By Alan Carasso
7th-FG, $45K, Alw/OC, 3yo, 6f, post time: 4:23 p.m. ET
CORNACCHIA (Tapit&hid=28277">Tapit) was crushed into even-money favoritism for his course-and-distance debut Dec. 22, but was steadied hard leaving the half-mile pole, came wide into the lane and was up to graduate by a nose, earning the 'TDN Rising Star' designation. The homebred son of GISW Great Hot (Brz) (Orientate), purchased by Gainesway for $400K at FTKNOV in 2013, cuts back to a sprint trip off a lackluster fourth in a two-turn allowance over a rain-affected strip Jan. 17. Cornacchia, who was not nominated to the Triple Crown, was a $685K FTSAUG RNA in 2017. TJCIS PPs
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