By Stefanie Grimm
7th-KEE, 100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 4:12 p.m.
A pair of fillies by Into Mischief break side by side Saturday on debut led by the $1.2m KEESEP purchase PRINCESS ALIYAH for BC Stables, LLC, Morplay Racing LLC and Joey Platts. Sire power aside, the filly is a half to both GISW Eskimo Kisses (To Honor and Serve) and GISP Silver Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}), all out of Silver Colors who is a daughter GI Kentucky Derby winner and champion 3-year-old filly Winning Colors. D. Wayne Lukas, who notably trained Winning Colors to Derby fame, also trains here with Luis Saez aboard.
Breaking to that runner's outside, Keepsake is another Into Mischief filly out of stakes-winning first dam Top Quality who WinStar Farm purchased for $335,000 at KEEJAN in 2019. Her first foal is the now 4-year-old stakes-placed American Speed (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPS
9th-KEE, 120K, OC, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 5:16 p.m.
Off for nearly a year, 'TDN Rising Star' Parchment Party (Constitution) returns to the races Saturday for Bill Mott and Pin Oak Stud. Undefeated at Churchill Downs in two races as a promising juvenile (both at Saturday's distance of 1 1/16 miles), the 3-year-old adds Lasix in his first start since early Nov. 2023. TJCIS PPS
6th-SA, 54K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m, 6:30 p.m.
It's Bob Baffert vs. John Sadler as Howin (Gun Runner), a $550,000 KEESEP grad, lines up for Baffert and Baoma Corp inside while Lady Chic (Tapit) goes outside for Sadler and brought an even $500k for Don Alberto Stable at FTKNOV as a weanling. TJCIS PPS
6th-BAQ, 90K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:45 p.m.
Earlier in the day in New York, Fort Nelson (Bernardini), a Godolphin homebred, lines up for debut out of the Bill Mott barn. Out of the late MGISW Seventh Street, purchased by Godolphin for $1,000,000 as a 2-year-old in 2007, the colt is a half to GSW/GISP Lake Avenue (Tapit) and a full-brother to GISP 'TDN Rising Star' Marking. The dam herself was a half to G1 Gulf News Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) and to the dam of MGISW American Gal (Concord Point).
Also debuting in this spot is Dr. Insel (Uncle Mo) who runs for Todd Pletcher and Robert LaPenta. Dam Steidle is a half to another Pletcher-trained runner in MGISW Princess of Sylmar (Majestic Warrior) who sold to Japan's Shadai Farm for $3.1m at FTKNOV in 2014. TJCIS PPS
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