By Heather Anderson
Insights on the American Racing Scene, brought to you by Alex Nichols Agency, turns the spotlight on the best U.S. races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses, other horses of note returning to action and/or notable results from sales pavilions around the world. Saturday's Insights features a half-brother to champion juvenile and successful sire Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie).
4th-GP, $42K, Msw, 3yo/up, 7f, 2:53 p.m. EDT
Owner/trainer Eric Guillot sends out WAVE ON WAVE (Smart Strike) versus elders in this unveiling. The half-brother to the speedy GISW Idiot Proof (Benchmark), who also placed second in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, was a $75,000 OBSJUN purchase after selling for that amount as a KEESEP yearling and later RNAing for $135,000 at the FTIMAY sale of 2-year-olds. TJCIS PPs
4th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6fT, 3:04 p.m. EDT
HIGH RIDER (Candy Ride {Arg}), who blossomed from a $220,000 KEENOV weanling into a $300,000 FTNAUG yearling makes his maiden voyage for Joseph Imbesi and trainer Anthony Dutrow. A full-brother to GI Pat O'Brien S. hero El Brujo, the dark bay is a half-brother to SW Galadriel (Ascot Knight), who is responsible for GII Sorrento S. heroine and GI Del Mar Debutante S. third Concave (Colonel John) and SW & GSP Peisinoe (Yes It's True). His second dam is GII Black-Eyed Susan S. victress Dame Mysterieuse (Bold Forbes), who ran second in the GI Acorn S. Dutrow will also saddle Team D first-timer Positive Waves (Gemologist), who is a half-brother to Fantasy of Flight (Tiznow), who placed five times at the graded level. Their dam is SW & GSP Positive Energy (Rubiano). TJCIS PPs
8th-GP, $42K, Msw, 3yo, 7 1/2fT, 5:02 p.m. EDT
Trainer Todd Pletcher sends out two first-time runners at Gulfstream Park Saturday, with EDITORIAL (War Front) going to the post for the Coolmore ownership trio of Derrick Smith, Ms. John Magnier and Michael Tabor. The bay, a half-brother to champion juvenile and red-hot Coolmore sire Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie), fired a half-mile bullet at Palm Beach Downs two works back and most recently breezed five panels in 1:02 4 (1/2) there Apr. 9. His dam, Playa Maya (Arch), was acquired by Coolmore in 2010 for $1.65 million during the FTKNOV in foal to Broken Vow. Fellow Pletcher trainee Robusto (Bernardini) bears the silks of Calumet Farm. A regular on the Palm Meadows worktab since late February, the $260,000 2015 KEESEP yearling is out of GIII Hendrie S. heroine Smart Surprise (Smart Strike), herself a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Mile scorer Court Vision (Gulch), MSW and GI Metropolitan H. third-place finisher Lord Snowdon (Seeking the Gold) and Hong Kong MSW Garcia Marquez (Gulch). Robusto is already a half-brother to Woodbine SW Moonlit Promise (Malibu Moon), while his second dam is a full-sister to Classic winner and sire Summer Squall (Storm Bird) and a half to Horse of the Year A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew) out of blue hen Weekend Surprise (Secretariat). TJCIS PPs
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