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Michael Pressley and Larry and Cindy Jones’s Kowboy Karma (Kodiak Kowboy) swept to the front midway on the turn and streaked home to graduate by about a dozen lengths in Wednesday’s fourth race at Delaware Park, becoming the newest ‘TDN Rising Star.’ Sent off the 17-10 second choice, the bay—bred and co-owned by Larry and...

There may not be a higher-quality filly maiden over the course of the next six weeks at Del Mar, and it was Debbie Lanni’s Just A Smidge (Into Mischief) who went on to a narrow, albeit impressive victory to become Wednesday’s second TDN Rising Star. A $39K KEENOV weanling RNA, the gray filly blossomed into...

The Pentagon, who was a June 10 debut sixth behind the TDN Rising Star performance of Verbal Dexterity (Ire) (<a href="https://wp.tdn.pmadv.com/stallions-top-runners/?sire=Vocalised#tot " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Vocalised</a>) over this course and distance last time, earned similar status with a dominant display in this return. Breaking well from an outer gate to lead after the initial strides, the 9-2 chance maintained control thereafter...

Barry Lee (<a href="https://www.hillndalefarms.com/violence " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Violence</a>) was hammered down to even-money favoritism for this debut off a speedy local worktab, including a best-of-77 half-mile in :47 1/5 July 8, and ran to the money with a “TDN Rising Star�-worthy performance. Purchased by Sagamore for $380,000 at OBS March after breezing in :9 4/5, the chalk broke on top...

Cascadian was scrubbed along through the early strides before finding his way into mid division in this debut. Making relentless headway in the centre of the track once into the straight, the 17-10 favourite quickened smartly to challenge with 150 metres remaining and surged clear under minimal coaxing thereafter to score by an impressive 4...

Zulfikhar (c, 2, Bodemeister—Pink Diamond, by Mineshaft), not much of a secret as the 3-5 favorite, earned his ‘TDN Rising Star’ badge with a razor sharp debut score for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert at Los Alamitos Friday afternoon. The bay broke alertly from his inside draw and was immediately reguided to the outside to force the issue...

Gustav Klimt was a May 28 debut fifth, going six panels here last time, and was trapped wide in mid division through the early fractions of this maiden the stable has won in the last 10 years with subsequent Group 1 heroes Duke of Marmalade (Ire), Rip Van Winkle (Ire), Roderic O’Connor (Ire), The United...

Diamondsandpearls, the $1.7-million topper at this year’s OBS March sale after breezing a furlong in :9 4/5, took all the money for her debut and rolled to a frontrunning tour de force victory, earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ honors in the process. Backed to 1-2 despite an average-looking worktab for the Bob Baffert barn, the dark bay broke sharply...

Convivial (English Channel), a half-brother to GI Belmont Derby-winning millionaire Force the Pass (Speightstown, GISW, $1,262,154), went last to first with a sweeping wide move to capture his debut at Monmouth and earned ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. The bay worked three times in the month of June down the road at Colts Neck Stables and was...

Reddam Racing’s Pavel (Creative Cause) captured his Santa Anita debut in authoritative fashion to become the second “TDN Rising Star� of the day. Overlooked at odds of 7-1, the gray broke sharply to dispute the pace inside a pair of rivals through an opening quarter-mile in :22.39. Moving ahead to seize the advantage entering the turn, the sophomore drew...

Albaugh Family Stable’s Hollywood Star (Malibu Moon) took solid late money to be off as the 3-2 favorite in a strong-looking Churchill maiden Wednesday afternoon and overcame a tardy dispatch to earn ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. A 9-2 chance on the morning line, the racy dark bay was backed into 3-1, touched 9-5 and was...

Serengeti, a well-bet second on debut over track and trip, took no prisoners in his second journey to the post, blitzing an overmatched field of juveniles by double digits and earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. Made the 11-10 chalk first out June 10, the $200,000 Keeneland September buy dueled for command and just weakened a...