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Uncontested drilled six local panels from the gate in 1:12 4/5 10 days earlier, which the Keeneland clockers called a “very useful gate effort, going well on his own,� but he was still dismissed at 10-1 for this first go. Off a bit awkwardly from his rail draw, the hulking dark bay was pushed along...

Ladies Day improved drastically second time out and crushed a good-looking field of maiden fillies that included the first foal out of 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) en route to 'Rising Stardom' Sunday. A distant second at 32-1 behind ‘TDN Rising Star’ Runway Doll (Majestic Warrior) first out at Saratoga...

Phone Chick overcame a disastrous beginning to earn ‘TDN Rising Star’ honors in Friday’s nightcap at Keeneland. Off at odds of 7-1, she spotted the field several lengths at the break, but pilot Joe Bravo remained cool as she raced last of 12 through an opening quarter in :22.32. The dark bay began to rocket past the...

Hot Seat sailed home by 13 1/2 lengths in his six-furlong debut at Parx Sept. 6 and was sent off the prohibitive 1-5 favorite to repeat the effort in this second go. He broke sharply and took the lead into the first turn, but ceded his position to longshot Late Breaking News (Jump Start) and...

Hayabusa One nearly lost his pilot when two horses inside of him dropped their riders at Cagnes-sur-Mer Feb. 1 (video), but he continued on to a convincing score that day before being purchased privately and transferred from conditioner Simone Brogi. Having prepped over the Fair Hill synthetic for a conditioner who excels with European imports...

Valadorna backed up a promising debut performance with an effortless romp on opening day at Keeneland to become the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Off slowly from the rail in her unveiling going a main track mile Sept. 16 at Churchill, the Stonestreet homebred made an eye-catching move to finish fast for second money behind GI...

Cursor checked in second on debut at Saratoga behind an impressive performance from the well-bred Sky Gesture (Tiznow) Aug. 28 and was hammered down to 3-5 favoritim so go one better here. Breaking a step slowly, the bay raced in a three-wide fifth behind sharp early splits of :22.59 and :45.23. Drawing alongside the leading duo turning...

Running Mate sped out to an early lead and never looked back for a “TDN Rising Star� worthy debut. Away well, the 3-1 shot assumed command in a matter of strides and was well within himself as he ticked off early fractions of :22 4/5 and :46 2/5. Showing the way into the lane, the dark bay...

Exactly 52 weeks ago, a 2-year-old colt owned in part by James Harron, trained by Peter and Paul Snowden and debuting off a barrier trial win at Randwick two weeks prior registered a three-length victory in the Listed Breeders’ Plate at the Sydney oval. That colt, named Capitalist (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}), would go on...

<a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/mo-town/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Mo Town</a> followed up a good second-place showing on the Travers day undercard with a powerful maiden score stretching out at Belmont to become the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’. Taking a good bit of play to be 7-2 in the Aug. 27 opener, the $200,000 KEESEP buy stayed on well to be runner-up despite suffering a...

Talaayeb, a 2017 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas entry, was steadied to find cover in mid division after an alert departure in this first go. Inching ever closer from halfway, the well-backed 10-1 chance challenged full of run entering the final furlong and quickened smartly under mild coaxing up the hill to score by an impressive...

Mi Suerte gained ‘TDN Rising Star’ status with this as-she-pleased debut score in a one-mile Hanshin newcomers’ test. Racing midpack for a few strides out of the gate, the dark bay quickly worked her way up to sit within striking range, about five lengths off the lead, and off the fence heading into the turn....