Looking For The Next Sovereignty In The Street Sense

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A horse by the name of Sovereignty (Into Mischief) showed up for last year's GIII Street Sense Stakes as a maiden and departed as one of the leaders of the division with a remarkable come-from-behind rally to break his maiden. It waits to be seen whether any of the seven juvenile signed on for Sunday's renewal can achieve similar heights, but–as always in this business–hope springs eternal.

The single, most solid piece of form in the field belongs to Universe (Global Campaign), whose trainer Ken McPeek sent out King Fury (Curlin) to annex the event in 2020 when contested as a listed race. The bay has been dispatched at longshot odds in each of his two racetrack appearances, first belying a quote of 17-1 when graduating by 4 1/2 lengths going seven furlongs at Saratoga Aug. 30 ahead of a running-on third at 18-1 behind Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) in the GI Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct Oct. 4. He tries a two-turn route for the first time on Sunday.

Universe's sire is a half-brother to Bolt d'Oro, whose son Incredibolt breaks from the outside stall while also stretching out in distance. A debut fourth sprinting six panels at Ellis Park Aug. 22, the dark bay colt broke his maiden by two solid lengths going this track's one-turn mile Sept. 28 and is in the thick of this with further improvement.

I Did I Did (Curlin) and the McPeek-conditioned Very Connected (Connect) own the distinction of having winning form over Sunday's course and distance, the former having validated even-money favoritism in the slop on Sept. 14, while Very Connected needed the length of the Churchill stretch to break his duck in similar underfoot conditions on Sept. 21.

Sophomore Fillies Take Swing at Autumn Miss

A field of nine 3-year-old fillies is set to face the starter for the GIII Autumn Miss Stakes at Santa Anita, a one-mile heat that lacks a standout performer.

Slick (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) broke her maiden over track and trip last Dec. 26, was a comebacking third to Velocity (Nyquist) June 20 and was beaten two lengths into sixth by that rival in the GI Del Mar Oaks Aug. 16. The gray returned to winning ways with a one-length entry-level allowance score going a mile here on Sept. 26 and is an obvious threat with a repeat run.

Take A Breath (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) won three of her seven starts in England for trainer William Haggas, including a victory over males in Doncaster handicap company this past May. Set a tall task when pitched into the deep end in the Del Mar Oaks on U.S. debut, she ran home well from the back to be fourth in a race that also provided next-out GI QE II Challenge Cup heroine Lush Lips (GB) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}). She ran into a roadblock when making her move in the Sept. 28 allowance won by Slick and trailed in, but is clearly capable in a spot like this.

Innovative (Complexity) denied pacesetting Lee's Baby Girl (Malibu Moon) by a neck with Warming (Global Campaign) a further half-length behind in the GIII John C. Harris Stakes down the hill at Santa Anita Sept. 27 and all three stretch out to the mile for this.

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