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    • An eye-catching debut is often a signal of big things to come. Spectacular Grey (Not This Time) gave her connections a lot to dream about at Monmouth Park Saturday when she earned 'TDN Rising Star' honors via a sensational unveiling. Coming into the race for trainer Alexis Delgado, who only had one other starter recorded for 2025 and no winners, the grey's July 4 four-panel move from the gate in :47.60 (2/24) showed the betting public enough to award her 5-1 odds against a salty field. Off a bit slow but initially content to track from midpack behind an opening quarter in :22.25, Spectacular Grey changed her mind passing the quarter pole and made a rush to the front that even caught the announcer's attention. Suddenly in control by four lengths as they turned into the stretch, she boldly proclaimed the race as hers by extending her advantage to 7 3/4 lengths on the wire. Revolving d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro) had no response for that winner and had to settle for a clear second best. The victress is the first winner to the races for her dam Rose Grey, who has since produced a yearling filly by Charlatan and a 2025 colt by Life Is Good. Said dam is herself a daughter of SP Smitten (Tapit), making her a half-sister to GISP Commandperformance (Union Rags). This is the female line of GSW Snit (Fit to Fight), whose daughters GSW Blind Date (Not For Love) and MSW Sales Tax (High Yield) also going on to produced black-type runners.   4th-Monmouth, $53,375, Msw, 7-12, 2yo, f, 5f, :58.33, ft, 7 3/4 lengths. SPECTACULAR GREY, f, 2, by Not This Time          1st Dam: Rose Grey, by The Factor          2nd Dam: Smitten, by Tapit          3rd Dam: Hi Lili, by Silver Deputy Sales history: $127,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $120,000 RNA 2yo '25 OBSAPR; $150,000 RNA 2yo '25 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,500. O-III Beauty's Thoroughbred LLC; B-Baron Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Alexis Delgado. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. The post Spectacular is the Word: Not This Time’s Spectacular Grey Sails Home to ‘Rising Star’ Honors at Monmouth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty after his five-furlong workout July 12 in 1:02.18.View the full article
    • No Half Measures caused a huge 66-1 shock July 12 to provide Richard Hughes with his biggest victory as a trainer in the July Cup Stakes (G1) at Newmarket Racecourse.View the full article
    • Trinity College, fourth in the French Derby (G1), and New Ground, fourth in the Epsom Derby (G1), meet July 13 in the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) at Longchamp.View the full article
    • 6th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 4:02 p.m. ET. SCHWARZENEGGER (Not This Time) is unveiled for the ownership group of David Fennelly, Brook Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Resolution Road. Initially a $410,000 purchase during Keeneland November in 2023, the colt went for $950,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale the following year and was sent to trainer Wesley Ward. The first-time starter is out Soothsaying (Lemon Drop Kid), who was a Gainesway buy for $350,000 at the 2024 Keeneland November Sale while a filly by Nyquist was in-utero. Set for a start is another Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad in Final Score (Not This Time). Repole Stable successfully bid $600,000 to acquire this colt trained by Todd Pletcher. Dam Precious Dixie (Bernardini) is a full-sister to SW Lady Kate and they are out of GSW Princess Haya (Street Cry {Ire}). Finally, Freestate (Caravaggio) is a half-brother to SW Freedom Trail (Collected). The colt's dam Freedom (War Front) is a full-sister to SW Leader of Men, and a half to a pair of multiple Grade I stakes winners in Executiveprivilege (First Samurai) and Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday). TJCIS PPS 5th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 2:44 p.m. ET. Godolphin homebred Equator (Uncle Mo) goes out for trainer Eoin Harty. The bay's stakes winning dam Moiety (Bernardini) produced GII MiddleGround Capital Beaumont Stakes heroine Verity (Nyquist), and the first-time starter's grand dam is Brazilian dual champion Be Happy (Brz) (Ghadeer {Fr}). TJCIS PPS 4th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 3yo/up, f&m, 1mT, 2:52 p.m. ET. Coastal Cabin (City of Light) is a Bill Farish homebred trained by Cherie DeVaux. The 3-year-old filly's unraced dam is a half-sister to a pair of sires in Eagle (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags), plus MGSW Royal Flag (Candy Ride {Arg}). TJCIS PPS The post Sunday’s Racing Insights: Not This Time’s Schwarzenegger Pumped For First Toga Party appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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