Saturday Insights: $1.7M Close Relation To GISW Leofric Gets Going At Saratoga

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8th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, 7f, post time: 3:52 p.m. ET
DRAGONES (Gun Runner) is the latest highly coveted produce out of Lady Godiva (Unbridled's Song) and the Apr. 17 foal is closely related to Leofric (Candy Ride {Arg}), whose eight victories from 14 starts included the 2018 GI Clark Handicap. Out of a half-sister to MGSW & GISP Multiple Choice (Mt. Livermore) and to the dam of the stakes winners Inspired (Unbridled's Song), Silver City (Unbridled's Song), Elope (Gone West) and Initiation (Deputy Minister), the gray was hammered down to Resolute Racing for $1.7 million at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. The colt is raced in partnership with Winchell Thoroughbreds.

The competition includes Akkadian (Good Magic), a full-brother to 2024 GI Pacific Classic upsetter and 2025 G1 Dubai World Cup runner-up Mixto, who cost Gary Broad's Walmac Farm $550,000 at Keeneland September last year. The chestnut's dam is a sister to GISW Rigoletta, the dam of the ill-fated GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile hero Battle of Midway (Smart Strike).

Also in the mix is $400,000 KEESEP purchase Relevance (Tapit), whose half-brother Get Her Number (Dialed In) won the GI American Pharoah Stakes in 2020. TJCIS PPs

6th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:45 p.m. ET
TALKIN (Good Magic) is a half-brother to five winners, including the Grade II-placed Royal Obsession (Tapit), the dam of this year's GIII Indiana Oaks heroine Clicquot (Quality Road), amd MSP Jumby Bay. A$600,000 KEESEP purchase, the bay is out of a winning half-sister to Grade I-winning turfer Magnificent Song (Unbridled's Song), MGSP Galileo's Song (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and MGSP Great Barrier Reef (Mr. Greeley). TJCIS PPs

2nd-KD, $170k, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 12:57 p.m. ET
Juddmonte homebred CONCEIT (Not This Time) has drawn gate 12 for this first trip to the races. The Feb. 23 produce is set to become the latest starter out of Pachinko (Tapit), whose two previous winners include her year-older full-brother Final Gambit, this year's GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks hero who takes his chance in the GIII Nashville Derby later in the afternoon. This is the deeper female family of Zafonic and Zamindar.

Tracy Farmer gave $400,000 for Secretly Delighted (Constitution) at KEESEP last year and her stakes-winning and Grade II-placed dam is already responsible for MGSW & GISP Sweet Melania (American Pharoah) and stakes-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Sweet Rebecca (American Pharoah). TJCIS PPs

4th-DMR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 6:05 p.m. ET
MOLLY E (Liam's Map) was knocked down for $400,000 at Keeneland September in 2024, but was led out unsold on a bid of $385,000 at this year's OBS April Sale. The filly's dam Mo Dean (Uncle Mo), a half-sister to GSW & MGISP Crupi (Curlin), was purchased by Susan Casner for $170,000 with the filly in utero at the 2023 Keeneland January Sale. Third dam Caroni (Rubiano) produced GSW Mo Tom (Uncle Mo) and Beautician (Dehere), a stakes winner whose two Grade I placings as a juvenile included the 2009 Spinaway Stakes and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. TJCIS PPs

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