Prospect Watch: Half to Belmont Stakes winner Creator debuts

Photo: Mary Cage

This week's Prospect Watch features a diverse collection of young horses making their debuts and early career starts across multiple tracks. The headliners include Dad's Two Sense, a daughter of Grade 1 winner Harvey's Lil Goil, and Noble Wine, a sister to Grade 2 winner Conquest Panthera who commanded $400,000 at auction. 

Wednesday

Turfway Park race 3 features American Summer making her third career start. The 3-year-old filly by Constitution is out of Grade 2 winner Speaktomeofsummer, and she is a homebred for the Estate of Brereton C. Jones. After finishing fifth in the Valdale Stakes last time out, she earned a 99 Horse Racing Nation speed figure and returns to allowance optional claiming company. Trainer Kelsey Danner has Gabriel Saez aboard at 5-2 morning-line odds for the one-mile synthetic contest.

Thursday

Gulfstream Park race 6 showcases Dad's Two Sense making her debut for trainer Brendan Walsh. The 3-year-old filly by Street Sense is out of Grade 1 winner Harvey's Lil Goil, who earned $899,172 and captured three graded stakes during her racing career. She is a homebred for Harvey A. Clarke Racing Stables, also co-owned by Paul Braverman, who also campaigned Harvey's Lil Goil. John Velazquez takes the mount for the six-furlong dirt maiden at 5-1 morning-line odds; she breaks from the outside in an eight-horse field.

Also debuting in that same race is Pippa Adds, a 3-year-old filly by Yaupon out of Grade 2-placed Motion Emotion. The filly has a half-brother in Grade 3 winner Accelerize, and she represents Spendthrift Farm as a homebred. Todd Pletcher trains the filly, with Edgard Zayas aboard at 2-1 morning-line odds from the rail.

Friday

Gulfstream Park race 7 brings two debut runners with graded-stakes connections.

Cavallini, a 3-year-old gelding by Liam's Map, is out of Grade 2 winner Morena. This makes him a half-brother to Belmont Stakes winner Creator. Trainer Nicholas Vaccarezza has Rajiv Maragh aboard for the one-mile turf contest. Vaccareza also co-owns the horse with J and J Stables, Pat Greco, Eddie Greco, Michael P. Cloonan and Scott Jaffe. Cavallini breaks from post 7.

Woods, trained by Todd Pletcher, is a 3-year-old colt by Twirling Candy out of Grade 2 winner Irish Jasper. He is owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred partners, Sabby Racing and Robert La Penta. Jockey Edgard Zayas has the ride from post 3.

Saturday

Gulfstream Park race 1 features Trust Account making her third career start for trainer Brendan Walsh. The 3-year-old filly by Into Mischief is out of Grade 1 winner Shared Account, who earned $1.65 million and captured the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Trust Account's half-sister Sharing won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and earned over $1 million. After finishing third in her last start at Keeneland, Trust Account earned a 97 HRN speed figure and moves to one mile on turf, breaking from post 6 with David Egan aboard.

Fair Grounds race 5 brings debuts from two well-bred colts. Breakaway, a 3-year-old colt by Candy Ride, is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Zozos and is a homebred for Barry and Joni Butzow. Brad Cox trains with Tim Thornton in the saddle from post 4. Guns Allowed makes his second start for trainer Brad Cox after finishing ninth in his debut. The 3-year-old colt by Gun Runner is a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Volatile and is a homebred for Whisper Hill Farm. He starts from post 2 with Marcelino Pedroza Jr. in the irons.

Sunday

Gulfstream Park race 1 features Swamp Fox making his third career start. The 4-year-old colt by War of Will is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Polar River, who earned $771,139 during his career. After two disappointing efforts including an eighth-place finish last time out, the colt moves to $35,000-$30,000 maiden claiming company for trainer Philip Antonacci. Jorge Ruiz takes the mount from post 4 for the 1 1/16-mile turf contest.

