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By Cheveley Park’s resident Medicean and a full-sister to one of his chief money-spinners in the GII King Edward S., GII Connaught Cup and GII Play the King S. winner Dimension (GB), MGSW-Can, SW & GSP-US, $568,274, Verandah was sent off the 5-1 joint-second favourite and broke slowly before racing lazily in rear as Robert...
Lady Ivanka rated and pounced to capture her career debut at Saratoga Wednesday afternoon in ‘TDN Rising Star’ fashion. Showing a steady string of works downstate at Belmont dating back to early June, the bay was let go at odds of 7-1 and settled in fourth behind an opening quarter-mile in :22.31. Launching a wide...
Efaadah raced in the front rank from the outset of this debut and asserted for overall control within a quarter mile of the start. Holding sway thereafter and nudged along at the two pole, the 29-10 favourite quickened further clear approaching the final furlong and kept on strongly under minimal coaxing in the latter stages...
Olmedo was restrained off the pace and found a comfortable rhythm racing at the back of the main body of the field after the initial exchanges of this debut. Allowed an inch of rein off the home turn, the 33-5 chance quickened smartly to challenge wide entering the final eighth and easily outclassed his rivals...
Amedeo Modigliani was the epitome of an eye-catcher even before he fulfilled that tag when a strong-closing third on debut behind TDN Rising Star and subsequent G2 Superlative S.-winning stablemate Gustav Klimt (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and the G3 Tyros S. third Would Be King (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}) over seven furlongs at The Curragh July...
Separationofpowers was bet down to 9-5 favoritism and did not disappoint in this career debut, going to the front and never looking back in a romp to earn ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. Owned by Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables, who paired with William Lawrence and trainer Chad Brown to campaign GI Preakness S. hero Cloud Computing...
Medaglia Gold (Medaglia d’Oro) proved a surface switch was just what she needed with dominant performance to earn “TDN Rising Star� honors in her first try on turf at Del Mar Saturday. Breaking sharply from the outside post in this 10-horse affair while wearing blinkers for the first time, the 9-1 shot seized the early advantage, ticking off...
As the least-fancied of the Ballydoyle trio at 14-1, Delano Roosevelt would have been forgiven for showing a trace of his raw material and finish in the ruck as several of the nicer Ballydoyle juveniles have done so far this term. After a slow break, the imposing bay languished in rear under Wayne Lordan and...
Covenant, second to subsequent GII Gulfstream Oaks heroine, GI Acorn S. runner-up and troubled GI CCA Oaks third finisher Salty (<a href="https://lanesend.com/qualityroad " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Quality Road</a>) after setting a fast pace in her March debut, returned from a layoff, broke like a shot and never gave anyone a chance in a ‘TDN Rising Star’-earning graduation at Saratoga. Getting an...
Mr. Crow (Tapizar) broke sharply and never looked back with a front-running ‘TDN Rising Star’ performance in the Saturday opener at Saratoga. The bay rallied to finish second after breaking a bit tardily in his six-furlong debut at Belmont June 24 and took solid support here as the 7-5 second choice. Sent straight to the...
Sporting Chance (Tiznow) set the pace and was caught late to finish second on debut going 5 1/2 furlongs at Churchill June 15 but finished strongly in his second go around Saturday at Saratoga, wiring the field in a 2 1/4-length romp and earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ honors. Sent to the front, he showed the...
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Untamed Domain (Animal Kingdom) charged to the lead late and surged clear to graduate by 1 1/2 lengths and become the second ‘TDN Rising Star’ of the afternoon at Saratoga Saturday. Sent off at 6-5, the bay colt raced at the back of the field as Lindburgh’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) set the pace through...
