Sept. 29 Insights

[Wandering Eyes]

4th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:17 p.m. ET

Joe Allen and Peter Brant teamed up to acquire U S NAVY CROSS (Curlin) for $550,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale and he makes his career bow in this test for trainer Chad Brown. The bay is a half-brother to GSW & MGISP Recepta (Speightstown), GSW Taqarub (Aldebaran) and SW & GSP Defiant Honor (Speightstown). His dam is a half-sister to champion Soaring Softly (Kris S.). TJCIS PPs.

5th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 2:54 p.m. ET

Chad Brown unveils a pricey juvenile of the fairer sex in this test in $1.6 million KEESEP purchase BALON ROSE (War Front), owned by Larry Best’s OXO Equine. The bay is out of GSW Aloof (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was purchased by Mandy Pop for $3.9 million carrying a full-sibling to this filly at the 2014 Keeneland September Sale. Out of English Highweight Airwave (GB) (Air Express {Ire}), Aloof is a half-sister to SW & GSP Meow (Ire) (Storm Cat), who is the dam of European Highweight Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Jimmy Toner sends out a well-bred second-time starter in Tip At Tapit (Tapit), who adds blinkers in this spot after finishing eighth on debut over a yielding course at Saratoga Aug. 19. Out of SW & MGISP Ellie’s Moment (Kris S.), the Phillips homebred is a full-sister to Grade I-winning turfer Time and Motion; and a half to SW & GSP Awesome Bet (Awesome Again) and GSP Moment in Dixie (Dixieland Band). Ellie’s Moment is a half-sister to MGISW Brian’s Time (Roberto). This is also the family of MGISW grass runners Winter Memories (El Prado {Ire}) and Memories of Silver (Silver Hawk). TJCIS PPs.

1st-SA, $50K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:00 p.m. ET

Bob Baffert can never be overlooked, especially with a first timer, and he saddles a blue-blooded firster in Godolphin homebred COMICAL GHOST (Ghostzapper). Out of GISW millionaire Hysterical Lady (Distorted Humor), the dark bay is a half-sibling to Lady Montdore (Medaglia d’Oro), a graded winner at Saratoga and GSP in Europe. His second dam is Chilean champion Sacramentada (Chi) (Northair). Baffert also unveils $200,000 KEESEP buy Improbable (City Zip) in this test. The chestnut gets the morning-line nod off a very speedy worktab, most recently breezing a best-of-24 six panels in 1:12 4/5 in Arcadia Sept. 23. Also making his first trip to the post here is Kaleem Shah’s $600,000 FTFMAR buy Stretford End (Will Take Charge), trained by Simon Callaghan. He hails from the family of graded winners Hour Glass (Petionville) and Time Limit (Gilded Time). TJCIS PPs.

4th-SA, $50K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 4:33 p.m. ET

Gary and Mary West’s POWER PLAYER (Distorted Humor) looks to get his career off on the right hoof for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in this test. Out of MGSW turfer Cambiocorsa (Avenue of Flags), the $280,000 KEESEP purchase is a full-brother to GSW Schiaparelli; and a half-sibling to GSW Moulin De Mougin (Curlin), SW & GSP Bronson (Medaglia d’Oro), SW Alexis Tangier (Tiznow) and the dam of MG1SW Roaring Lion (Kitten’s Joy). Fox Hill Farms’ blue-blooded Omaha Beach (War Front) closed well to be third in his debut going a mile at Del Mar Sept. 2 and makes his second trip to the post here. The dark bay is a half-brother to champion Take Charge Brandi (Giant’s Causeway) and his second dam is MGISW blue hen Take Charge Lady (Dehere), who is the dam of champion Will Take Charge (Unbridled’s Song) and GISW Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy). TJCIS PPs.

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