Half Sister to Santin Shines in Ellis Turf Rating

This column highlights the performances of maidens who’ve made not more than 5 begins and who both bought for greater than $500,000 at public public sale, have siblings which can be graded/group winners, or have dams which can be graded/group winners. BloodHorse analysis exhibits maiden winners, specifically, who meet these standards usually tend to go on to be graded stakes winners.

Ellis Park

Two-year-old Civetta  displayed a precocity absent within the early careers of her graded stakes-winning dam and older half brother Santin  when she sped dwelling triumphant in a 5 1/2-furlong turf maiden particular contest Aug. 10 at Ellis Park.

The daughter of Into Mischief   turned powerhouse proprietor/breeder Godolphin’s newest juvenile to take their photograph at Ellis Park, a meet through which the outfit has despatched out a notable 5 2-year-old winners since July 5. Civetta, like lots of Godolphin’s runners, was bred at its Lexington farm and is sourced from the operation’s troupe of top-level broodmares.

Civetta is out of the Godolphin-raced Medaglia d’Oro   mare Sentiero Italia, a a number of grade 2 winner going two activates the turf who produced one higher together with her son Santin. Additionally campaigned underneath the Godolphin royal blue, Santin (by Distorted Humor) banked $1.9 million and landed grade 1 victories on the age of 4 within the 2022 Turf Traditional Stakes (G1T) and Arlington Million (G1T).

Sentiero Italia and Santin did not make their racetrack unveilings till age 3. Fast-maturing Civetta, nonetheless, was greater than as much as the duty in her debut. Hailing from the identical barn as her grade 1-winning brother, the Brendan Walsh trainee broke alertly and remained latched onto the frontrunner via brisk early fractions of :21.20 and :44. With the 5 furlongs clocked in a blazing :55.72, Civetta and $600,000 C R Ok Secure buy Beautiful Emma  remained locked in battle till the wire.

In the long run, Civetta gained the struggle, besting Beautiful Emma by a neck in 1:01.84 over a agency turf course.

🦉#8 CIVETTA ($11.18) pressed Beautiful Emma earlier than overtaking that rival en path to a debut victory within the Ellis opener.

Civetta, a 2yo filly by @spendthriftfarm Into Mischief out of the graded winner Sentiero Italia, was ridden by @luanmachado85 for @godolphin & @brenpwalsh. pic.twitter.com/JO75r1taRj

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