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Coolmore’s royal hybrid Under the stars (Pioneerof the Nile) will become the third black category winner for her impressive Untouched Talent (Storm Cat) as the morning favorite in the GII Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita Saturday. Half-brother to Bodemeister (The Empire Producer), Bob Baffert’s student came in third at debut behind the antagonist. Awake At Midnyte (Nyquist) at Arcadia October 31. She filled the same spot after steady friend and final GI Starlet S winner Eda (Munnings) at Desi Arnaz S.
Awake At Midnyte narrowly follows that first graduation on Halloween with a second pitch on the GIII Jimmy Durante S. turf in Del Mar on November 27.
Purebred George Krikorian Big switch (Mr. Big) hopes to remain undefeated when she faces the company opening for the first time. The first winner over Cal-breds colleagues at Del on March 20, Black Bay captured the Golden State Juvenile Fillies S. there on November 5.
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