Insights: Friday, July 19

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5th-SAR, $90k, 2yo, f, 6f, 3:28 p.m. ET
Two blue-blooded juvenile fillies, one related to a blossoming newcomer on the sire scene, and the other related to a proven sire of nine Grade I winners, including GI Preakness S. hero War of Will (War Front), will enter the starting gate for the first time on Friday’s card at the Spa. FINITE (Munnings), trained by Steve Asmussen, fetched $200,000 at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Timonium Sale after a snappy :10 2/5 breeze. Her dam Remit (Tapit) is a full-sister to millionaire and top freshman sire Tapiture, who was represented by his first stakes winner Wednesday afternoon at this oval when Sky of Hook scored in a sloppy renewal of the Rick Violette S. Finite’s half-brother Reride (Candy Ride {Arg}) crushed a field of maidens in his career debut two years ago under the Twin Spires before going on to finish a solid third in the 2018 G2 UAE Derby.

Prominent owner and breeder Joseph Allen unveils Mrs. Danvers (Tapit) in hopes that the youngster can follow in the hoofprints of his graded stakes-winning colorbearers War Front (Danzig), Teammate (A.P. Indy) and Eccelesiastic (Pulpit). The Shug McGaughey pupil is the first foal out of a half-sister to that trio of notable performers. Mrs. Danvers blitzed a bullet half-mile in :46 1/5 (1/81) June 21 at Keeneland prior to shipping up to Saratoga. TJCIS PPS

6th-DMR, $61k, 3yo/up, 6f, 9:29 p.m. ET
Trainer Bob Baffert sends out FAY DAN (Curlin) for his career bow on Del Mar’s opening weekend. A$400,000 yearling purchase at Fasig-Tipton October, the Baoma Corporation runner hails from the family of the brilliant turf star David Junior (Pleasant Tap), who captured three Group I stakes races. Fay Dan’s second dam Paradise River (Irish River {Fr}) is a sibling to champion grass horse Paradise Creek (Irish River {Fr}) and Grade I victors Forbidden Apple (Pleasant Colony) and Wild Event (Wild Again). TJCIS PPS

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