By J.N. Campbell
Ready to roll in his second career race, Blackout Time (Not This Time–Beauty Parlor, by Elusive Quality) did not disappoint his backers as he ran up the score at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon and earned himself a shiny new 'TDN Rising Star' for his coat.
In his debut at Churchill Downs June 29, the colt was a runner-up to Dazzle d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro) who garnered himself a 'Rising Star' for that effort. Sadly, Dazzle d'Oro had to be humanely euthanized after sustaining a catastrophic injury during training at Saratoga last week.
Blackout Time was marked for heavy favoritism here and vied for the top spot with Password (Uncle Mo) up the backstretch. Wearing down his rival around the far turn, the Ken McPeek trainee spun into the lane with a firm grip on the wheel and proceeded to run up the score by 9 3/4 lengths. I Did I Did (Curlin) was the runner-up.
A $325,000 purchase at the 2019 Keeneland November Sale by Broadhurst Agency while a colt by Uncle Mo was in-utero, the winner's dam is responsible for a yearling filly by Epicenter and a weanling filly by Practical Joke. Beauty Palor was entered in Corniche's book for next term. The successful first-time starter's grand dam is French group stakes victress Moon Queen (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), who also produced French listed winner The Brothers War (War Front).
Blackout Time is Not This Time's ninth 'TDN Rising Star' overall and his fifth this year.
5th-Ellis, $100,000, Msw, 8-2, 2yo, 1m, 1:37.12, ft, 9 3/4 lengths.
BLACKOUT TIME (c, 2, Not This Time
1st Dam: Beauty Parlor {GSW-USA, SW-Fr, $208,570},
by Elusive Quality
2nd Dam: Moon Queen (Ire), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Infamy (Ire), by Shirley Heights (GB)
Sales History: $230,000 Ylg '24 KEEJAN; $235,000 RNA Ylg '24 KEESEP; $210,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $82,316. Click for the Equibase.com chart. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-Brookdale Racing, Inc. and Lance Gasaway; B-Newstead Corp (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek.
#6 BLACKOUT TIME ($2.72) by Not This Time (@TMStallions) put the field to bed early pulling away impressively in the stretch to win race 5 at @EllisParkRacing. It's another winner for @b_hernandezjr and @KennyMcPeek.
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