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After sweeping the juvenile Grade I features on FallStars Weekend with 'TDN Rising Stars' Presented by Hagyard Tommy Jo (Into Mischief) in the Darley Alcibiades Stakes and Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, Spendthrift Farm cut loose another potential player in the juvenile division when Further Ado (c, 2, <a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a>-Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa) shot away from...

Atropa (Into Mischief) showed a big turnaround in form when storming off to win with consummate ease, earning a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard badge in the process, at Keeneland Thursday afternoon. Away in good order under red-hot Jose Ortiz, she settled in a stalking position as Sea Zest (<a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/hard-spun " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Hard Spun</a>) and 5-2 second choice Kayla's Komet (Mitole) led through opening...

The 56th 'TDN Rising Star', presented by Hagyard, for the hegemonic heavyweight stallion Into Mischief went to first-time starter Sneaky Good, who was boldfaced heading for home as she took the seventh race at Keeneland on Sunday. A $450,000 grad who went through the nearby sales pavilion ring, the filly was backed at the windows as the...

Godolphin's Bella Ballerina (<a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/street-sense " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Street Sense</a>) came from just off the pace to earn TDN Rising Stardom, Presented by Hagyard, in her career opener at Keeneland Sunday afternoon. Content to settle in right behind the leading draft through an opening quarter in :22.47, the 7-5 choice, who was clocking the pace wide, was given her cue from Tyler...

Stop me if you've heard this one before but trainer Wesley Ward debuted a speedy new youngster at Keeneland Saturday as Heartily (<a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/complexity/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Complexity</a>) romped to become a new 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' in the nightcap. The 4-5 favorite faced a field of largely inexperienced runners who saw little but this OBS April grad's...

Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire sensation Yaupon (by Uncle Mo) picked up a third 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Saturday as Local Knowledge ran the field down late to take the second race on the opening weekend of Keeneland's Fall Meet. Breaking from post 12, the 5-2 second choice never had a chance to save...

In his second trip to the post, Provenance (Into Mischief) became Monomoy Girl's first 'TDN Rising Star' at Santa Anita Park. The bay debuted Aug. 23 at Del Mar and ran third in a mile maiden special weight that yielded GSP Plutarch (Into Mischief) when he hit the board in the GIII Del Mar Juvenile Turf next...

Saturday's flurry of TDN Rising Stars continued when Carlos and Yann Lerner trainee Evita (Persian King) made every yard of the running in Chantilly's Prix de Toutevoie to become the first Rising Star for her sire. Persian King, himself a Rising Star, joined the ranks at this venue in 2018. “For a long time we thought that this is...

Newmarket's opening mile novice on Saturday had 2026 Oaks written all over it and it will be no surprise if Godolphin's Romantic Symphony (Dubawi) is one of the main players heading to the Epsom Classic in June. While the newcomer's 3/4-of-a-length winning margin was not flashy, everything about her pedigree suggests this is very much the beginning....

Yeguada Centurion's homebred Wootton Centurion (Wootton Bassett) made a mockery of his 6-1 odds and attained TDN Rising Star status with a stunning pillar-to-post victory in Saturday's Prix de Villebon at Chantilly. He becomes his sire's 16th Rising Star and joins a list which includes this year's G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/camille-pissarro/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Camille Pissarro</a>. “He has always been...

Cherie DeVaux unleashed a classy gentleman on Churchill Downs Friday afternoon, and Englishman (<a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/maxfield " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Maxfield</a>) strolled in to clock a blistering time as well as securing 'Rising Star' honors. Away from the blocks quickly, and out to control the tempo, he was tracked closely for most of the race by Tagermeen (Into Mischief), who has now run in three straight...

Let go at odds of 24-5 shipping down from Saratoga to debut going a mile on the Presque Isle Tapeta track, the well-related The Big Con (GB) (c, 2, Dark Angel {Ire}-Nakuti {Ire}, by Mastercraftsman {Ire}) made an eye-catching sweep for the lead when asked fully three furlongs from home and shot away from four overmatched rivals...