June 1 Insights: Churchill Hosts Debuting Half-Brother to late Midnight Bourbon, Sire Girvin

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4th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 2:13p.m. ET
Leaving the four hole on this unveiling as the most expensive auction buy in the race, CANNONEER (Into Mischief) will be carrying the colors of the partnership of St Elias and Stonestreet Stables. A $1.75-million purchase last year at KEESEP, the son of top sire Into Mischief claims a fleet of accomplished half-siblings, most notable being the late GSW & MGISP Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) and sire GISW Girvin (Tale of Ekati). Also in dam Catch the Moon (Malibu Moon)'s family portrait is GSW Cocked and Loaded (Colonel John) and GSW Pirate's Punch (Shanghai Bobby). One of said mare's full-sisters is Clarendon Fancy, herself the mother of GISW Brightwork (Outwork) and GSP Just as Fancy (Volatile). A half-sister to that pair produced GSP As Catch Can (Mo Town). Cannoneer is trained by Brad Cox and will have Florent Geroux in the irons as the morning line lists him at 2-1 odds.

To that one's outside is Macchiato (Gun Runner), the Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred who hails from the immediate female family of champion 3-year-old filly MGISW Untapable (Tapit) and her half-brother GISW Paddy O'Prado (El Prado {Ire}). A full-sister to the GI Kentucky Oaks victress is Red House, dam of MGSW Red Route One (Gun Runner) and his full-brother MSW & MGSP Red Run. Steve Asmussen trains this one.

Password (Uncle Mo) will break from the rail for owner/breeder Peter Blum and trainer Rodolphe Brisset. The colt's dam is a half-sister to several black-type winners and black-type producers, including Initiation (Deputy Minister), who would eventually create a branch which yielded Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Elysian Field (Hard Spun). Another half-sister, Treasure (Medaglia d'Oro) would gain acclaim via her 'TDN Rising Star' son, champion dirt male MGISW National Treasure (Quality Road).  TJCIS PPs

 

6th-SA, $60k, Msw, 2yo, 5fT, 6:38p.m. ET
Racing in the colors of owner/breeder Calumet Farm is Brigante (More Than Ready) for trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill in a baby dash on the grass. Hailing from an extremely deep female family, the ridgling claims some of the sport's biggest stars as relatives. His second dam is MGSW Caress (Storm Cat), making his own dam Cheeky Charm (A.P. Indy) a half-sister to the likes of GISW Sky Mesa (Pulpit) and MGSW & GISP Golden Velvet (Seeking the Gold), herself mother to GSW Lucullan (Hard Spun) and GSW Innovative Idea (Bernardini). The lattermost mare would herself gain fame through her own daughter, MGISW Matareya (Pioneerof the Nile). Another half-sister to Cheeky Charm, Velvety (Bernardini), would produce MGISW Maxfield and his half-sister GSW Loved (Medaglia d'Oro). This is also the extended family of GSW Touchuponastar (Star Guitar) and MGSW & GISP Good Samaritan (Harlan's Holiday).

Eyeballing that one in the gate to his inside is the John Sadler trainee Hey Nay Nay (Ire) (No Nay Never). A $300,000 KEESEP buy last year, the Irish-bred is a half-brother to Group winner Global Storm (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}), a frequent face in the upper levels of European racing in his time. Their half-sister is last year's Listed placed Where I Wanna Be (Ire) (Camelot {Ire}). Dam Travel (Street Cry {Ire}) is a half-sibling to the ill-fated GI Kentucky Derby second Eight Belles (Unbridled's Song).

On the rail is Won for Lou (Bucchero), a half-brother to SP Tweety Show (English Channel), who also heads out from the O'Neill barn. Their dam is a full-sister to G1 Epsom Oaks victress Casual Look (Red Ransom), who herself went on to produce GSW Casual Smile (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Another Grade I-placed sull-sister Shabby Chic claims G2 Italian Oaks victress Fashion Statement (GB) (Rainbow Quest). TJCIS PPs

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