By J.N. Campbell
7th-DMR, $75K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 8:02 p.m. ET.
Conditioned by John Sadler, Don Alberto homebred UNIQUE POWER (Into Mischief) debuts for his dam–champion older dirt female Unique Bella (Tapit)–who was acquired by the stable for $400,000 at the 2015 Keeneland September Sale. Her own dam is GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic heroine Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled's Song). Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm took this mare home for $3.8 million at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale. Unrivaled Belle's half-sister, Lemon Belle (Lemon Drop Kid), is responsible for GIII Gotham Stakes champ Raise Cain (Violence).
A $700,000 buy for SF Bloodstock, Starlight and Madaket during Keeneland September, Kalea Bay (Authentic) makes the races for trainer Bob Baffert. The colt is out of SW For Royalty (Not For Love), who Jane Lyon at Summer Wind Equine added to her band for $2.1 million at the 2017 Keeneland November Sale. This dam–a half-sister to GI Ballerina Stakes runner-up Kiss to Remember (Big Brown)–has already produced GI La Brea Stakes victress Constellation (Bellamy Road) and MSW Truth Seeker (Into Mischief).
Three other Keeneland grads make their first starts to round out the field. Post Game (Nyquist), a $550,000 purchase by Mayberry Farm, is trained by John Shirreffs. The juvenile for C R K Stable is out of a half-sister to MGSW Mr Freeze (To Honor and Serve). Citizen Bull (Into Mischief), another acquisition by SF, Starlight and Madaket, was hammered down for $675,000. The Baffert trainee counts MGISW Moonshine Memories (Malibu Moon) and MGSW Favorite Tale (Tale of the Cat) among his extended female family. Finally, Power Play (Authentic)–bought by Spendthrift $375,000 and trained by Richard Mandella–has MGSW Owendale (Into Mischief) in his family tree. TJCIS PPS
1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 12:35 p.m. ET.
One half of a coupled entry, Sansone (Uncle Mo) debuts for trainer Shug McGaughey. The colt was acquired for $1.35 million by Chuck Sonson, Woodford and West Point at the Keeneland September Sale. His productive mare Diva Delite (Repent) is also responsible for champion older dirt female Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute), MSW Stage Left (Congrats) and new sire Verifying (Justify). TJCIS PPS
2nd-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:07 p.m. ET.
Peter Brant's White Birch Farm bid 250,000 gns during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale for Asbury Park (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Bred by current partner St. Elias, the dark bay is out of French stakes winner Limonar (Ire) (Street Cry {Ire}). A half-sister to GI Shoemaker Mile hero Talco (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}), this dam produced the globetrotting Spanish Mission (Noble Mission {GB}) and SW Dude N Colorado (Uncle Mo). Asbury Park heads to the post for trainer Chad Brown. TJCIS PPS
3rd-MTH, $47K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:50 p.m. ET.
Another Brown trainee is unveiled in Forward Deployed (War Front). An $800,000 buy for Sean Flanagan at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale, the filly is a half-sister to MGSP Classic Fit (Bernardini) and her second dam produced late sire Scat Daddy (Johannesburg). TJCIS PPS
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