Pegram, Watson and Weitman's Mystic Ride (Mystic Guide) became the fourth winner from the first crop of his freshman sire (by Ghostzapper) with a professional debut display in the Friday opener at Los Alamitos Race Course.A $45,000 short-yearling purchase at Keeneland January last year, the chestnut matured into a $425,000 KEESEP yearling eight months later. His trackwork at Del Mar and most recently at Santa Anita hinted at plenty of ability and the tote read 1-2 at the off.Drawn the inside, Mystic Ride showed good speed, but raced well in hand, maintaining a narrow advantage through an opening quarter in :22.38. Held together for the run around the turn and into the long stretch at Los Al, he responded nicely when asked to lengthen and reported home a convincing 4 1/4-length winner over fellow firster Magic Wave (Good Magic).A half-brother to the talented sprinter St. Joe Bay (Saint Anddan), MGSW, $769,765, Mystic Ride ias a yearling full-sister and Dream Ride was bred back to the Darley America stallion for her 2027 foal. The colt's three-times champion third dam Susan's Girl (Quadrangle) produced the productive stallion Copelan (Tri Jet).1st-Los Alamitos, $50,000, Msw, 9-18, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.64, ft, 4 1/4 lengths.MYSTIC RIDE (c, 2, Mystic Guide–Dream Ride, by Honor Glide) Sales history: $45,000 Ylg '25 KEEJAN; $425,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.O-Michael E Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman; B-Bonnie Heath Farm (KY); T-Bob Baffert. #1 MYSTIC RIDE romped in Race 1 at @losalracing under jockey Ricardo Gonzalez.Bob Baffert trains the son of @DarleyAmerica Mystic Guide. pic.twitter.com/hYwCHyfxAo— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 18, 2026The post Mystic Guide Firster Mystic Ride A Professional Winner at Los Alamitos appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.