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Upstart Colt Graduates in Debut at Ellis

6th-Ellis, $46,200, Msw, 8-30, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:16.52, ft.
UPSTRIKER (c, 2, Upstart–Casanova Striker, by Smart Strike) opened with the money on but drifted up to a generous 11-1 at the off while looking to become his first-crop sire’s fifth winner and second in as many days after the impressive unveiling Saturday at Saratoga of pricey Founder. Showing good speed to chase in second, the dark bay confronted pacesetter Bluegrass Pharoah (American Pharoah) after a :45.98 half. He went by willingly at the top of the lane, and widened at will to score by five lengths. Polished Chrome (California Chrome) rallied into second over the frontrunner. The winner, who hails from a deep family developed by legendary breeder Ned Evans, is half to Midnight Soiree (Include), SW, $214,338; Silver Time (Indian Charlie), SW, $159,932; and Ciguaraya (Latent Heat), SW, $186,998. Her dam produced a Summer Front colt last term. Sales history: $47,000 RNA Ylg ’19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,720. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-William S. Sparks & Brereton C. Jones; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Ron Moquett.

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Upstart Firster Green But Good at Saratoga

Sent off right at his morning line of 6-1, Jeff Drown and Don Rachel’s FOUNDER (c, 2, Upstart–Blue Beryl, by Bernstein) looked to have it all to do at the midpoint of his career debut Saturday at Saratoga, but he caught the eye with a rail run into the stretch, came out at the eighth pole, raced as green as the boggy grass and improbably ran down his better-backed stablemate Highly Motivated (Into Mischief) to open his account at first asking. The highly regarded two favorites, Newbomb (Speightstown) and Happymac (Runhappy), had hustled to the lead early from the extreme inside and outside posts and opened up on the field. While Founder was trailing the field in ninth, Highly Motivated tracked in third, overtaking the pair about a sixteenth from home as Founder was swerving down the stretch. Highly Motivated switched to his wrong lead but looked clear until Founder rallied furiously late for the neck triumph.

A $220,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, the bay colt was knocked down to Mike Ryan, agent for the same connections that race GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf hero Structor (Palace Malice), for $600,000 at OBS March after breezing a quarter-mile in :21 flat, making headlines as the most expensive 2-year-old sales horse of his sire’s first crop. Founder is now the fourth winner for his first-crop sire (by Flatter). The winner’s dam has also produced a now-yearling colt by Unified and a 2020 colt by Mo Town. She has been bred back to West Coast for next year.

6th-Saratoga, $72,000, Msw, 8-29, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.01, my.

FOUNDER (c, 2, Upstart-Blue Beryl, by Bernstein) Sales History: $220,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP; $600,000 2yo ’20 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $39,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Jeff Drown and Don Rachel; B-Lantern Hill Farm (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.

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Saturday’s Racing Insights for Aug. 29

SPOTLIGHT ON RUNHAPPY BABY IN LOADED SARATOGA MAIDEN

6th-SAR, $72K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:57 p.m. ET

HAPPYMAC (Runhappy), an $800,000 RNA at the OBS June Sale (:20 3/5), looks like the one to beat in this extremely deep baby race at the Spa. The half-brother to runaway GII Amsterdam S. winner and GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint runner-up Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby) fired a five-furlong bullet from the gate in :59 2/5 (1/12) at Saratoga Aug. 17. Happymac, drawn widest of all in post 10 for the Heiligbrodts and Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, previously brought $125,000 at KEEJAN and $360,000 at KEESEP as a yearling. He is the 5-2 morning-line favorite.

After unleashing Reinvestment Risk (Upstart) to a jaw-dropping ‘TDN Rising Star’ performance earlier this meet, trainer Chad Brown and Klaravich Stables debut another son of the Airdrie Stud freshman sire in $600,000 OBS March (:21) graduate Founder (Upstart).

