Friday Insights: Brown Has Turf Maiden Surrounded

7th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, post time: 3:54 p.m. ET
Chad Brown saddles a pair of debutantes in this spot, led by Klaravich Stables’ $310,000 Keeneland September purchase LEANER AND MEANER (Munnings). The Jan. 28 foal’s dam Revitalized (Uncle Mo) was acquired for $360,000 with this filly in utero at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale and is a daughter of 2011 GIII Virginia Oaks heroine Excited (Giant’s Causeway), the dam of SW & MGSP Thrilled (Uncle Mo) and GSP Beside Herself (Uncle Mo). The stakes-winning third dam Path of Thunder (Thunder Gulch) was a full-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff upsetter Spain. Brown also sends out Wise Racing homebred Rescue Me (More Than Ready), whose dam Fools Gold (Medaglia d’Oro) recorded her biggest career victory in this track’s GIII Waya Stakes for the same connections in 2019. Our Prosperity (Tapit), a half-sister to MSP For the Flag (Uncle Mo), is out of a half-sister to GI Flower Bowl Stakes victress Civil Dispatch (War Front) and French GSW/G1SP War Dispatch (War Front). Third dam Black Speck (Arch), a half-sister to Dynaformer, produced Group 1-winning champion Hong Kong stayer Helene Super Star (ex Lines of Battle) (War Front)–also winner of the G2 UAE Derby–and Flower Bowl victress War Flag (War Front), herself responsible for Grade III winner Personal Best (Tapit). American Justice (Justify), a half to MSW & GSP Yulong Warrior (Street Cry {Ire}), is out of a half-sister to GSW Summer Raven (Summer Squall), the dam of MGSW/MGISP Lewis Bay (Bernardini) and GSWs Misconnect (Unbridled’s Song) and Winslow Homer (Unbridled’s Song). TJCIS PPs

1st-SAR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 12:35 p.m. ET
SENZA PAROLE (Gun Runner) is set to become the first starter out of the winning Senza Te (Street Cry {Ire}), whose three-time graded-winning dam Sacristy (Pulpit) produced five winners from six to race, including SW & GSP Catiche (Arrogate) and SW/GISP ‘TDN Rising Star’ Flor de la Mar (Tiznow). Sacristy’s half-sister Mozu Superflare (Speightstown) was a seven-time winner in Japan, including a victory–via DQ–in the 1200-meter G1 Takamtsunomiya Kinen on the turf. Alyeska (Vekoma) would be a poignant debut winner for the Marylou Whitney Stables and trainer Norm Casse. The chestnut is a maternal granddaughter of 2003 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Bird Town (Cape Town), dam of GSW sire Bird Song (Unbridled’s Song). This is also the family of Birdstone (Grindstone), who won the GI Travers Stakes under the cloak of darkness and approaching storm some two decades ago. TJCIS PPs