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A pair of OBS March graduates lined up side by side in the gate at Santa Anita Friday but it was the longer shot of the two, 8-1 third choice Kennyten (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/drain-the-clock/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Drain the Clock</a>), who earned his diploma en route to becoming his freshman sire's (by <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/macleans-music/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Maclean's Music</a>) second winner and first 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'....

All the buzz was on the highly-anticipated debut of the <a href="https://lanesend.com/flightline " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Flightline</a> colt Greenwell, but it was Balloteer (<a href="https://www.taylormadestallions.com/horse/early-voting/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Early Voting</a>) who sped to the lead and never looked back to earn 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' honors at Churchill. Catching a flier out of the gate, the juvenile sped out to control the tempo through :22.43 and four panels in...

Having shaped with real promise at The Curragh last month, Al Shira'aa Racing's Folsom Blues (Blue Point) showed more of his raw material to become a TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard at Gowran on Friday. Sent off the heavily-supported 4-9 favourite for the seven-furlong maiden won by the fellow Joseph O'Brien-trained subsequent Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Intricately in...

When you're the half-brother to a multiple Grade I winner, expectations are always high, but Leading Change (<a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a>) took a big first step to filling those shoes with a dazzling debut at Churchill Downs to earn a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' nod. Selling for the princely price of $800,000 as a yearling at the...

There was nothing stealthy about her leap into the air at the break but it didn't matter late as the eye-catching Sneakily (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) went last to first to secure the TDN stamp of approval as the newest 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' at Churchill. The grey was debuted at Ellis Park Aug. 18 and had the misfortune of...

Saint-Cloud's Prix Chapeau Rouge maiden had gone the way of subsequent top-level performers Zulu Kingdom (Ten Sovereigns), Alcantor (New Bay) and Arapaho (Lope De Vega) in recent years and Christopher Head trainee Avec Toi (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/no-nay-never/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">No Nay Never</a>) added his name to an illustrious list with a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, performance in Tuesday's latest renewal...

Shadow Nation (Ire) (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/sioux-nation/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Sioux Nation</a>) was certainly on the betting public's radar heading into his career opener at Santa Anita on Sunday, and he did not disappoint when he came screaming from off the pace to score by 6 1/2 lengths in a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'-earning performance. Shadow Nation was allowed to linger...

Six days after Decisive Win made light work of his first two-turn test en route to 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard honors at Santa Anita, Flying Dutchmen Breeding & Racing's Where Luck Lives (f, 3, <a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/nyquist " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Nyquist</a>-Holiday Soiree, by Harlan's Holiday) made all the running to take a salty first-level allowance Thursday evening at Churchill Downs to also...

Dismissed at odds of 16-1, LNJ Foxwoods' Siyouincanada (Fr) (c, 3, <a href="https://www.agakhanstuds.com/siyouni " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Siyouni</a> {Fr}-Polished, by Kitten's Joy) was forced to do a lot of work to make the early lead, but switched off beautifully through the middle stages of an 8 1/2-furlong maiden to close the Memorial Day card at Churchill and whistled home to earn 'TDN Rising Star' presented...

He was all the rage in the paddock, on the toteboard, and as it turns out, on the track as well. Hey Tuff Guy (<a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/life-is-good/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Life Is Good</a>) demolished a field of Churchill Downs maidens on the Memorial Day card to sail home as the newest 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. Coming into the contest with five...

Amo Racing USA's much-ballyhooed Regent's Park (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro-Spark, by Speightstown), a $1.4-million purchase out of last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, ran to his good looks over a rain-affected Monmouth main track Monday afternoon, scoring by 3 1/4 lengths without being asked a serious question to become a rapid-fire second Memorial Day 'TDN Rising Star'...

If you want a fast and precocious winning juvenile to add to the stable, a son or daughter of <a href="https://www.taylormadestallions.com/horse/early-voting/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Early Voting</a> seems to be the most expedient method to get one this year. In the stretch of less than a month, the stallion has had five starters, three winners, one runner-up, and a third-place finisher. And now...