The rail-drawn Newbomb (Speightstown), a half-brother to the talented GSW & MGISP My Happy Face (Tiz Wonderful), debuts for Todd Pletcher. The $155,000 FTKOCT yearling has a pair of bullet workouts on the tab for this.

The field also includes $600,000 KEESEP graduate Charleston Strong (Flatter) and $375,000 KEESEP graduate Majestic Street (Street Sense), a half-brother to MGSW St. Joe Bay (Saint Anddan). TJCIS PPs

MILLION DOLLAR WAR FRONT KEESEP YEARLING DEBUTS

10th-SAR, $72K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 6:16 p.m. ET

Trainer Chad Brown will saddle a pair of promising youngsters here, including Shadwell Stable’s $1-million KEESEP yearling purchase ZAINALARAB (War Front). She is the first foal out of Delightful Joy (Tapit), heroine of the GIII Monmouth Oaks. Brown will also tighten the girth on Three Chimneys Farm homebred Always Carina (Malibu Moon), a half-sister to the Brown-trained unbeaten GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf hero Structor (Palace Malice). TJCIS PPs

PRICEY GHOSTZAPPER COLT MAKES SECOND START AT DEL MAR

6th-DMR, $55K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 7:40 p.m. ET

VITTORIO (Ghostzapper), a $750,000 OBS Spring purchase (bullet :9 4/5) by Kaleem Shah, looks to build off a better-than-it-looked fifth-place finish after a slow start and wide trip on debut going five furlongs Aug. 1 (Second Chances). The bay fired a four-furlong bullet in :47 (1/113) for trainer Simon Callaghan from the gate Aug. 16. TJCIS PPs

QUEEN’S PLATE WINNER RETURNS FROM LENGTHY LAYOFF

9th-DMR, $59K, OC62K, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 9:10 p.m. ET

Canadian Classic winner ONE BAD BOY (Twirling Candy), winner of last term’s Queen’s Plate S., makes his 4-year-old debut. The dark bay, trained by Richard Baltas, was last seen finishing third as the even-money favorite in the second leg of Canada’s Triple Crown in the Prince of Wales S. at Fort Erie last July. He has been working bullets for his return, and graduated impressively in his lone prior try on grass at Santa Anita last April. TJCIS PPs

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Aug. 9 Insights

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DAUGHTER OF WINTER MEMORIES DEBUTS AT THE SPA

2nd-SAR, $72K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:44 p.m.

Jimmy Toner unveils the latest daughter out of his MGISW pupil Winter Memories (El Prado {Ire}) Sunday in SEASONS (Tapit). A dual Grade I winner in New York, including this venue’s Diana S., millionaire Winter Memories is a daughter of MGISW Memories of Silver (Silver Hawk) and a half-sister to GSW La Cloche (Ghostzapper), who in turn produced GSW Bellavais (Tapit). Winter Memories is also the dam of MSW & MGSP Winter Sunset (Tapit). Chad Brown also sends out an intriguing firster here in Peter Brant’s $325,000 KEESEP buy Misspell (American Pharoah). Out of a half-sister to MGSW & GISP Honorable Duty (Distorted Humor), the chestnut’s third dam is Grade I-winning blue hen Toussaud (El Gran Senor), who is responsible for MGISW sire Empire Maker (Unbridled) and Grade I winners Chester House (Mr. Prospector) and Honest Lady (Seattle Slew), who is the dam of GISW First Defence (Unbridled’s Song) and stakes winners Honest Mischief (Into Mischief), Phantom Rose (Danzig) and Honest Quality (Elusive Quality). TJCIS PPs

CASSE UNVEILS PRICEY UPSTART AT WOODBINE

3rd-WO, $126.8K, Msw, 2yo, 6f (AWT), 2:05p.m.

Mark Casse unveils the most expensive member of Upstart’s first crop in $510,000 FTSAUG buy WORA. The John Oxley colorbearer is out of SP Joyous Music (Bellamy Road). TJCIS PPs

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