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Thursday Racing Insights: Mandy Pope Starts Pair At Oaklawn

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4th-OP, $90K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 1 1/16m, 3:33 p.m.

A pair of fillies represent Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm at Oaklawn Park Thursday, including DANCE IT (Tapit), a 3-year-old purchased for $500,000 from the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Out of the unraced Forestry mare Redwood Dancer, herself from the extended family of champion 2-year-old Flanders (Seeking the Gold) and MGIW Air Force Blue (War Front), Dance It is a half-sister to GIP and SW The Virginian (Aus), along with three other winners from as many to race. She makes her career debut here going two-turns after a consistent work log at the Fair Grounds, including a five-furlong drill from the gate in :59 3/5 Mar. 9. Dance It gets Lasix for her first start, and jockey Joel Rosario picks up the ride for trainer Steve Asmussen.

Making her third career start for Whisper Hill is GOLDENA (Medaglia d'Oro), who brought $300,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. While she has an age and experience advantage over her stablemate, the 4-year-old will need to move forward from her first two starts, a disappointing 10th going six-furlongs Jan. 7 and a distant seventh Feb. 13 at 1 1/16 mile, both at Oaklawn. Her works have notably picked up in intensity since her most recent start, including a five-furlong work in 1:00, the fastest of 12 at the distance Mar. 21. Goldena also worked four-furlongs in :48 1/5 Feb. 28 to post the quickest time of 63. She adds blinkers Thursday for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. TJCIS PPs

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Wednesday’s Racing Insights: $1.1 Million Filly Debuts for Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm

By Stefanie Grimm
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5th-GP, $60K, Msw, 3yo, F, 1m, 3:09 p.m.

Making her first career start Wednesday for owner Whisper Hill Farm is I'M BAFFLED (Medaglia d'Oro), a 3-year-old purchased by Mandy Pope for $1.1 million from Denali Stud at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The striking bay filly is out of the GSP Distorted Humor mare Baffled, making her a half-sister to GIW and current Winstar stallion Constitution (Tapit) along with respective graded-stakes winners Jacaranda (Congrats) and Boynton (More Than Ready). Baffled herself, a half-sister to MGIW Emcee (Unbridled's Song), brought $3.5 million on a final bid from Bridlewood Farm and Don Alberto Corp. at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale in foal to Tapit and off the success of Constitution's racing career. Three-years later, Don Alberto Corp. would purchase her outright in foal to Medaglia d'Oro for $1.8 million at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale. Trainer Ralph Nicks has had I'm Baffled working consistently at Gulfstream Park in preparation for her debut, including her most recent prep where she went four-furlongs in :47 4/5 Mar. 13 to be eighth-fastest of 65 at the distance. Leading sire Medaglia d'Oro is getting around 11% winners from first-time starters and has thrown such successful fillies as champion Songbird and Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. I'm Baffled gets Lasix here and picks up Tyler Gaffalione for her career debut going a mile on the dirt. TJCIS PPs

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Friday’s Insights: Into Mischief Filly Stretches out for Baffert

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4th-SA, $67K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1m, 5:02 p.m.

BROCADE (Into Mischief) stretches out for trainer Bob Baffert after back-to-back efforts at six furlongs. Piloted by John Velazquez, who is 15/28 for Baffert at the current meet, the daughter of leading sire Into Mischief sold for a $750,000 final bid at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Baffert is an expert at turning sprinters into routers and this pricey filly's pedigree should allow her every chance to hold her speed over the mile. TJCIS PPs

WELL-BRED TAPIT FILLY GOES AGAIN AT GULFSTREAM

9th-GP, $60K, Msw, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 5:08 p.m.

Whisper Hill Farm's WATCH IT (Tapit) gets a second try for trainer Todd Pletcher. The homebred filly is out of the Galileo mare Aloof (Ire), herself a Group 3 winner in Ireland and the dam of two other winners on the turf from three starters. Tapit has sired 13% turf winners, including this filly's full brother Tapaloof. Second dam Airwave (GB), winner of the G1 Betfair Cheveley Park S. and second in the G1 Golden Jubilee S., is also responsible for 2017 broodmare of the year Meow (Ire), who went on to produce MG1W and current Coolmore stallion Churchill (Galileo). Entered on the turf last time out, that race got moved to the tapeta surface and she gets the turf now. Luis Saez gets the ride again and will look to get a better trip this time around after a wide trip may have cost her last time out. TJCIS PPs

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Well-Bred Tapit Colt Romps to ‘Rising Stardom’ at Gulfstream

Whisper Hill Farm homebred Charge It (c, 3, Tapit–I'll Take Charge, by Indian Charlie), a hard-fought, narrow second to subsequent GIII Sam F. Davis S. third-place finisher Volcanic (Violence) after a long duel going a one-turn mile on debut at Gulfstream Jan. 8, romped to a 'TDN Rising Star' graduation at Gulfstream Saturday.

He posted a pair of bullets at Todd Pletcher's Palm Beach Downs base since, including a four-furlong move in :47 4/5 (1/19) Feb. 5. Drawn widest of all in post 10 going a mile once again here, the 1-5 favorite cleared the field through an opening quarter in :24.24. Getting some separation three furlongs from home, Charge It hit the top of the lane in complete control and opened daylight from there without being seriously asked by Luis Saez to graduate by a flashy 8 1/2 lengths in 1:35.55. Pletcher stablemate and first-time starter Enough Already (Tapit) completed the exacta for his leading sire.

Charge It was produced by the winning mare I'll Take Charge, a $2.2-million KEESEP yearling purchase by Mandy Pope's operation. The 10-year-old is a daughter of bluehen mare Take Charge Lady (Dehere), who is responsible for champion Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song), GISW Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy), MGSW & GISP As Time Goes By (American Pharoah); and Charming (Seeking the Gold), the dam of champion Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway) and MGISW Omaha Beach (War Front).

Charge It is the 49th 'TDN Rising Star' by perennial leading sire Tapit. The Tapit over Indian Charlie cross is also responsible for the brilliant GISW and fellow 'Rising Star' Flightline.

9th-Gulfstream, $53,000, Msw, 2-12, 3yo, 1m, 1:35.55, ft, 8 1/2 lengths.
CHARGE IT, c, 3, by Tapit
                1st Dam: I'll Take Charge, by Indian Charlie
                2nd Dam: Take Charge Lady, by Dehere
                3rd Dam: Felicita, by Rubiano
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $42,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O/B-Whisper Hill Farm, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

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