Bellamy Road’s Constellation a ‘Rising Star’ at Saratoga

6th-SAR, $83,000, Msw, 8-9, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.65, ft.
+CONSTELLATION, f, 2, Bellamy Road
1st Dam: For Royalty (SW), by Not For Love
2nd Dam: Taft Lil Queen, by Irish Open
3rd Dam: Eston, by Ancestral (Ire)
Constellation, acquired for $800,000 earlier this year at OBS March after a :9 4/5 breeze, delivered the goods and lived up to her name, earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. Away from the gate in good order as the 9-5 choice in what appeared to be a strong group of juvenile fillies, the chestnut pressed the pace set by a hard-sent and well-supported J La Tache (Harlan’s Holiday) from the two path through fractions of :22.22 and :45.88. Well clear of the others, Constellation seized control at the head of the lane and pulled clear to a 4 1/2-length victory. J La Tache held second and Tiz Fantastic (Tiz Wonderful) rallied to take third in a blanket finish. The winner hails from the extended family of MGISW Spun Sugar (Awesome Again) and GISW Daaher (Awesome Again). Prior to her aforementioned sale at OBS, she went for $155,000 as a KEESEP yearling. For more on Constellation’s sale in March, click here. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart, VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton or Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-LNJ Foxwoods; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.