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Faja debuted a romping winner over a Gulfstream mile to become the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Coming in with a steady Palm Beach Downs worktab, including a bullet from the gate there in :49 2/5 (1/6) Dec. 5, the dark bay broke inwardly at 69-10, but quickly recovered to sit third past a :22.95 quarter....
Debonairly placed herself among the favourites for the Jan. 14 A$2.5-million Magic Millions 2YO Classic with an ultra-impressive debut win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Taking command from the break in the 1100 metre maiden, the bay nursed a lead of 1 1/2 lengths while traveling off...
Alter Call took her first turn in the spotlight when knocked down to China Horse Club for A$1.05-million nearly two years ago at the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, making her the most expensive filly at that auction. With <a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/newgate/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Newgate</a> SF staying in for a piece of the filly, Alter Call made her...
A winner of a Aug. 6 Saratoga maiden and a Oct. 12 Keeneland allowance by a combined 6 3/4 lengths, Fact Finding kept his perfect record in tact with a daylight black-type win at Gulfstream Park Saturday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his fourth win of the day, and pilot John Velazquez his third victory. Establishing...
The wide draw was no problem for ultra-impressive firster Sophie Germain at the Big A Saturday afternoon, as she produced a scintillating performance good for ‘TDN Rising Star’ honors. The gray, a half-sister to My Magic Moment (Forest Wildcat), SW & GSP, $149,813, was given a 7-1 chance and bided her time while racing toward...
Let go at a generous mutuel given the presence of big-figure maiden winner Sailing Home and GIII Arlington-Washington Futurity hero and TDN Rising Star Wellabled (Shackleford), M M G Stables’ Undulated (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>) lagged well behind a suicidal pace set by Katalox (Old Forester) and Wellabled, took his cue from jockey Alan Garcia swinging off the final...
Elate took a ton of play for Claiborne Farm and Bill Mott and ran to the money with a devastatingly easy romp at Aqueduct to become the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Coming in with a good-looking series of works, including a bullet breeze from the gate at Belmont Oct. 17 in 1:00 3/5, the dark...
Unique Bella, a $400,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, was second after a sluggish start as the heavy favorite in her June 23 debut going five furlongs at Santa Anita. With a string of four straight bullet works in Arcadia under her belt, the gray filly was sent off the 3-5 favorite in this second outing. Away...
Lucy Goosey, favored at 9-5 in this career bow from a 5-1 morning line, ran to the money and delivered by 9 1/4 lengths beneath the Twin Spires en route to ‘TDN Rising Stardom’ Saturday. Away well, the grey settled in a tracking fifth well off the fence behind an opening quarter in :22.72. Traveling...
Michael Langord’s Untrapped, a good second behind a ‘TDN Rising Star’ first time out, took all the late play at Churchill and cruised to a convincing score, earning his own Rising Star badge for the effort. Bet to 29-10 in that Oct. 19 unveiling at Keeneland, the $125,000 OBS April buy broke dead last and made...
El Areeb checked in fourth as the 13-10 favorite in his Parx unveiling June 11, and reemerged in a sloppy off the turfer here Sept. 30, checking in second after blowing the break and coming with an impressive wide run. He put it all together with an 8 3/4-length romp over this track and trip...
5th-LRL, $43,840, Msw, 11-11, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.62, ft.+IRISH WAR CRY (c, 2, <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>—Irish Sovereign, by Polish Numbers) came in toting an above-average series of works, capped off by a half-mile from the gate in :49 flat (2/12) at Fair Hill Nov. 3, and was let go at 42-5 after drawing in off the also-eligible list. Traveling eighth behind...
