Strong Mandate

Saturday's Insights: Daughter of Grade I Winner Romantic Vision Debuts at Keeneland

4th-KEE, $100K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 6f, 2:36 p.m. ET. G. Watts Humphrey campaigned homebred Romantic Vision (Lemon Drop Kid), who won three out of her four tries at Keeneland, including the 2017 GI Juddmonte Spinster S. Now, her first offspring RARE AFFAIR (Medaglia d'Oro) debuts and like her dam, she's trained by Rusty Arnold. Romantic Vision is also responsible for a yearling colt by Nyquist, who just sold during Keeneland September for $700,000 to the Three Amigos, foaled a colt by Essential Quality Apr. 1 and she was bred to...

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Circle 8 Ranch Partners on Chilean Strong Mandate Filly

Circle 8 Ranch's Troy Levy has announced that he has entered into a partnership with Chile's Haras Doña Icha to race the unbeaten Broken Dreams (Chi) (Strong Mandate--Fleetful Cat, by Van Nistelrooy) in the United States. The 3-year-old has arrived in Florida and is with Circle 8 Ranch trainer Michelle Nihei at the Palm Meadows Training Center. Broken Dreams has won both of her starts in Chile. "We are excited to have Broken Dreams in our training shed and to partner with Haras Doña Icha on this talented filly," Levy...

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Saturday's Insights: Strong Mandate 'Rising Star' Returns at Oaklawn

7th-OP, $61K, Alw, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 5:06 p.m. ET Maryanorginger (Strong Mandate) makes her first start since debuting with a 'TDN Rising Star' performance after stumbling at the start in the Astoria S. at Belmont Park last June. The second-place finisher that day Perfect Alibi (Sky Mesa) followed up with victories in Saratoga's GII Adirondack S. and GI Spinaway S., respectively. The Gold Square colorbearer, a $190,000 FTKJUL yearling purchase, is trained by Jeremiah Englehart. TJCIS PPs 11th-GP, $46K, OC 75k/N1X, 3yo, 7f, 5:52 p.m. ET I'll Fight Dempsey...

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