By Stefanie Grimm
Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency
5th-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 2:45 p.m.
An $870,000 purchase out of the OBS April sale (:10 1/5) by CHP Racing, having made $180,000 at Keeneland September last year, Summer Wind Equine-bred CREATE TROUBLE (Into Mischief) debuts Saturday for trainer Brendan Walsh. The bay is out of No Curfew (Curlin), a half-sister to the dams of MG1SW Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}), MGISW To Honor and Serve (Bernardini), GISW Angela Renee (Bernardini), and GISP Elnaawi (Street Sense). Create Trouble gets Tyler Gaffalione for the ride. Loggins (Ghostzapper) cost Spendthrift Farm and Steve Landers $460,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. The March foal is the first to the races for Beyond Blame (Blame), winner of the 2018 GIII Regret S. for Pop-A-Top LLC. TJCIS PPs
2nd-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:14 p.m.
Godolphin takes the wraps off homebred COMPARATIVE (Street Sense) Saturday for trainer Brad Cox. A full-sister to MGSW Shared Sense, she is out of a half-sister to GSW Penwith (Bernardini) and MGSP Centring (A.P. Indy). This is also the family of G1SP Party Cited (Alleged), GIII West Virginia Derby winner Ready Set (Touch Gold), and GIII Southwest S. victor and GI Arkansas Derby runner-up Suddenbreakingnews (Mineshaft). The bay's been working consistently at Churchill Downs in preparation for her debut and gets Florent Geroux in the irons. TJCIS PPs
3rd-BAQ, $95K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1mT, 2:02 p.m.
Peter Brant homebred BOBBIE D (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) brings plenty of pedigree appeal into this belated career debut. A homebred son of French stakes-placed Rosa Bonheur (Mr. Greeley), the gray colt is a full-brother to Brant's Raging Bull (Fr), winner of the 2018 GI Hollywood Derby and subsequently victorious in the GI Maker's Mark Mile and GI Shoemaker Mile. Bobbie D is also a half-brother to White Birch's Kubrick (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a two-time winner from three starts this year as a juvenile, including a narrow victory in the G3 Prix des Chenes at ParisLongchamp Sept. 8. The competition could come from Logan's Runner (Pioneerof the Nile), a $230,000 Fasig-Tipton October Yearling whose GIII Monmouth Oaks-winning dam Savvy Supreme (Distorted Humor) is a full-sister to MGISW Commentator. TJCIS PPs
6th-BAQ, $90k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 3:35 p.m.
Picked up for $625,000 as a yearling out of last year's Keeneland September Sale, OCCULT (Into Mischief) races for Alpha Delta Stables out of the Chad Brown barn. Out of the GISP Empire Maker mare Magical Feeling, Occult is a half-sister to MSP Exulting (Tapit) and from the family of GI Travers S. winner and GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile runner-up Golden Ticket (Speightstown). Her yearling full-sister, Imagination, recently brought $1.05 million from SF Bloodstock, Starlight Racing, and Madaket out of the 2022 Keeneland September Sale. Flavien Prat picks up the mount. TJCIS PPs
9th-BAQ, $105K, Alw, 3yo/up, 7f, 5:13 p.m.
While 'TDN Rising Star' Damon's Mound (Girvin) and Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed) were starring in the day's graded stakes at Saratoga Aug. 13, EXPRESSMAN (Liam's Map) was actually making the afternoon's biggest splash with a monstrous debut. Sent off as part of the favored Todd Pletcher entry at 1.95-1, the St. Elias-colorbearer made the running in the seven-furlong test, opened up on the lead approaching the final furlong and kicked on to graduate by some 7 1/4 lengths. The $145,000 Keeneland November weanling and $325,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer (:10 2/5) earned a towering 107 Beyer for the effort. TJCIS PPs
9th-LRC, $50K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 7:35 p.m.
Bought as a yearling for $850,000 by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables, NIELSON (Curlin) is out of GSW & GISP My Wandy's Girl (Flower Alley), making him a half-brother to GSW My Prankster (Into Mischief). Having recently worked five furlongs from the gate in :59 4/5 (4/37), Nielson gets Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith aboard for trainer Bob Baffert. TJCIS PPs
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