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Ocean Atlantique (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/american-pharoah/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">American Pharoah</a>) bettered a $275,000 tag at last year's Keeneland September sale when knocked down for a sale-topping 1.1-million at Arqana's May Breeze-Up sale and shaped with promise in his Sept. 18 debut tackling one mile at Saint-Cloud last time. Confronted by eight in his return over the same course and distance Wednesday,...

With the action at Newmarket more than two hours old, an otherwise-ordinary Wolverhampton evening card played host to a colt of real potential in Juddmonte's newcomer Emissary (GB) (<a href="https://bit.ly/36fNhlT " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Kingman</a> {GB}). Earning TDN Rising Star status in the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice S. over almost 9 1/2 furlongs on the Tapeta, the homebred half-brother to...

Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) became distressed in the stalls facing a seven-furlong test at Leopardstown in her Aug. 15 introduction, shaping with a degree of promise when running on to finish just under four lengths off the winner in ninth. Having skipped a subsequent engagement at Dundalk, she was sent off as the odds-on favourite...

Away from the action at ParisLongchamp and Ascot, Newmarket staged a fascinating card on Saturday which saw a pair of TDN Rising Stars emerge in the filly White Moonlight (Medaglia d'Oro) and colt Kinross (GB) (<a href="https://bit.ly/36fNhlT " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Kingman</a> {GB}) in the two novice events. The former, who was saddled with a penalty as a result of her...

The subject of support for Saturday's Weatherbys Design and Print Novice S. at Newmarket, Julian Richmond-Watson's newcomer Kinross (GB) (<a href="https://bit.ly/36fNhlT " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Kingman</a> {GB}) showed why with an emphatic eight-length success for the Ralph Beckett stable. Recovering from a slightly tardy start to race in mid-division early, the 3-1 second favourite moved to the front passing two out...

Specially, (f, 2, Tapiture-Peace Process, by <a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/warfront/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">War Front</a>) lived up to her name and kicked off Keeneland's loaded Saturday program with a 'TDN Rising Star' performance in the opener. Breaking alertly from post 10, the well-backed 2-1 favorite forced the issue while a three-wide third through an opening quarter in :22.59. The John C. Oxley colorbearer...

Donna Veloce (Uncle Mo)–Fast Woman in Italian–was pounded down to 3-5 as the lone first timer in this field and into the face of a trio of debut runners-up Saturday at Santa Anita. She became the latest high-dollar 2-year-old in training purchase for these connections to appear worthy of the investment as she blitzed her...

Princesa Caroline (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/american-pharoah/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">American Pharoah</a>), perhaps not bet quite as hard as one would expect for a Chad Brown-trained half-sister to his former superstar trainee Lady Eli (Divine Park), belied lukewarm 9-2 odds to turn in a good-looking debut Saturday worthy of a 'TDN Rising Star' nod. Showing a steady series of drills all over the...

Promising sophomore filly Arrifana (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>) saw out an additional furlong at Laurel Saturday to go three-for-three and garner the 'TDN Rising Star' distinction. A 10-length debut winner here going seven panels Aug. 1 for breeder Gunpowder Farms, she was subsequently bought into by Millennium Farms, Gainesway Stable and LNJ Foxwoods before overcoming a slow start...

Wertheimer et Frere homebred Kanderel (<a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a> {Arg}) was given a heads-up ride by five-pound apprentice Jorge Velez, got a dream run through at the fence and shot through when an opening appeared nearing the entrance to the Santa Anita stretch and finished full of run to become Saturday's third 'TDN Rising Star.' A 6-1...

Supporters of Sir Michael Stoute-trained newcomer Highest Ground (Ire) (<a href="https://bit.ly/2KNga16 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Frankel</a> {GB}) might have feared the worst when the Niarchos Family's homebred planted himself as the gates opened for Monday's British Stallion Studs EBF Kegworth Novice S. at Leicester, but rider Ryan Moore was in no mood for a cigar and encouraged his mount to recoup...

Friday's Dubai Duty Free Full of Surprises British EBF Fillies' Conditions S. at Newbury was a tale of two Frankels and the momentum swung to the Stoute-trained Melnikova (GB) before the off, leaving Quadrilateral (GB) to trade as the 7-4 second favourite. As it turned out, the pair of debut winners who had proven hard...