Friday Insights: Trio Of Nice 2-Year-Old Fillies Debut Early At Churchill

Even from a distance, Joseph holds the power in pair of Gulfstream stakes

Saffie Joseph Jr. may be 1,400 miles away overseeing his “A” string at Saratoga, but his presence will continue to remain a threatening one nonetheless this summer at Gulfstream Park. Saturday, the meet's leading trainer sends out horses in eight of the 11 races on the card, including a pair of key contenders in the afternoon's two main events, the $75,000 Game Face for 3-year-old fillies and the $75,000 Powder Break, which lured an evenly matche

Friday Insights: Trio Of Nice 2-Year-Old Fillies Debut Early At Churchill

2nd-CD, 120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 1:14 p.m. Flying Dutchmen went to $675,000 to procure LOVE A LITTLE MO (Uncle Mo) as a yearling at Keeneland last September. The filly is the first foal out of SW/GSP Inject who is herself out of GI Spinaway Stakes winner Appealing Zophie, a $1.2m FTKNOV broodmare who is also responsible for GI Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit (Tapit) and MGSW/GISP Ride a Comet (Candy Ride {Arg}). Lined up to her outside is the J Kirk…

Barn Tour: Saffie Joseph updates on 10 graded winners

Saffie Joseph Jr. had a breakout year in 2024, and he is well on his way to another strong showing this year. He got his first Breeders’ Cup victory last year with Soul of an Angel in the Filly & Mare Sprint. His 16 graded-stakes wins were the first time he broke double digits. And his $16.6 million in earnings topped his 2023 total by about $6 million. “Overall it was our best year,” Joseph told Horse Racing Nation on Tuesday. “The momentum has…