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Edge Racing and Muir Hut Stables' Spun Intended (c, 2, <a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/hard-spun " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Hard Spun</a>-Flora Dora, by <a href="http://www.doublediamondfarm.com/horses/first-dude-2603.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">First Dude</a>) ran too good to lose his Oct. 30 debut at Santa Anita, just failing to overcome a brutal trip when dropping a half-length decision to the well-meant Fort Warren (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>). The latter earned the 'TDN Rising Star' nod for...

Sent right to the front after a fast beginning by jockey Flavian Prat, FAIZA (<a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/girvin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Girvin</a>-Sweet Pistol, by Smart Strike), a $725,000 2-year-old purchase out of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale, hooked up early with Teena Ella (<a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/warfront/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">War Front</a>) and outlasted her rival to earn 'TDN Rising Star' status on debut. The pair kept the pace honest,...

Gunned from the middle of the gate by jockey John Velazquez, <a href="https://www.hillndalefarms.com/arabian-knight " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Arabian Knight</a> (Uncle Mo-Borealis Night, by Astrology) took over from the opening strides and never gave his opponents a chance, winning at first asking by 7 1/4 lengths to kick off Saturday's Breeders' Cup card with a bang and become the newest 'TDN Rising...

While the warmth and light was bestowed on Keeneland on Friday, the cool and dark backdrop of Dundalk played host to a red-hot prospect as Beginnings (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) stormed to TDN Rising Star status. Ballydoyle's daughter of their celebrated 1000 Guineas and Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) had stepped forward markedly...

Giant Mischief (Into Mischief) was a bit under the radar here at 6-1 after overcoming a fair bit of adversity to win on debut at Horseshoe Indianpolis Sept. 22, but he assured that won't be the case next out with an impressive score over 'TDN Rising Star' Arabian Lion (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/justify/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Justify</a>) in a Keeneland optional claimer...

Fort Warren (c, 2, <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>-La Appassionata, by Bernardini), a $550,000 Keeneland September yearling acquisition, took race-long pressure through fast internal fractions and clung on gamely late to graduate at first asking Sunday at Santa Anita en route to the 'TDN Rising Star' distinction. He is the 22nd 'Rising Star' for his leading Hill 'n' Dale-based...

Sporting the famed Gestut Rottgen silks in Cologne's Preis vom Weidenpescher Park on Sunday, Naila (Fr) (Adlerflug {Ger}) overpowered her peers to become the latest German TDN Rising Star. Sent off the 9-10 favourite for the 1850-metre maiden, the Markus Klug-trained chestnut broke well from the widest stall to track the leading duo throughout the...

Newcastle's Monday card featured the It's Time To Turn To Talksport Novice S., a juvenile novices' heat annexed in 2020 by Godolphin's subsequent dual Group 1 winner Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), and this year's renewal has yielded another capable of striking at a higher level after Imad Al Sagar's 2-year-old colt Intinso (GB) (<a href="https://www.agakhanstuds.com/siyouni " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Siyouni</a>...

Sent away at a well-backed 7-2 in arguably the toughest and deepest 2-year-old maiden of the fall meet at Keeneland Friday afternoon, Spendthrift Farm and Frank Fletcher Racing Operation's Victory Formation (c, 2, Tapwrit-Smart N Soft, by Smart Strike) led past every pole to become the 10th individual winner and the first 'TDN Rising Star'...

Ecurie des Monceaux's unraced 2-year-old filly Snowpark (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}-Starlet's Sister {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), a half-sister to Sottsass (Fr) (<a href="https://www.agakhanstuds.com/siyouni " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Siyouni</a> {Fr}), went postward at odds of 37-10 for Thursday's Prix de Hotot-En-Auge over one mile at Deauville and returned home with a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette after producing an impressive closing burst in the...

The immaculately bred Julia Shining (f, 2, <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>-Dreaming of Julia, by A. P. Indy) looked the unlikeliest of winners as the field for Sunday's sixth race at Keeneland raced down the backstretch, but she found her best stride on the turn, inhaled her rivals with a wide sweep and fought on the to the wire...

Signator (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) earned the 'TDN Rising Star' tag with a good-looking score at second asking at Belmont at the Big A. A $1.7-million OBSAPR acquisition after breezing in :20 4/5 for Eddie Woods, he finished up well to be second on debut going six panels at this oval Sept. 16 and was hammered down to...