Saturday’s Racing Insights: Tapit’s Nantz Welcomes Juvenile Debut At Saratoga

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1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 12:35 p.m. ET.
Debuting upstate is 2-year-old NANTZ (Tapit)–a $600,000 purchase during last year's Keeneland September Sale. Owned by partners Repole Stable, Spendthrift Farm, Big Easy Racing, Titletown Racing, Rick Kanter, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich and Mark Parkinson, the Todd Pletcher trainee is the first foal for MSW Divine Queen (Divine Park). She's out of SW Town Queen (Williamstown), who also produced SW Queen's Award (Medaglia d'Oro) and the dam of MGSW The Player (Street Hero).

Also set for his unveiling is Aviator Gui (Uncle Mo). The Three Chimneys homebred–trained by Chad Brown–is out of unraced Paulistinha (Tapit), who is a half-sister to multiple leading sire Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}). TJCIS PPS

1st-ELP, $71K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 12:50 p.m. ET.
Heading to the turf at the Pea Patch, Lovely Emma (Twirling Candy) will make her first start for C R K Stable and trainer Peter Eurton. The 2-year-old filly was taken home by Mayberry Farm for $600,000 during Keeneland September last year. Her unplaced dam is also responsible for GIII Sam F. Davis Stakes hero Litigate (Blame) and she herself is a half-sister to the dam of MGSW Blamed (Blame).

Godolphin homebred Civetta (Into Mischief) is a first time starter for trainer Brendan Walsh. The filly's dam, MGISP Sentiero Italia (Medaglia d'Oro), produced GI Arlington Million hero Santin (Distorted Humor). TJCIS PPS

3rd-ELP, $71K, Msw, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:49 p.m. ET.
The late great Arrogate's final crop are now 3-year-olds and Touchdown Rocket will take his first crack in the starting gate with Lasix at Ellis. Out of a graded-stakes-placed Street Sense mare, the colt initially sold to Kings Equine for $50,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale before going to Spendthrift and Frank Fletcher for $525,000 during OBS March in 2023. The colt is trained by Brad Cox. TJCIS PPS

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