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The highly regarded Gamine (f, 3, Into Mischief-Peggy Jane, by Kafwain) lived up to the hype in her much-anticipated unveiling for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Saturday, easily good enough for 'TDN Rising Star' honors. Gamine breezed four furlongs in :46 2/5 (3/43) at Santa Anita Mar. 2 (XBTV Video), and was...
At a crowdless Chantilly on Tuesday, there was a performance from George Strawbridge's newcomer Another Sky (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) to excite all media onlookers as the half-brother to Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) showed a rare touch of class on his debut to earn TDN Rising Star status. Sent off the 27-10 second favourite,...
Manganaro Bloodstock and David Ingordo's Remanded (Elusive Quality) entered her unveiling Sunday at Gulfstream with an upbeat worktab at Payson Park, and was given a 4-1 chance for trainer Cherie DeVaux, who had won with five of her first 23 debuters. Out-breaking only 4-5 favorite Union Maiden (<a href="https://lanesend.com/unionrags " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Union Rags</a>), the bay sat toward the back...
<a href="https://www.hillndalefarms.com/charlatan " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Charlatan</a> (Speightstown) would've likely gone favored in most Santa Anita maiden special weights if not for the presence Sunday of Lane Way (Into Mischief)-who was third behind <a href="https://www.hillndalefarms.com/charlatan " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Charlatan</a>'s 'TDN Rising Star' and GII San Vicente S.-winning stablemate Nadal (<a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/blame/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Blame</a>) here last month-and he made 6-5 look like a particular bargain after zipping away in dominant...
Chiefswood Stable homebred Edge of Fire (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>) was crunched into 17-10 favoritism off a morning line nearly three times that and the money proved smart indeed, as the chestnut wheeled off heels passing the midstretch marker and went on to a deceptively easy two-length debut score and 'TDN Rising Star' honors in the process. Away...
George Bolton, Arthur Hoyeau, Barry Lipman and Mark Mathiesen's Nadal (<a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/blame/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Blame</a>) broke slowly as the 6-5 favorite in his Santa Anita unveiling Sunday, but he had no trouble giving his foes a head start, and ultimately proved too much for them to handle en route to being named a 'TDN Rising Star'. A $65,000 KEESEP yearling turned $700,000...
Kahlid Abdul Rahim's Bitcoin Passion (Ire) (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/american-pharoah/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">American Pharoah</a>) was backed down to 2-1 favoritism amongst a well-bred field at Tampa Sunday off a series of five-panel drills at Payson Park, and the money proved prescient as he overcame some greenness in a powerhouse performance worthy of 'TDN Rising Star'-dom. Hopping up at the start, the...
Charming Lady (Ghostzapper) spotted her rivals two to three lengths with a slow break and then a left-hand turn, but she easily made up for the miscue and ran away from them late en route to 'TDN Rising Star' honors Saturday afternoon at the Fair Grounds. It is the second Tom Amoss trainee to secure...
Sent off the lesser-preferred half of an uncoupled Steve Asmussen-trained entry at 13-1, Echo Town (Speightstown) was consigned to a three-wide, no-cover trip, but nonetheless went through his gears in a fast final quarter-mile to become the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star' in the Big Easy. Content to track from off the pace while monitoring...
Premier Star (c, 3, Tapiture-Letthetigerparty, by Hold That Tiger) drifted some down the lane, but ran on nicely to handle next out 'TDN Rising Star' Caracaro (Uncle Mo) going seven furlongs on debut at Gulfstream Dec. 8. The chestnut followed suit and earned a 'Rising Star' badge of his own by making it a perfect...
Spice Is Nice (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>) turned heads when hammering for $1.05 million at Keeneland September back in 2018, and turned many more Sunday at Gulfstream when running away to a double-digit debut graduation and 'TDN Rising Star' honors. Drilling steadily at Belmont until late November, the chestnut missed a few weeks of breezes, but got right...
Lothenbach Stables Inc.'s Violent City (<a href="https://www.hillndalefarms.com/violence " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Violence</a>), given a 7-1 chance for his first go for the notoriously patient Ian Wilkes barn, showed good speed and promise Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream to comfortably best $1-million fellow firster Palm Springs (Uncle Mo) and be named a 'TDN Rising Star'. Scrubbed on by Julien Leparoux to vie for...
