By Alan Carasso
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.
Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Saratoga and Ellis Park Sunday:
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Ellis 3, $70k, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:43 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire).Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Final Draft (Constitution)–AE, OBSMAR, 150,000, click
C-CM Thoroughbreds, agent; B-D J Stable LLC
Star Performance (Oscar Performance), OBSAPR, 50,000, click
C-McKathan Bros. Sales, agent; B-Mark Cherry, Cerasus TBs LLC
White Dove (Violence)–MTO, OBSMAR, 50,000, click
C-30-30 Ranch; B-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
Ellis 6, $40k, 2yo, f, (R), 6f, 3:18 p.m. ET
Annamaria (Preservationist), FTMMAY, 10,000, see below
C-New Horizons Bloodstock; B-McMahon & Hill, agt. Robert Clary
Saratoga 5, $88k, 2yo, (S), 5 1/2f, 3:32 p.m. ET
Collected Special (Collected), OBSAPR, 85,000, click
C-Ordonez Thoroughbreds, agent; B-Lea Farms LLC
Jake's Orchard (Coal Front), OBSAPR, 35,000, click
C-Goldencents Thoroughbreds; B-Dave Cannizzo, agent
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