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Mo Diddley, bet like a sure thing on debut in the Thursday opener at Churchill, gave his backers anxious moments immediately after the latches opened, but overcame his poor break to win improbably and become the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Sporting a dazzling worktab, most notably going a half-mile from the gate in :46 4/5...

Ratiocination, a debut winner in a course-and-distance firsters’ heat last time Apr. 16, was positioned in a stalking second from the outset of this one. Nudged along approaching the final quarter mile, the 2-1 favourite quickened to the fore with 300 metres remaining and surged clear under mild urging to easily best Soaring Eagle (Fr)...

When the weanling later to be termed Declarationofpeace went through the ring at Keeneland November in 2015, M.V. Magnier was the determined beneficiary at $2.6 million for the Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency-consigned colt who is tantamount to equine royalty. Descended from the Hall of Famer Serena’s Song, the bay who has grown into an...

Sent off at 7-1, the bay Volfango was a touch slow from the gates before quickly establishing an ideal stalking spot behind the leading trio under Aurelien Lemaitre. Full of running in early straight, the homebred loomed to Bounderby (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) approaching the furlong pole and drew away under hand riding from there to...

Alpha Centauri towered over her rivals in the preliminaries and duly attracted sufficient support to make her the 2-1 favourite to become the latest notable winner from the prolific dual-purpose Jessie Harrington stable. Sharp enough to gain the early lead and the far rail, the imposing grey was sent clear from the quarter pole by...

Straight Shooter received overwhelming support at the tills for this newcomers’ test and justified odds-on favouritism with a blistering frontrunning display. The €400,000 ARAUG yearling was sharply away to seize immediate control and held sway under a taut rein into the straight. Nudged along to show his mettle approaching the final furlong, the 2-5 chalk...

<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/army-mule/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Army Mule</a> (<a href="https://www.countrylifefarm.com/stallion/friesan-fire/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Friesan Fire</a>), the second-priciest purchase at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training sale and by far the most expensive horse by his sire to date at $825K, immediately began paying back his purchase price with a head-turning performance worthy of ‘TDN Rising Star’ status in a Belmont maiden special weight Sunday. Coupled...

Diaphora was hammered down to favouritism at the tills for this debut and gave supporters little cause for concern, dominating in the straight to get her career off to a perfect start. Showing good speed from the gates to stalk the lead in second after the initial exchanges, the 21-10 pick was sent to the...

When Crystal Ocean made his debut in a seven-furlong maiden at Newbury in September, the antenna was already up as he is out of the Listed Radley S. winner and G3 Fred Darling S. runner-up Crystal Star who made a big name for herself at Southcourt Stud prior to dying after producing a colt foal...

Leading Score, a half-brother to two-time Eclipse winner and “TDN Rising Star� Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie), earned his own “TDN Rising Star� label with an ultra-impressive graduation at Saturday night cap at Santa Anita. Let go at 4-1 despite a best-of-53 half-mile breeze in :46 3/5 here Apr. 16, the bay hustled up to the front and was well...

Shutter Speed, a debut winner going one mile at Yarmouth last time Oct. 18, was restrained in fourth after breaking alertly in a test annexed by subsequent G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Light Shift (Kingmambo) and G1 Prix de Diane victress Star of Seville (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) in recent years. Inching ever closer in...

Todd Pletcher trainee Coal Front (Stay Thirsty) was bet like a sure thing throughout for his debut and ran to the money, dominating seven rivals despite a wide trip at Keeneland and becoming the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Bought for $575,000 at OBS April after breezing a quarter-mile in :21 1/5, the dark bay showed a steady series of...