Ellis Park

7th-Ellis, $71,000, Msw, 8-5, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.84, ft, 3 3/4 lengths. SEXAGENARIAN (c, 2, Practical Joke--Whats Yur Story, by Liaison), given a 6-1 chance facing seven rivals, had to stay wide behind pacesetter Correlation (Complexity) up the backstretch through fractions of :21.79 and :45.60. Looming large off the turn, he hit the front past the furlong marker with a wide bid and stayed away down the stretch to defeat a hard closing Zandvoort (Good Magic) by 3 3/4 lengths. Out of a half-sister to MGSW Sara Louise (Malibu Moon),...

It took her every single stride of the stretch to get there but Waves of Mischief just edged out race favorite Pin Up Betty (Constitution) to take Sunday's GIII Pucker Up Stakes at Ellis Park. Making her fourth start over as many tracks for Brendan Walsh and Qatar Racing, the $575,000 OBS March grad came out a winner on debut at Keeneland in April, just managed to hit the board in the Hilltop Stakes at Pimlico May 17 and was well out of it after racing keen early last out...

7th-ELP, $71K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 3:52 p.m. ET. ZANDVOORT (Good Magic) makes the races for owner Kaleem Shah, who took the colt home in May at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale for $525,000--the top juvenile price for his sire this year. Initially purchased by Superfine for $220,000 during Fasig-Tipton's October Yearling Sale, the Steve Asmussen trainee is out of a Discreet Cat mare who is a half-sister to a pair of multiple-stakes winners. TJCIS PPS

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at 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. Here are the horses entered for Monday at Ellis Park: Monday, August 5, 2024 Ellis 7, $71k, 2yo, 5 1/2f,...

Brittlyn Stable's Ova Charged (Star Guitar--Charged Cotton, by Dehere), winner of this year's GIII Unbridled Sidney Stakes and owner of the year's top Beyer Speed Figure, fell leaving the eighth pole during the running of Saturday's Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies' Turf Sprint Stakes and was subsequently euthanized. According to the track's Kevin Kerstein, the 6-year-old mare suffered a right front fetlock injury. Jockey Corey Lanerie walked back to the jockeys' room under his power. Bred in Louisiana by Evelyn Benoit's operation, Ova Charged won eight of her first nine starts,...

6th-SAR, 100K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 2:47 p.m. The second-costliest hip out of OBS March this year, FEROCIOUS (Flatter) worked in :9.4 and sold on a final bid of $1,300,000 to Marquee Bloodstock with the partnership of JR Ranch, Restrepo, Ramiro, High Step Racing and OGMA Investments now listed as owners. A son of the late Claiborne stallion Flatter, Ferocious is the second foal out of a winning Midnight Lute mare who is a half to GISW Obligatory (Curlin). This is also the family of French G1 winner Etoile Montante (Miswaki)...

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at 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. Here are the horses entered for Saturday at Saratoga and Ellis Park: Saturday, August 3, 2024 Saratoga 2, $90k, 2yo,...

7th-Ellis, $70,251, Msw, 7-29, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.97, my, 1 3/4 lengths. MESERO (c, 2, Not This Time--Lemon Liqueur {SP}, by Exchange Rate), a 5-1 shot, was away half a step slowly and raced near the back of the field as favored Snap Call (Volatile) pressed the pace three wide down the backstretch before settling just off the pace on the bend. Mesero began improving his position along the rail as the favorite settled just off the pace in third, but he was still some eight lengths back as the leaders...

7th-ELP, 71K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:52 p.m. EAST AVENUE (Medaglia d'Oro), a Godolphin homebred for Brendan Walsh, is the first foal out of an unraced Ghostzapper half-sister to Horse of the Year and MGISW Cody's Wish (Curlin). Second dam Dance Card, purchased by Godolphin as a 2-year-old for $750,000 and herself a Grade I winner, also produced MGSW Endorsed (Medaglia d'Oro) and SP Bocephus (Medaglia d'Oro). Lined up inside, Mesero (Not This Time) brought a tag of $535,000 for CJ Thoroughbreds and Della Nash at Keeneland September last year for...

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at 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. Here are the horses entered for Sunday at Ellis Park and Del Mar: Sunday, July 28, 2024 Ellis 4, $71k,...

3rd-Ellis, $71,000, Msw, 7-22, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.81, ft, 2 1/4 lengths. PONDERING (f, 2, Hard Spun--Always Thinking {SW, $162,638}, by Street Sense) debuted as advertised, breaking as the 4-5 favorite facing six rivals of which five were fellow first-time starters. Close to the lead while pressuring Pax Americana (War Front) and Electrifying Lady (Practical Joke) to her inside, the homebred stayed three wide throughout, swept up past those runners off the turn and easily took to the front, finishing strongly while kept to task by jockey Luan Machado...

Trainer Wayne Catalano celebrated his 3000th career win Sunday when 4-year-old gelding Alilnalot (Tapiture) won race four at Ellis Park, a $30,000 maiden claimer. Catalano, who began his training career in 1983 following a successful riding career, has seen over 15,000 horses start under his name including the likes of GI Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Aloha West (Hard Spun) and dual Breeders' Cup winner Stephanie's Kitten (Kitten's Joy). "I've been waiting on this one a long time," said Catalano after the milestone Sunday. "I got to have my...