Sunday’s Racing Insights: Don’t’ Fret Quality Road, Guitarist Set To Open On Saratoga Stage

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6th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 4:06 p.m. ET.
Amo Racing went to $900,000 to acquire GUITARIST (Quality Road) at last year's Keeneland September Sale. Sent to trainer Chad Brown, the colt is out of GISP Bernina Star (Harlan's Holiday), who was a $1.2-million buy for Don Alberto at the 2019 Keeneland November Sale while Sheza Shining Star (Curlin) was in-utero. Guitarist's dam is a half-sister to GSW National Flag (Speightstown) and SW Perfect Flight (Uncle Mo). Under the first-time starter's third dam we find GISW & MGISP Eddington (Unbridled).

Set for his unveiling is the Newtown Anner-bred Teleport (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}). Mike Repole bought the colt 300,000 gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and then the breeder stayed in for a piece. A half-brother to GI Saratoga Derby runner-up Juwelier (Ire) (Wooton Bassett {GB}), the Todd Pletcher trainee's dam is a full-sister to current sire Intello (Ger) (by Galileo {Ire}).

Vegso Florida homebred Woodster (Quality Road) hails from a good family and is the half-brother of GII Wood Memorial longshot hero Lord Miles (Curlin). Under the care of Bill Mott, the colt's extended female family includes champion 2-year-old filly Caledonia Road (Quality Road), MGSW Officiating (Blame) and the dual-winning Royal Ascot invader Crimson Advocate (Nyquist).

Entered for the 'main track only' is Mott trainee Stimulate (Tapit). Bred and owned by Claiborne and Adele Dilschneider, the colt is out of GI Alabama Stakes heroine Elate (Medaglia d'Oro) who is also responsible for Stimulate's stablemate Excite (Speightstown). TJCIS PPS

7th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 3:42 p.m. ET.
Tommy Town bought and raced MGSW Victim of Love (Speightstown) and her first foal Love Divine (Into Mischief) debuts for the outfit and trainer Steve Asmussen. Out of GSW Spacy Tracy (Awesome Again), Victim of Love is full-sister to GSW Benner Island, who produced the recently returned to training GII Fantasy Stakes victress Quietside (Malibu Moon). TJCIS PPS

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