–Lexitonian, 122, c, 4, Speightstown–Riviera Romper, by Tapit.
O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Jack Sisterson. $50,000.
3–Law Abidin Citizen, 122, g, 6, Twirling Candy–Honest Answer,
by Tale of the Cat. ($100,000 Ylg ’15 KEESEP). O-Agnew, Dan J.,
Schneider, Gerry and Xitco, John V.; B-Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine
Holdings, Inc (KY); T-Mark Glatt. $30,000.
Margins: NO, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.90, 8.00, 10.00.
Also Ran: Wildman Jack, Heartwood, Fashionably Fast, Anyportinastorm, Desert Law. Scratched: McKinzie, P R Radio Star. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Collusion Illusion Takes on Elders in Bing Crosby

The lightly raced sophomore Collusion Illusion (Twirling Candy) will try to give his elders a run for their money Saturday in Del Mar’s GI Bing Crosby S., a “Win and You’re In” event for the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint S. Opening his account with a pair of wins, including the GII Best Pal S. last summer, he was pulled up when trying two turns in the GI American Pharoah S. in September. Returning May 17, he scored a decisive victory in a six-panel optional claimer at Santa Anita and repeated that performance in the GIII Lazaro Barrera S. there June 20.

Fashionably Fast (Lucky Pulpit) won six straight races, including four Cal-bred stakes over the winter. The chestnut enters this off a second-place finish behind MGISW McKinzie (Street Sense) in the GII Triple Bend S. last time June 7. McKinzie was the morning-line favorite in this event at entries, but it was announced he would be scratched Wednesday.

Dual Grade III winner Law Abidin Citizen (Twirling Candy) takes a crack at the highest level here. Victorious in the GIII Longacres Mile H. last August, he was fourth I the GII San Carlos S. Mar. 7 at Santa Anita and missed by a hand behind stakes winner Ax Man (Misremembered) in an Arcadia optional claimer May 16 and won a 6 1/2-panel event there last time June 14.

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Wicked Strong Colt Leads Third Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Under Tack Session

The third and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale's under tack show was highlighted on Friday by a Wicked Strong colt who covered a quarter-mile in :21 1/5 seconds.

The chestnut colt, offered as Hip 512, is the second foal out of the winning E Dubai mare E Classic, whose first foal is the stakes-placed E Rated. Champion sprinter Housebuster is in the colt's extended family, along with Grade 2 winners Something Extra and Nicole H. Wavertree Stables consigns the colt, as agent.

Five horses tied for the co-fastest time at an eighth of a mile on Friday, each breezing in :10 flat:

Hip 389, a Twirling Candy filly out of the placed More Than Ready mare Apple Cider, whose two foals to race are both winners. Grade 2 winners Hangover Kid and Who Did It And Run are in the family of this Maryland-bred, who is offered as property of Grassroots Training and Sales.
Hip 400, a Maclean's Music filly out of the placed Afternoon Deelites mare Ava G, whose four foals to race are all winners, including stakes winner Miss My Rose. Grade 2 winner Minstrel Miss is the fourth dam of this filly, who is consigned by Scanlon Training and Sales, agent.
Hip 505, a Pennsylvania-bred Fed Biz filly out of the unraced Awesome Again mare Dream Realized, who is the dam of four winners from six runners. Crane Thoroughbred Services consigns the filly, as agent.
Hip 518, a first-crop Frosted filly out of the stakes-placed Bluegrass Cat mare Enchante, whose first foal to race is a winner. SBM Training and Sales, agent, handles the filly, whose page includes champion Forty Niner.
Hip 552, a Dialed In filly out of the winning Menifee mare Fall Fantasy, who is the dam of eight runners and six winners. The filly is a full-sister to Chalon, a stakes winner and runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. Her page also features Grade 1 winner Patches and Grade 2 winners Headache, La Spia, and Red Attack. She is also consigned by SBM Training and Sales, agent.

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale takes place June 29-30, beginning each day at 11 a.m. Eastern.

To view the full under tack results, click here.

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Twirling Candy’s Collusion Illusion Takes Laz Barrera

COLLUSION ILLUSION (c, 3, Twirling Candy–Natalie Grace, by First Dude) saved ground in second as Ragtime Blues (Union Rags) zipped through a :21.90 first quarter. Biding his time a bit as the half went in :44.73, the 2-5 chalk swept past the leader in the final sixteenth for a decisive score in the GIII Lazaro Barrera S. Opening his account with a pair of wins, including the GII Best Pal S. in August, Collusion Illusion was pulled up and walked off in the GI American Pharoah S. Sept. 27 when trying two turns. He rebounded with a six-panel optional claimer win in Arcadia May 17. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0.

O-Agnew, Orr, Schneider & Xitco; B-Donald Dizney (FL); T-Mark Glatt.

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