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Legends of War (Scat Daddy), who fetched a tidy 900,000gns to top Tattersalls’ recent Craven Breeze-Up, was unveiled by John Gosden at a track which hosted the initial victories of Dubai Millennium (GB) (Seeking the Gold) and Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), and the bay unleashed a display worthy of such luminaries to earn ‘TDN...

LNJ Foxwoods and NK Racing’s Explorer (Orb), the second-highest priced juvenile at last year’s OBS March sale at $1.25 million and the most expensive produce for his second-crop sire (by Malibu Moon), ran the field off their feet, going gate-to-wire to become the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’ for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Favored at 8-5 in this career...

Whispering Oaks Farm’s Sir Truebadour (More Than Ready) became the second ‘TDN Rising Star’ of the day with an impressive wire-to-wire victory in his Churchill Downs unveiling Thursday. Let go at 4-1, the $300,000 FTSAUG buy broke on top from his rail draw and zipped along comfortably through an opening quarter in :22.57. Hitting the half in :45.91, the...

Repole Stable’s Legit (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>) romped by 7 1/4 lengths in his career bow at Gulfstream Apr. 19 and made it two in a row Thursday with another decisive score in the slop at Pimlico to become the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Running three wide in sixth through an opening quarter in :24.15, the $125,000 KEESEP buy advanced into...

Sun Maiden sported the same Juddmonte silks as her famed half-sister Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who saluted six times at the highest level, and received immediate ante-post quotes of 12-1 and lower to go one better than that illustrious sibling in the June 1 G1 Epsom Oaks after following up a low-key debut fourth...

Rugbyman (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) might still have some growing up to do, but there’s no questioning his talent and promise after a Sunday romp at Belmont worthy of the ‘TDN Rising Star’ distinction. A late-on-the-scene third first up going seven furlongs at Keeneland Apr. 13, the regally bred grey was backed down to 6-5 with an additional furlong to work...

Kaleem Shah’s Tijori (Will Take Charge), a $525,000 OBSMAR purchase (:10), became the first winner from the first crop of the 2013 champion 3-year-old colt Will Take Charge (Unbridled’s Song) with a ‘TDN Rising Star’ performance on debut at Santa Anita. Off as the slight second-choice at odds of 2-1, she left the gate running and held a narrow...

Fairyland was hammered down for a whopping 925,000gns at Book 1 of last year’s Tattersalls October sale and chipped away at that lofty price tag by winning this unveiling, racing in the famed Stockwell silks, with a degree of panache. Recovering from a near stumble exiting the gates to race on the front end after...

‘SPARKLING’ RISING STAR AT SANTA ANITAThree Chimneys Farm may have parted ways with the up-and-coming graded-stakes winning mare Dust and Diamonds, but the farm made sure it retained something from the pipeline in form of Amada Rafaela (Distorted Humor), who bounded away to an embarrassingly easy debut victory at Santa Anita Saturday, thus becoming a ‘TDN Rising Star’ in...

St Elias and West Point Thoroughbreds representative Bugle Notes (Ghostzapper) had to do it tough following a tardy dispatch, but just kept on coming and edged clear late to score by 2 1/4 lengths to become a ‘TDN Rising Star’ during the early portion of the Oaks undercard Friday at Churchill. As an $825,000 KEESEP grad, the bay colt...

Fager Stable’s Surging Tide (Medaglia d’Oro) was unhurried early and settled off the pace behind fractions of :23.36 and :46.77. Still with plenty to do turning for home, the 8-1 shot bumped with Presumptuous (Midnight Lute) as she was winding up for her stretch rally, but bound passed that rival and surged to the lead before striding...

Crystal Hope, who hails from the same family of the card’s G3 Gordon Richards S. winner Crystal Ocean (GB) (<a href="https://www.agakhanstuds.com/seathestars " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Sea the Stars</a> {Ire}), was clueless when sixth on debut over an extended mile at Nottingham in October and little was expected other than further tutelage as she started at 14-1. Settled in mid-division by William...