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All eyes were on Electrical Storm (GB)(Dubawi {Ire}) ahead of Sunday’s Hot Streak Maiden S. over five furlongs of Newemarket’s Rowley Mile course, but Godolphin’s half-brother to Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) met a rival of significant substance in Cheveley Park Stud’s Threat (Ire) (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/footstepsinthesand/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Footstepsinthesand</a> {GB}). In reality always galloping all over his rivals, one of which in Spanish...

Aurelia Garland (<a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/constitution.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Constitution</a>) ran to the money with a dominant debut victory at Belmont Thursday, becoming the first winner for her Grade-I winning freshman sire (by <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) and the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Hammered down to 3-5 favoritism for Wesley Ward, always red hot with early 2-year-olds, the $185,000 FTSAUG buy raced in third early, but...

Value Proposition proved to be the latest in an ultra-talented arsenal of overseas purchases by the Chad Brown barn and ran to strong backing with a very impressive debut score at Belmont to become a ‘TDN Rising Star’. A half-brother to 2016 G1 Prix de l’Opera and G1 Darley Prix Jean Romanet heroine Speedy Boarding (GB)...

Sandown’s 10-furlong fillies’ novice contest that graces Friday’s card was formerly a maiden traditionally targeted by the big yards, with names such as User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor {GB}), and Dar Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) first bandied about here. The latter went on to group 1 glory for the John Gosden yard and the...

Backed down to short-odds favouritism to continue the hot streak of Aidan O’Brien’s juvenile band, Pistoletto (<a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/warfront/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">War Front</a>) gave supporters little cause for concern and scooted clear of toiling rivals to earn ‘TDN Rising Star’ status with an impressive display in his Tipperary debut Thursday. He bounced out of the gates to stalk the pace in second overall racing...

Nobody, not even Aidan O’Brien, expected to see something exciting emerge from Tipperary’s “Fundraising Events At Tipperary Races Maiden� on Thursday evening, with the extended 12-furlong contest full of potential recruits to the jumping brigades. Step forward Ballydoyle’s newcomer Sir Dragonet (Ire)(<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/camelot/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Camelot</a> {GB}), who at 14-1 was clearly not regarded ready to create a stir but...

Kimari (f, 2, <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/munnings/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Munnings</a>—Cozze Up Lady, by Cozzene) put on a show at Keeneland Thursday afternoon, becoming the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’ for the loaded Wesley Ward barn. Favored at 1-5 while taking on the boys here, the $152,000 FTKJUL yearling purchase wasn’t away to the sharpest of beginnings leaving the stalls, but quickly rushed up on the...

Anna’s Fast, a $470,000 purchase by Breeze Easy at last month’s OBS March Sale (:9 4/5), earned the ‘TDN Rising Star’ tag while becoming the first winner for her freshman sire (by Medaglia d’Oro) at Keeneland Wednesday. The 1-5 favorite cleared the field from her outside draw, showed the way through an opening quarter in...

Compiegne’s Prix de Verberie threw up aTDN Rising Star on Tuesday as Michael Tabor’s Ballet Russe (Ire) (<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/camelot/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Camelot</a> {GB}) made light work of a confidence-boosting maiden outing laid on by Andre Fabre. Having already caught the eye when coming home strong to be runner-up on his racecourse bow over 10 furlongs at Saint-Cloud Mar. 30, the bay was...

Guarana (f, 3, Ghostzapper-Magical World, by Distorted Humor) wasn’t much of a secret at odds of 4-5, and ran to the money with a powerful, front-running debut win in the Keeneland slop Friday, easily good enough for ‘TDN Rising Star’honors. She broke well and faced some early pressure through a sharp opening quarter in :22.09. Jose Ortiz...

Nayibeth (Carpe Diem), whose first-crop sire (by Giant’s Causeway) loved Lexington himself as evidenced by his romps in the 2014 GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity and GI Toyota Blue Grass S. the following year, became the WinStar resident’s first winner from his first starter and a ‘TDN Rising Star’ to boot Wednesday. Having fired a number of bullets at...

Naas’s opener on Saturday saw Ballydoyle and <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/american-pharoah/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">American Pharoah</a> off the mark at the first attempt in the 2019 Irish flat turf season as Peter Brant and Coolmore’s 2-year-old colt Monarch of Egypt made virtually all to win in convincing style over five furlongs. Roused from the break by Ryan Moore to sit in the firing line,...