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WinStar Farm and Siena Farm's Pastor T (c, 2, Into Mischief-Top Quality, by <a href="https://lanesend.com/qualityroad " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Quality Road</a>) covered stacks of ground from a wide draw, but overcame the tough trip to graduate by 4 1/4 impressive lengths to be named the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star', the 26th of the all-conquering Into Mischief's sons and daughters to...
Displaying some single-minded ways in the post parade, where he proved himself quite the handful, St Elias Stable, Ken Langone, C. Steven Duncker and Vicarage Stable's Deterministic (<a href="https://lanesend.com/liamsmap " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Liam's Map</a>-Giulio's Jewel, by Speightstown) was off slowly on top of his pre-race antics, but he overcame it all to relentlessly grind his way to 'TDN Rising Star' honors in Saturday's fifth race...
Ways and Means (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/practical-joke/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Practical Joke</a>) romped in her debut Sunday at Saratoga, running away to a 12 3/4-length win in the day's second race, a $136,5000 maiden special weight race run for fillies at six furlongs. Her game effort earned her 'TDN Rising Star' credentials. “She blew us away,” winning owner Seth Klarman said. With the bettors making...
Set for a debut at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Sunday afternoon, Julias Dream (<a href="https://www.darbydan.com/horse/flameaway/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Flameaway</a>) gave her freshman sire something to cheer about as she came home a newly-minted 'TDN Rising Star'. Taking to the grass, the chestnut filly at 6-1 odds shot to the lead up the backstretch and held sway around the far...
There was a buzz in the air building up to Sunday's Prix de Crevecoeur at Deauville, the latest instalment of France Galop's series of premium races for unraced 2-year-olds, and the 7 1/2-furlong renowned staging post did not disappoint as His Highness The Aga Khan's homebred Elbaz (Fr) (<a href="https://www.agakhanstuds.com/siyouni " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Siyouni</a> {Fr}-Elennga {Fr}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}) delivered an...
There was a buzz about Juddmonte's Task Force (GB) (<a href="https://bit.ly/2KNga16 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Frankel</a> {GB}), the 10th foal produced by unique dual Classic heroine Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy {GB}), as he went postward as the even-money favourite for Saturday evening's Starman At Tally Ho Stud British EBF Maiden S. at Salisbury. He proved why as he returned with a...
When Hall of Famer Bob Baffert debuts a well-bred 2-year-old colt at Del Mar's summer meeting, the horse racing world pauses to pay attention. Taking money opposite the MyRacehorse entry of A Day to Remember (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/american-pharoah/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">American Pharoah</a>), <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/heartland/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Heartland</a> (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/justify/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Justify</a>) proved his mettle with a near last-to-first effort to become the newest 'TDN Rising Star'. Off...
Owen Burrows snagged the 2020 edition of Doncaster's Simon Piggott Memorial EBF Novice S. with subsequent G2 Champagne S. runner-up Albasheer (Ire) (Shamardal) and he has another contender for the upper levels after Brook Farm Bloodstock's War Rooms (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}-Apticanti, by Aptitude) powered to 'TDN Rising Stardom' with an impressive debut display in the...
Aidan O'Brien had annexed six of the last 10 renewals of the Curragh's Juddmonte Irish EBF Maiden, among them 2013 winner Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), and he claimed Saturday's latest edition with <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/henry-longfellow/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Henry Longfellow</a> (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who collected a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette with a taking performance in the seven-furlong test. The eventual winner...
With a spring in his step from the word go, <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/timberlake/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Timberlake</a> (Into Mischief) lived up to his famous name on Friday afternoon at Ellis Park when he broke his maiden impressively and attained 'TDN Rising Star' status. With blinkers on and traversing seven furlongs over the dirt as the 5-4 favorite, <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/timberlake/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Timberlake</a> controlled the pace throughout and, while jockey...
Few Todd Pletcher first-time starters fail to live up to their billing if they break as 1-5 favorites and Pirate (Omaha Beach) kept that trend rolling with a three-length win to graduate at Saratoga and become the Spa's first 2023 'TDN Rising Star' and the first for his freshman sire (by <a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/warfront/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">War Front</a>). Never under...
Newmarket's Weatherbys British EBF Maiden S. is one of those key races that can uncover a class act and Friday's renewal of the seven-furlong July Festival test may have witnessed another as Arabic Legend (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}-Sheikha Reika {Fr}, by Shamardal) earned a TDN Rising Star tag. Withdrawn from his intended start at Doncaster last...