Date Track Type Horse Div Sire Dam Trainer Top sibling
First-time starters
03/05 FG 6 MCL Plaza Del Sol 3M Catholic Boy Mintd (G3), 10YO, $183K Rob Atras  
03/05 FG 8 MSW Noble Wine 6F Justify Lastofthsummerwine, 20YO, $10K Wesley Ward Conquest Panthera (G2), 14YO, $393K, by Kitten's Joy
03/05 GP 6 MSW Dad's Two Sense 3F Street Sense Harvey's Lil Goil (G1), 9YO, $899K Brendan Walsh  
03/05 GP 6 MSW Pippa Adds 3F Yaupon Motion Emotion (G2 Placed), 10YO, $543K Todd Pletcher Accelerize (G3), 4YO, $204K, by Omaha Beach
03/05 TP 5 MSW Blue Flame Six 3F Uncle Mo Feel That Fire, 19YO, $147K Ethan W. West Mind Control (G1), 10YO, $2.07M, by Stay Thirsty
03/05 TP 5 MSW Couplet 3F Gun Runner Spring in the Air (G1), 16YO, $910K Michael McCarthy  
03/07 FG 5 MSW Breakaway 3M Candy Ride (ARG) Papa's Forest, 16YO, $234K Brad Cox Zozos (G3), 7YO, $1.01M, by Munnings
03/07 LRL 3 MCL Upshot 4M Vino Rosso Tanca, 24YO, $21K Katharine M. Voss Cordmaker (G3), 11YO, $1.00M, by Curlin
03/08 GP 7 MSW Cavallini 3M Liam's Map Morena (G2), 22YO, $271K Nicholas Vaccarezza Creator (G1), 13YO, $1.61M, by Tapit
03/08 GP 7 MSW Woods 3M Twirling Candy Irish Jasper (G2), 14YO, $560K Todd Pletcher  
Second-time starters
03/04 TP 10 MCL Bar Fight 4M Into Mischief Indy Punch, 22YO, $0K Robert Medina United (G2), 11YO, $1.81M, by Giant's Causeway
03/05 OP 9 MCL Balandeen Storm 3M Balandeen Sennockian Storm, 19YO, $15K Jaime N. Gonzalez Honey Bunny (G3), 12YO, $437K, by Tapizar
03/05 TP 1 MSW Escaped My Fate 3M Ghostzapper Blame Debbie (G3), 9YO, $291K Kelsey Danner  
03/05 TP 5 MSW Rune 3F Yoshida (JPN) Uzziel (G2), 15YO, $457K Paulo Lobo  
03/05 TP 7 MCL King Lee 4M Balance the Books Sky Willow, 18YO, $115K Dale Romans Regal Realm (G3), 7YO, $840K, by Animal Kingdom
03/06 AQU 1 MSW Pomerance 3F Curlin Pomeroys Pistol (G2), 18YO, $575K Chad Brown Thousand Words (G2), 9YO, $328K, by Pioneerof the Nile
03/06 GP 7 AOC Black Cherry 3F Liam's Map Summer Raven (G3), 24YO, $169K Bill Mott Lewis Bay (G2), 13YO, $1.17M, by Bernardini
03/06 GP 8 MCL Big Beautiful Bill 3M Jafmil She's a Nasty One, 22YO, $1K Beau J. Chapman Scherer Magic (G3), 16YO, $388K, by Doneraile Court
03/06 GP 8 MCL Jackpot Cree 3M Knicks Go Class Will Tell, 14YO, $30K Victor Barboza, Jr. Classier (G3), 8YO, $434K, by Empire Maker
03/06 TAM 3 MSW Democracy Defender 3M American Pharoah Jody's Song, 11YO, $78K Jorge Abreu Jody's Pride (G2), 5YO, $1.00M, by American Pharoah
03/06 TP 4 MCL Brandys Delight 3F City of Light Brandys Secret, 19YO, $393K Mike Maker Fancy Liquor (G2), 9YO, $585K, by Lookin At Lucky
03/07 AQU 2 MCL Crowbar Artist 3M Rock Your World Lear's Princess (G1), 22YO, $492K Richard Dutrow, Jr.  
03/07 FG 1 MCL Dogwood Blessing 3F Maxfield Dogwood Trail (G3), 14YO, $337K Patrick Devereux, Jr.  
03/07 FG 5 MSW Guns Allowed 3M Gun Runner Melody Lady, 16YO, $59K Brad Cox Volatile (G1), 10YO, $341K, by Violence
03/07 FG 5 MSW Provider 3M Honor A. P. Achira, 12YO, $152K Peter Eurton Medoro (G3), 5YO, $583K, by Honor Code
03/07 GP 1 MSW Rules and Regs 3F Tiz the Law Reimpose, 15YO, $6K Ian Wilkes Art of Almost (G3), 10YO, $359K, by Dansili
Third-time starters
03/04 PRX 2 MCL Inner Excellence 3F Divining Rod Catsuit, 26YO, $86K John Servis Leader of the Band (G3), 8YO, $628K, by Bandbox
03/04 TP 3 AOC American Summer 3F Constitution Speaktomeofsummer (G2), 9YO, $266K Kelsey Danner  
03/05 OP 6 MSW Cognizant 3F Silver State Easy Tap, 16YO, $26K Steve Asmussen Tap Daddy (G1), 11YO, $252K, by Scat Daddy
03/05 OP 6 MSW Summer Date 3F Essential Quality She Cat, 18YO, $0K Robert Medina Shotski (G2), 9YO, $313K, by Blame
03/06 OP 2 MCL Pipinna 3F Tacitus Perseverante (G2), 17YO, $83K Dan Ward  
03/06 PEN 1 MSW Itty Biddy City 3F City of Light Biddy Duke (G3), 9YO, $325K Robert A. Wolfe, Jr.  
03/07 FG 5 MSW Bds Top Gun 3M Gun Runner J. Quirk, 15YO, $112K Joe Duhon Lady Mystify (G3), 8YO, $299K, by Bernardini
03/07 GP 1 MSW Dutch Girl 3F Twirling Candy Mom's On Strike (G3), 13YO, $595K Brian Lynch  
03/07 GP 1 MSW Trust Account 3F Into Mischief Shared Account (G1), 20YO, $1.65M Brendan Walsh Sharing (G1), 9YO, $1.09M, by Speightstown
03/07 HOU 1 ALW Clockin In 3M Not This Time Tiz Miz Sue (G1), 19YO, $1.13M Kari Craddock  
03/08 GP 1 MCL Swamp Fox 4M War of Will Bayou Tortuga, 18YO, $35K Philip Antonacci Polar River (G3), 13YO, $771K, by Congrats

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