By Heather Anderson
3rd-KEE, $60K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 2:12 p.m. EDT
ALPHA TEAM (Mineshaft">Mineshaft) represents Zayat Stables and Hall of Famer Bill Mott in this belated career bow. Originally a $125,000 KEESEP yearling, the son of the SP April Frost (Dynaformer) developed over the winter and delivered a quarter-mile breeze in :20 4/5 at OBSMAR, where he brought $400,000 as the most expensive of his sire's 18 juveniles to sell in 2015. His third dam is a half-sister to European highweight Balanchine (Storm Bird). The Graham Motion-trained Novalis (Artie Schiller) will also debut Thursday. Representing RMJ Stables, the dark bay gelding is out of GII Delaware Oaks scorer Fortune Pearl (Mineshaft). TJCIS PPs
6th-KEE, $60K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 3:51 p.m. EDT
INSURGENT (Bernardini) bears the Calumet Farm silks in his maiden voyage at Keeneland Thursday. The $350,000 KEESEP purchase is out of MGISW Dream Rush (Wild Rush) and is a half-brother to GI Frizette S. heroine Dreaming of Julia (A.P. Indy). Also a half-brother to 'TDN Rising Star' and SW Atreides (Medaglia d'Oro), the Steve Asmussen trainee faces the returning J Boys Echo (Mineshaft">Mineshaft), who was off to slow start and closed resolutely to finish second in his Churchill Downs unveiling Oct. 2. Racing for Albaugh Family Stables and trainer Dale Romans, the colt is out of GSW Letgomyecho (Menifee). TJCIS PPs
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