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California shipper Imagination wins the $2 million Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G2) in Saudi Arabia, and Florida's Reef Runner takes the $2 million 1351 Turf Sprint (G2T) there. View the full article

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5th-TAM, $55k, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 2:49 p.m. ET HUMILITY (Justify) fetched $400,000 as a short yearling at the 2024 Keeneland January Sale and returned for that auction house's September Sale to bring $1 million from the partnership of CHC, Maverick Racing and Siena Racing. A half-brother to a pair of black-type runners, the May 20 foal is out of a half-sister to Negligee (Northern Afleet), champion of her generation in Canada in 2009 and winner of that year's GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes. Peter Brant's Arizona Territory (Tapit) is a homebred son of Cafe Americano (Medaglia d'Oro), a $625,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase whose victory in the 2019 GIII Pucker Up Stakes completed a Chad Brown sweep of the four graded events on Arlington Million Day (Sistercharlie {Ire}, Beverly D. S.; Valid Point, Secretariat S.; Bricks and Mortar, Arlington Million). Already the dam of the stakes-placed Lavender Disaster (Into Mischief), Cafe Americano is a daughter of two-time Sovereign Award and three-time graded winner Roxy Gap (Indian Charlie), whose four additional winners includes MGSP Angelou (Curlin) Glen Hill Farm's Third Coast (Uncle Mo) is the fifth starter for the outfit's talented Marketing Mix (Medaglia d'Oro), a two-time Grade I winner in California and runner-up in the 2009 GI Breeders” Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita. The bay gelding is a half-brother to the stakes-placed Global Brand (War Front). TJCIS PPs The post Sunday Insights: Million-Dollar Justify Colt Debuts On the Grass at Tampa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

She had a lone start to her name when she came into this contest, but Galinda (Good Magic) proved defying gravity wasn't far from her capabilities as she floated home to win the East View Stakes. Entering into this black-type debut, the daughter of Good Magic was most recently seen breaking her maiden at first-asking Jan. 10 at this venue. In a duel nearly from the jump, she went wide for most of the trip and gamely held off a fresh challenger late to score by three-quarters of a length. That contest has since yielded a next-out winner. The 6-5 favorite against this short field, with Pinky Brier (McKinzie) going off the second choice at $1.29 odds to her $1.22, Galinda went right to head of affairs after the jump and posted a comfortable opening split of :23.64. Enjoying a ground saving trip into the bend after a half-mile in :47.38, her advantage over her rivals was growing as she spun into the lane. By the time they hit the final furlong, there was an insurmountable margin back to Rina's Revenge (Yaupon) in second, who had overtaken Victory Hall (Independence Hall) as that one battled to hold third. The final margin was 9 1/4 lengths as Galina coasted in with ears pricked. After the race, 'dazzling' was the word of the day as her connections could not sing her praises loud enough. Trainer Miguel Clement said they'd thought very highly of Galinda from the first day, saying, “She was incredibly impressive. She dazzled from day one and we were very high on the filly from the get-go. She continues to deliver, and we're very happy. She's for Waterville [Lake Stables, owner] who are big time breeders, so she'll be a fun addition for their broodmare band someday.” “The next race in New York [Maddie May, Mar. 7] is a bit quick back, but I do like the fact that it's one turn,” Clement said. “The next one in early April [GIII Gazelle, Apr. 4] is two turns, which I don't love. My other option is to bring her to Florida, but that's also two turns.” “I love the idea of stretching her further but still sticking with one turn. I think the one we consider strongly is the Virginia Oaks [1 1/16-miles, Mar. 14 at Colonial Downs]. It's one turn, but still stretching her. I don't know how distance-limited she is, to be frank, but we shall see. She's a good filly.”     When Waterville Lake Stables's Tim Tully was asked about the importance of the New York-bred program, the owner wasn't shy in his appraisal, saying, “For the partnership, it has been [very important] for the past 15 years…we think the New York breeding program is great and to come in to our second start and win a stakes race like this speaks to the program. A $135,000 purse is pretty strong.” Galinda is the second winner to the races for Super Humor behind winning eldest brother Lifting (Curlin), but the first to garner a stakes victory. The mare, herself a half-sister to a fleet of stakes horses on the New York circuit, has a yearling filly by Munnings to her credit and is due to Essential Quality for 2026. The aforementioned half-siblings include MSW & GSP Funny Guy (Big Brown) as well as SW & GSP Funny How (Overanalyze). One of the mare's winning half-sisters is Angel Food (Sidney's Candy), the mother of SP Marion Grace (Uptowncharlybrown). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. EAST VIEW S., $130,950, Aqueduct, 2-14, (S), 3yo, f, 7f, 1:24.97, ft. 1–GALINDA, 119, f, 3, by Good Magic                 1st Dam: Super Humor (SW, $169,288), by Super Saver                 2nd Dam: Heavenly Humor, by Distorted Humor                 3rd Dam: Call From Heaven, by Phone Trick ($120,000 Ylg '24 SARAUG). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Waterville Lake Stables; B-Daniel J Burke & Kathleen Burke Schweizer (NY); T-Miguel Clement; J-Jaime Rodriguez. $74,250. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $115,500. 2–Rina's Revenge, 121, f, 3, Yaupon–Mine as Well, by Mineshaft. ($55,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg '24 SARAUG). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables and Nehoc Stables; B-TLC Thoroughbreds LLC (NY); T-Kenneth McPeek. $27,000. 3–Victory Hall, 123, f, 3, Independence Hall–Into Victory, by Into Mischief. ($30,000 Wlg '23 FTNMIX; $30,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $45,000 RNA 2yo '25 OBSAPR). O-Twin Sports Racing, Cypresshead Racing, LLC and Let's Go Racing; B-Stonegate Stables LLC & Everything's Cricket Racing (NY); T-John Alexander Ortiz. $16,200. Margins: 9 1/4, 2, 2 3/4. Odds: 1.22, 4.45, 9.37. Also Ran: Purple Divine, Pinky Brier. Scratched: Blue Note. The post ‘The Good’ Indeed: Galinda Dazzles in Aqueduct’s East View appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Just when the Saudi Derby (G3) looked like a showdown between Japan and the United States, local boy Al Haram steals the show.View the full article