Insights on the American Racing Scene for Oct. 27

6th-SA, $50k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 6:32 p.m. EDT
A promising-looking field of a dozen juvenile fillies goes postward in this Friday event in Arcadia, headed by Don Alberto Stable homebred COSITA MIA (Distorted Humor). The chestnut's unraced dam Calais (A.P. Indy), a $450,000 pickup at the 2013 Keeneland November sale, is a half-sister to champion Surfside (Seattle Slew) out of another champion in Flanders (Seeking the Gold). Cosita Mia has a worktab littered with bullets, and drilled a quick half-mile from the gate here in :47 4/5 (3/91) Oct. 15. She is part of a one-two Bob Baffert punch, with the other half being Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd's Dream Tree (Uncle Mo). Modestly bred on the damside, the bay nonetheless fetched $750,000 at Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream and also boasts some sharp works, highlighted by a local half-mile spin in :48 flat (7/100) Oct. 1. Spendthrift Farm starts Tea for Tam (Malibu Moon), a $360,000 Fasig-Tipton November weanling buy and the first foal out of 2013 GI Princess Rooney H. victress Starship Truffles (Ghostzapper). Pacific Strike (Flatter) also brought $360,000 after breezing :10 1/5 at OBS April. The dark bay, trained by Peter Eurton is out of a half-sister to GISW and sire Include (Broad Brush). Rockingham Ranch's Allianna (Flat Out) was the fourth-most expensive progeny from her freshman sire to sell this year when hammering for $200,000 at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic, and she's worked forwardly at trainer Peter Miller's San Luis Rey base, finishing preparations with a six-furlong move in 1:13 1/5 (1/2) Oct. 18. —@JBiancaTDN