1st-SAR, $115k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:10 p.m. Maria Louise (Gun Runner), a daughter of GI Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat), faces six other sophomore fillies while making her racetrack debut Wednesday at Saratoga. The chestnut filly, purchased for $850,000 at the 2024 Keeneland September sale, is owned by Epic Horses and Town and Country and is trained by Todd Pletcher.Chad Brown saddles the race's only other first-time starter, Miss Twitter (Not This Time). The filly is a half-sister to stakes winner Empress Tigress (Classic Empire). Wedelia (Medaglia d'Oro), making her third trip to the post and coming off a runner-up effort going 1 1/16 miles over a sloppy Churchill strip June 26, is the 7-5 morning-line favorite for trainer Brad Cox. TJCIS PPSThe post Wednesday’s Racing Insights: Pricey Gun Runner Filly Debuts in Spa Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.