By Stefanie Grimm
6th-ELP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 3:18 p.m.
Live Oak Plantation's CHARLOTTESAPPROVAL (Into Mischief) makes it to the races Friday afternoon at Ellis Park in her first start since bringing $1,000,000 as a yearling at last year's Fasig-Tipton New York Select Yearling Sale. She is the second foal out of MGSW Curlin's Approval (Curlin). Racing out of the Mark Casse barn, she fired a bullet drill two back, going four furlongs from the gate in :47 3/5 (1/16) July 6 and most recently went another four furlongs in :48 4/5 (9/32) July 28. Charlottesapproval drew the inside gate and picks up Christian Torres for her debut.
In the middle of the gate, Courbe (Quality Road) is a Wertheimer and Frere homebred from the family of Honest Lady, herself a half-sister to late leading sire Empire Maker (Unbridled). Under that third dam is GI Forego H. winner First Defence (Unbridled's Song) and MSW/GSP Honest Mischief (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPS
4th-SAR, $136K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, f, 2:39 p.m.
A $550,000 Keeneland September yearling, Rhiannon (Medaglia d'Oro) makes the races for CHP Racing and trainer Chad Brown. Out of a graded-stakes winning mare who is a half to MGSW Divine Oath (Broken Vow), this is the family of GSW/GISP Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense) and MGSW Interactif (Broken Vow).
Also making her first start back since March is Magical Song (Tapit), the second foal out of dual-champion mare Songbird. Jose Ortiz gets aboard for this filly's fourth start, her first for trainer Todd Pletcher who removes the blinkers in this spot. TJCIS PPS
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