Into Mischief Colt Off the Mark at Los Alamitos

This column highlights the performances of maidens who’ve made not more than 5 begins and who both offered 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.

Los Alamitos Race Course

Grade 1-winning Quarter Horse coach James “Jimmy” Glenn Jr. and proprietor Chris Galpin’s gamble at this April’s Ocala Breeders’ Sale Spring Sale of 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching might need paid off with Mischief River .

One among two juveniles the pair bought on the sale, Mischief River turned again the extremely touted, Bob Baffert-trained Privman  June 29 at Los Alamitos Race Course to attain in his debut. A son of main sire Into Mischief  , the total brother to grade 3 winner Into Chocolate was pocketed for $500,000 at OBS April following a :10 eighth-mile breeze through the beneath tack present.

Mischief River breezed seven occasions for Glenn over the Los Alamitos oval earlier than making his first begin, together with a bullet five-eighths in :59.20 in his closing transfer earlier than Friday’s race.

Neglected at 7-1 odds within the subject of eight 2-year-olds, Mischief River broke on high however was rapidly handed by the Doug O’Neill-trained Common Jackson  within the opening strides. Because the cavalry cost wheeled into the house stretch, Common Jackson lugged out a number of paths large into the trail of favored Privman whereas Mischief River surged to take command down on the within. Privman closed stoutly down the middle of the monitor however did not catch Mischief River.

Mischief River, guided by jockey Cesar Ortega, was 1 1/2 lengths clear beneath the wire in :57.90 for 5 furlongs on a quick fundamental monitor.

First-time starter #6 MISCHIEF RIVER ($16.60) wins the opener at Los Alamitos for coach James Glenn, Jr. with Cesar Ortega aboard. He’s sired by @SpendthriftFarm‘s Into Mischief. pic.twitter.com/rBFFRFpslN

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) June 29, 2024

Bred by the late Martin Wygod and his spouse, Pam, Mischief River grew to become the third winner from the Sweet Trip   mare Sweet Drawer.  A half sister to grade 1 turf winner Harmonious, Sweet Drawer’s greatest progeny to this point is Into Chocolate, who landed the Chillingworth Stakes (G3) for the Wygods in 2020 at Santa Anita Park.