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1st-BAQ, $95k, Msw, 2yo, 1m, post time: 1:00 pm ET
A series of well-bred 2-year-old males will begin the Sunday show to begin competing at the Aqueduct. BIG WICKS (Medaglia d’Oro), a $575,000 graduate of last year’s September sale at Keeneland, was part of a 2-1 backed entry on the morning line and is the son of Leigh Court, 3 age, 3 years old, Sovereign Award (Grand Slam) Winner, a Two-time Rated Winner for the late Eugene Melnyk who was purchased by Speedway Stables for even $1 million from Melnyk distribution at Sales November 2014 Fasig-Tipton. Trained at the ages of five and six, Leigh Court – an outright winner of half to three stakes – will go on to add GIII Whimsical S. in 2016. Dark Bay faces $1 million in KEESEP grad Phelpsy (Into Mischief), Thursday on Saratoga launches July 23; and Proven Score (Gunman)a $675,000 September purchase, seventh place ‘Rising star TDN’ Disarm (Gunman) at Spa on August 6. PP of TJCIS
6th-MTH, $57k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, posting time: 2:35 p.m. ET
THE SUN OF THAT GUN (Gunman) is the latest creation from 14-time winner Suzee Sunrise (Chester House), whose best pony to date is a Golden Brown New Jersey hybrid (Offlee Wild), GIII Kent S. 2018 winner on the turf at Delaware and a six-time share winner in a state-owned limited company with earnings over $810,000. The little-announced mare Sunny Star (Flatter) broke its weight in Hong Kong, where she won 5 races and made $802,000 while placing in the 3rd place on the pitch. Like Golden Brown, That Sun of a Gun was adapted by Pat McBurney. PP of TJCIS
5-BAQ, $95k, Msw, 2yo, 1 min, post time: 3:03 p.m. ET
A group of minors with a one-way pass, a group topped – based on pedigree, at a minimum – by Spendthrift’s ANISTON (Curlin), who is not here just to be ‘friends’. Acquired $550,000 at KEESEP this time last year, the April 28 pony is chestnut just like her ‘Rising star TDN’ Full sister Souper Sensational, winner of GIII Victory Ride S. 2011 and runner-up in GI Test S. and also proved her versatility with a near miss in the GII Royal North S. year sprint. Now on the pitch at Woodbine . Dam Kateri (Indian Charlie) is an unranked daughter of class III winner The Good News of Sue (Forest Man), GI smasher Odgen Phipps H. provides Tiz Miz Sue (Tiznow) and Mrs. by GSP Serein (Uncle Mo) and MSP Surfer Dude (Curlin). Sue’s Good News also dropped Breeders’ Cup winner Juvenile Turf Sprint (City Zip). Tangent (Evenly), half-sister to GSP Carried Interest (Henny Hughes), half-sister to MGSW/GISP Allamerican Bertie (The Quiet American); half to MGSW & GISP Hurricane Bertie (Storm Boot). May 24 pony, $80,000 KEESEP student, made $450,000 at OBS in April of this year after going a long way : 10 1/5. PP of TJCIS
7-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, posting time: 3:50 p.m. ET
PRETTY MISCHOUS (Into Mischief) is the second pony to participate in races other than Pretty City Dancer (Tapit), who shared the spoils with her parents’ pet daughter Sweet Loretta during GI Spinaway S. 2016 in Saratoga. GISW’s half-sister to Princess Lear (Lear Fans) – who will be best supported after Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d’Oro) in the 2007 GI Kentucky Oaks before slipping out of the race – Pretty City Dancer was acquired by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock on behalf of Godolphin for $3.5 million. Medaglia d’Oro at Fasig-Tipton 2018 November sale. PP of TJCIS
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