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War Front’s Ancient Rome Conquers Chenes Rivals

It's been five years since Andre Fabre sealed a record ninth win in ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix des Chenes and the maestro made it a double-digit tally with Coolmore and Westerberg's Ancient Rome (War Front) in Thursday's latest renewal of the one-mile test. The 4-5 favourite had bettered a June 11 debut second at Compiegne with a July 13 breakthrough score at Deauville and doubled up back at the Normandy venue in an Aug. 10 conditions heat last time. Settled off the clear leader Claim The Crown (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) in second after breaking on the lead, he was stirred into action for his challenge passing the quarter-mile marker and quickened clear in style once hitting the front with 300 metres remaining to easily register a career high by two lengths from Scherzo (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Claim The Crown rallied gamely once headed and kept on well to finish a neck further back in third.

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War Front Colt Ultra-Impressive in ‘TDN Rising Star’ Debut at the Spa

Annapolis (c, 2, War Front–My Miss Sophia, by Unbridled's Song) was backed with supreme confidence as the 6-5 favorite in a seemingly wide-open, two-turn grass maiden special weight at the Spa Saturday, and he ran to the money with an ultra-impressive 'TDN Rising Star' debut performance.

The Ramona Bass homebred's worktab featured a trio of visually impressive drills over the Oklahoma training turf for Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, including a four-furlong spin in :50 2/5 (24/74) around the dogs Aug. 8.

He raced toward the back in eighth in between horses and under some cover through an opening quarter in :24.33 and a half mile in :49.68. The bay began to advance beneath Irad Ortiz, Jr. entering the far turn, tipped out four wide midway around the bend and powered home in style down the stretch to win going away by 4 1/2 lengths. Annapolis covered his final five-sixteenths of a mile in a sharp :28.71, according to DRF Formulator. Nyquest Nix (Nyquist) was second.

Annapolis is the 18th 'Rising Star' for leading sire War Front. The War Front/Unbridled's Song cross is also responsible for GI Flower Bowl S. heroine Civil Union.

“He had a great turn of foot, kept going to the wire and galloped out nicely,” Pletcher said in the winner's circle on Saratoga Live. “It was pretty much everything you could hope for in a debut.”

Bloodstock agent Steve Young went to $4 million for his GSW & MGISP dam My Miss Sophia (Unbridled's Song) with the colt in utero at KEENOV in 2018. That price was second only to the $4.2-million Lady Eli (Divine Park). The 2014 GII Gazelle S. winner and GI Kentucky Oaks runner-up, a half-sister to GI Florida Derby hero Materiality (Afleet Alex), is already the dam of Annapolis's 3-year-old full-sister Nevisian Sunrise, third in the Wild Applause S. in June. This is also the family of MGSW/GISP Eye of the Tiger (American Chance) and GISWs Afleet Express (Afleet Alex) and Embellish the Lace (Super Saver). My Miss Sophia produced a full brother to Annapolis this year.

6th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 9-4, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.47, fm, 4 1/2 lengths.
ANNAPOLIS, c, 2, by War Front
1st Dam: My Miss Sophia (GSW & MGISP, $605,040), by Unbridled's Song
2nd Dam: Wildwood Flower, by Langfuhr
3rd Dam: Dial a Trick, by Phone Trick
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-Bass Racing, LLC; B-Bass Stables, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

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Observations: Son of G1SW Together Forever Debuts at Dundalk

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Insights features a colt out of Group 1 winner Together Forever.

1.00 Dundalk, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo, 8f (AWT)
ABSOLUTE RULER (War Front) is the third foal out of the G1 Fillies' Mile winner Together Forever (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with her previous two being last year's G3 Tyros S. scorer Military Style and the listed-placed King of Athens also by War Front. Donnacha O'Brien has charge of the February-foaled bay, who faces 12 rivals on the Polytrack progeny of his sire have done so well on.

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Wednesday’s Insights: $460K Munnings Colt Makes Spa Debut

1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 5.5mT, 1:05 p.m.

Lady Sheila Stable's MUNNY BOLT (Munnings) launches his career for trainer Steve Asmussen, who recently became the leading North American trainer in number of races won. The Pennsylvania-bred colt was secured for $460,000 at this spring's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale, making him the second highest priced juvenile overall–and top priced 2-year-old colt–by the stallion this year. Out of the Medaglia d'Oro mare Tweet, the dark bay breezed a half-mile in a bullet :48.10 over Saratoga's Oklahoma track Aug. 2. GMP Stables LLC's and Bellavia LLC's Java Buzz (Mshawish) kicks off his career for trainer Linda Rice. The Florida-bred–the most expensive juvenile by the sire in 2021–realized a $210,000 final bid at the OBS April sale following a :20 4/5 quarter breeze. From his sire's second crop, the colt is out of Agasaya, an unraced daughter of Animal Kingdom who is a half-sister to multiple Grade II winner Great Hot (Brz). This is also the family of Grade I winners Hennessy and Pearl City. Always dangerous with his firsters, Wesley Ward brings to the table Rockingham Ranch's Admiral Halsey (War Front). Out of the Galileo (Ire) mare Aloof, the colt will be accompanied by Irad Ortiz Jr.

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