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9th-SA, $67K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 7:29 p.m.
Debuting Sunday out of the Richard Mandella barn, Ruby Nell (Bolt d'Oro) put in a quick breeze at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale to be a $1.2 million pick up for Spendthrift Farm. A daughter of last year's leading first-crop sire, Ruby Nell is out of a half-sister to MSW & GSP Concealed Identity (Smarty Jones) who went on to produce SW & GSP Peach of a Gal (Curlin). Quick on the main track, she's posted a trio of drills since the New Year including her most recent gate work–three furlongs in :35 4/5 (2/12). TJCIS PPS
3rd-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:09 p.m.
Leading a quartet of fillies in this two-turn event, Bomba Nera (War Front) is out of a half-sister to GISW & Hill 'n' Dale stallion Violence (Medaglia d'Oro). Out of the Todd Pletcher barn for Sumaya US Stables, she picks up jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Breaking to her outside is Tar Heel Girl (Into Mischief), a homebred for Town & Country Horse Farms out of the MGSW & GISP Upperline (Maria's Mon), making her a half-sister to SW War Secretary (War Front) and GSP Reigning Spirit (War Front). Training on the turf at Palm Meadows, Tar Heel Girl enters with a bullet work Jan. 13, going five furlongs on the grass in 1:02 1/5 (1/17).
From the extended family of the late leading sire Empire Maker (Unbridled) and GSW & MGISP Chester House (Mr. Prospector), Just The Sky (Justify) also traces back to GISW Honest Lady (Seattle Slew) and her offspring GISW First Defence (Unbridled's Song) and 'TDN Rising Star' Honest Mischief (Into Mischief). Her dam is a half-sister to the dam of MGSW & MGISP Honorable Duty (Distorted Humor). Just the Sky races for Chad Brown and gets Jose Ortiz in the irons.
A daughter of MGISW Dacita (Chi) (Scat Daddy), Doral (Quality Road) brought $575,000 as a yearling at Keeneland September. Her dam is a half-sister to champion 2-year-old filly in Chile Dafonda (Chi) (Lookin At Lucky) and champion imported 2-year-old filly in Peru Lady Estefania (Chi) (Powerscourt {GB}). Doral posted a bullet Jan. 15, going four furlongs in :49 (1/57) for trainer William Mott. TJCIS PPS
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