Insights on the American Racing Scene: Aug. 5, 2018

[Wandering Eyes]

1st-SAR, $85K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, post time: 1:00 p.m. ET
INTO MYSTIC (Into Mischief) was knocked down to the Spendthrift braintrust for $650K–the third priciest of her sire’s 40 juveniles to sell this season–after breezing an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5 on the synthetic track ahead of this year’s OBS April Sale. The May 2 foal is out of a Medaglia d’Oro half-sister to Grade III-winning sprinter Savorthetime (Gilded Time) and GSW & GISP Rogue Romance (Smarty Jones). Mo Wheels Up (Uncle Mo) was purchased in utero by Scott Dilworth for $120K at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale and was a $160K buyback at KEENOV the following year. Her once-beaten dam Smarty Deb (Smart Strike) was a treble stakes winner in the Pacific Northwest and is responsible for SW Finallygotabentley (Bernardini) and MGSP Wild About Deb (Eskendereya). Phipps homebred Dance Club (Candy Ride {Arg}) is the most recent foal to make the races from 2002 champion juvenile filly Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat), the dam of MGSP Revved Up and herself adaughter of four-time Grade I winner My Flag (Easy Goer). Undefeated champion Personal Ensign (Private Account) features as the third dam, which also includes the likes of GISW Mr Speaker (Pulpit), recent GIII Dixie S. winner Fire Away (War Front) and GISWs Miner’s Mark (Mr. Prospector) and Traditionally (Mr. Prospector). The wildly successful Candy Ride/Storm Cat cross has resulted in the likes of champion Shared Belief and HOTY Gun Runner. TJCIS PPs

1st-ELP, $42K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, post time: 1:50 p.m. ET
KAZIRANGA (Candy Ride {Arg}) is a son of MGSW & MGISP Teammate (A.P. Indy), a half-sister to top sire War Front (Danzig), who was snapped up by Calumet Farm for $575K carrying this foal in utero at KEENOV in 2015. Kaziranga is a half-brother to SW Team of Teams (Elusive Quality) and GSP Team Colors (Street Cry {Ire}). Pole Setter (Take Charge Indy), a son of 2007 GI Spinaway S. winner Irish Smoke (Smoke Glacken), cost $15K at FTKFEB in 2017 and $50K as a FTKOCT yearling before fetching $220K (2/20) at this year’s OBSAPR sale after breezing a quarter-mile in :21 1/5. TJCIS PPs

7th-GP, $65K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, post time: 3:52 p.m. ET
FULL SWING (Verrazano) gets her career started for owner Michael Tabor and trainer Todd Pletcher, who also campaigned the filly’s Grade III-winning dam Excited (Giant’s Causeway). The latter, who has already bred SW & MGSP Thrilled (Uncle Mo), is a daughter of SW Path of Thunder (Thunder Gulch), a full-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff upsetter Spain and also the dam of SW Wait Til Dawn (Giant’s Causeway). TJCIS PPs

2nd-DMR, $60K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, post time: 5:30 p.m. ET
DER LU (Orb), a $170K purchase out of last year’s FTSAUG sale, stopped the clock in :21 flat at this year’s FTFMAR sale and was purchased by Charles and Susan Chu’s Baoma Corp. for $900K (1/26). The filly’s dam Taboo (Forestry) produced SP Smartly Agree (Smart Strike) and is a daughter of GISW Dream of Summer (Siberian Summer), the dam of top sire Creative Cause (Giant’s Causeway), MGSW Destin (Giant’s Causeway) and MGSP Vexatious (Giant’s Causeway). TJCIS PPs –@EquinealTDN

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