Saturday Insights: Karen With an I Flies Beholder’s Colors on Debut

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8th-SA, $67k, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 6f, 8:00p.m. ET
Beholder will be represented with a firster at the races, this time via Karin With an I (Curlin). The daughter of the supermare debuts a few days removed of her half-brother Q B One (Uncle Mo)'s third place effort Mar. 27 for their shared connections of Spendthrift Farm and trainer Richard Mandella. Karin With an I worked the day before that race, posting a six furlong move over the main track in 1:14.20, ranked 4/7 that morning. Pricey My Kentucky Girl, a $475,000 daughter of American Pharoah at KEESEP, also takes to the track for the first time as the half-sister of $700,000 KEESEP '19 grad Big City Momma (Quality Road) and stakes placed Life On the Road (Street Sense). TJCIS PPs

8th-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, f, 7f, 3:01p.m. ET
Gainesway Stable homebred Easy to Love (Empire Maker) will be unveiled on a packed Saturday under card at Hallendale, and the half to Grade I winner Lukes Alley (Flower Alley) will be facing a field largely in the same category as her: firsters. Given half-siblings' successes on various surfaces -Wanstead Gardens (Flower Alley) a multiple winner on the turf; Arrifana (Curlin) GSP and a stakes winner on dirt; Lukes Alley has graded wins on both turf and all-weather) the dirt shouldn't be a hindering factor. The partnership of Repole Stables and Woodford Racing send out $390,000 KEESEP score Inventing (Union Rags) to play spoiler for Todd Pletcher and Wish You Well (American Freedom) will try to justify her connection's $550,000 FTFMAR (:10) faith in her at first asking as well. The half to Grade III winner Chanteline (Majesticperfection) and stakes winning Kell Paso (Divine Park) goes to post for George Weaver. TJCIS PPs

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