Dec. 1 Insights

[Wandering Eyes]

1st-GP, $60K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 11:50 p.m. ET

John Oxley went to $600,000 to acquire WINGS OF DAWN (Medaglia d’Oro) at Keeneland September last year and she debuts in this spot for trainer Mark Casse. The dark bay is a daughter of MGSW Juanita (Mineshaft), who was purchased by breeders Aaron & Marie Jones for $1.2 million carrying a full-sibling to this juvenile at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. TJCIS PPs.

10th-WO, $61K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 5:40 p.m. ET

North of the border, Mark Casse unveils another well-related first timer in TAPPITTY TAPPITTY (Tapit). The Live Oak homebred is out of GI Diana S. winner and millionaire My Typhoon (Ire) (Giant’s Causeway), who was an 800,000gns weanling purchase by Charlotte Weber’s operation at TATNOV 2002. A daughter of European Highweight Urban Sea (Miswaki), My Typhoon is a half-sister to leading international sire and European champion Galileo (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells); European Horse of the year and top sire Sea the Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}); and Italian Highweight and MG1SW Black Sam Bellamy (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) among others. This is also the female family of Grade/Group I winners Athena (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Bracelet (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}).

TJCIS PPs.

8th-DMR, $53K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 4:00 p.m. ET

KINGLY (Tapit), a full-brother to MGSW sire Mohaymen, makes his career bow in this test for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who is tough to beat with a juvenile firster. Out of MGSW & GISP Justwhistledixie (Dixie Union), the bay is also a half-brother to Baffert’s GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner New Year’s Day (Street Cry {Ire}). This is also the family of GSW sire Overdriven (Tale of the Cat), MGSW Smooth Air (Smooth Jazz) and GSW Got Stormy (Get Stormy). TJCIS PPs. —@CDeBernardisTDN

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