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Restless Rider (Distorted Humor) picked herself up off the canvas at the three-eighths pole and stormed away from her rivals to win the Listed Debutante S. and become a ‘TDN Rising Star’ in the process. Made the 11-10 favorite on the strength of a 2 3/4-length debut success in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden June 8, the...

Instagrand (c, 2, Into Mischief-Assets of War, by Lawyer Ron) entered the starting gate for his career debut at Los Alamitos Friday afternoon already with a lofty reputation after co-topping this year’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream 2-Year-Old Sale at $1.2 million. He more than lived up to the billing with a jaw-dropping 10-length decision, easily good enough for...

Somewhere (f, 2, <a href="https://lanesend.com/qualityroad " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Quality Road</a>—Silver Lullaby, by Najran) sparkled beneath the Twin Spires at second asking to earn her ‘TDN Rising Star’ badge Friday afternoon. The gray took plenty of money at 3-1 for the Buff Bradley barn in her June 1 Churchill debut and reported home a better-than-it-looked fifth after a slow start and wide middle move...

Zoustyle (Aus) (Zoustar {Aus}) had signaled he was a serious horse with a 12-length trial win at Eagle Farm two weeks ago, and the 2-year-old gelding lived up to expectations on debut on Wednesday, earning the ‘TDN Rising Star’ badge via a five-length victory at Doomben. Heading straight to the front over the soft going, the...

Nonna Madeline (f, 2, <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a> {Arg}-Cool Storm, by Storm Cat), heavily favored at 1-2 in her Monmouth Park unveiling Saturday, stamped herself as one to watch for the mighty Todd Pletcher barn with a ‘TDN Rising Star’-worthy performance. The bay, purchased by St Elias Stable and MeB Stables for $130,000 as a KEESEP yearling, was away...

Bano Solo (c, 2, Goldencents-Royale Paradise, Unbridled’s Song) ran a deep-looking field of Churchill maidens off their feet to become the second ‘TDN Rising Star’ of the day Saturday. The handsome bay first made headlines earlier this year at the OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, firing a bullet quarter-mile in an eye-opening :20 1/5at the breeze show before...

Quorto, the first and only foal so far out of the Listed Swettenham Stud Fillies Trial S. winner and G1 English and Irish Oaks third Volume, was quickly away but held on to early tracking fellow Godolphin runner Handmaiden (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) behind the leading trio. Sent by that filly and into the lead...

Calyx (GB) (<a href="https://bit.ly/36fNhlT " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Kingman</a> {GB}) sported a pacifying rug for stalls entry, but nonetheless enjoyed solid favouritism in this Newmarket unveiling. Catching the eye on the front end throughout, the Juddmonte homebred unleashed a closing burst to fully justify that faith and earn ‘TDN Rising Star’ status in emphatic style. The 5-2 pick broke alertly and stalked...

John Oxley’s homebred Dream Maker (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>), a full-brother to last year’s GI Del Mar Oaks winner Dream Dancing (GISW, $462,510), strode effortlessly from last to first to win his debut by a widening three lengths at Churchill Downs Thursday to become the newest ‘TDN Rising Star.’ Sent off the even-money favorite, the gray colt was outfooted early and trailed...

Mr Paytience survived a three-way speed duel and drew away powerfully in the stretch to graduate first out at Santa Anita and become the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Picked up for $90,000 at OBS March after breezing a furlong in :10 2/5, the bay broke alertly as a 61-10 proposition before finding himself embroiled as the...

Spirit of Brittany was entrusted with the weight of favouritism in this debutantes’ heat and fully justified that faith with a dominant display to earn ‘TDN Rising Star’ status at first asking. Sharply into stride to seize immediate control, the 14-5 chalk was in cruise mode throughout and required negligible urging inside the final quarter-mile to easily...

The word was out about Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}), whose dam Wading (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) had been so impressive when winning Newmarket’s G2 Rockfel S. on what proved to be her last start in 2013, but a late drift to 9-2 second favouritism suggested she would need this introduction every bit as much as her...