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Seattle Serenade remained unbeaten with a comfortable score Friday afternoon at Los Alamitos, becoming the newest‘TDN Rising Star’. The bay, who sold, for $1,000,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, pressed the pace and earned a hard-fought victory going 6 1/2 furlongs on debut at Del Mar Nov. 12. Hammered down to 4-5 favoritism to remain...

Browse gained ‘TDN Rising Star’ status in her debut at Aqueduct Sunday afternoon. The Phipps homebred, who was given a 9-1 chance for trainer Shug McGaughey, stalked in midpack early, but steadily moved closer to the leaders from three wide down the backstretch. Browse continued to make substantial progress as she circled the field heading into the...

Cathryn Sophia proved that her sparkling debut was no fluke, capturing Laurel’s Gin Talking S. and becoming the newest “TDN Rising Star.� Campaigned by the trainer and owner who campaigned dual-Classic winners Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex, respectively, the bay earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 92 for her 12 3/4 length romp going six furlongs at...

Polar River turned in an absolutely stunning debut performance, trouncing a group of mostly older males by 13 1/2 lengths. Drawn on the fence in the field of 12 runners, the bay filly jumped on terms and argued what appeared to be a good pace while inside of a rival into the turn. Still holding...

9th-DMR, $53,500, Msw, 11-14, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.17, ft. DREFONG, c, 2, by Gio Ponti 1st Dam: Eltimaas, by Ghostzapper 2nd Dam: Najecam, by Trempolino 3rd Dam: Sue Warner, by *Forli Drefong was well-bet down to 9-5 favoritism, but broke slowly and made an eye-catching middle move in his Oct. 24 Santa Anita unveiling, but ducked...

7th-CD, $55,470, Msw, 11-5, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09.50, ft. +WRATH OF RUTHIE, f, 3, by Distorted Humor 1st Dam: Remember, by Forest Wildcat 2nd Dam: Dancinginmydreams, by Seeking the Gold 3rd Dam: Oh What a Dance, by Nijinsky II Wrath of Ruthie displayed a steady string of local works leading up to this debut and...

6th-CD, $55,196, Msw, 11-1, 2yo, 7f, 1:24.89, ft.+UNEXPLAINED, c, 2, by Ghostzapper1st Dam: Alex’s Ali, by Afleet Alex2nd Dam: Broad Dynamite, by Broad Brush3rd Dam: Subtle Raise, by Raise a NativeOverlooked at 13-1 in this career bow despite displaying an upbeat worktab over this strip, Unexplained proved to be one to watch with an impressive last-to-first...

5th-KEE, $56,000, Msw, 10-29, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:15.18, ft. CARINA MIA, f, 2, by Malibu Moon 1st Dam: Miss Simpatia (Arg), by Southern Halo 2nd Dam: Miss Peggy (Arg), by Fitzcarraldo (Arg) 3rd Dam: Miss Bimba (Arg), by Our Talisman Carina Mia attracted a bid of $410,000 by Three Chimneys Farm at the 2014...

1st-DVL, €25,000, Debutantes, 10-22, 2yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:50.52, hy.+ZARAK (FR), c, 2, by Dubawi {Ire} 1st Dam:Zarkava {Ire} {Horse of the Year 2008, Ch. 3yo Filly, Hwt. 2yo Filly-Fr, MG1SW-Fr, Hwt. at 11-14f & 9 1/2-11f-Fr, $4,793,989}, by Zamindar 2nd Dam: Zarkasha (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire) 3rd Dam: Zarkana (Ire), by Doyoun (Ire)    The...

6th-IND, $32,000, Msw, 10-21, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12.13, ft. +DOXOLOGY, f, 2, by Songandaprayer 1st Dam: Forever Bertie, by Thunder Gulch 2nd Dam: Alltheway Bertie, by Alwuhush 3rd Dam: Inkblot, by Secretariat Doxology caught the eye of Pete Bradley of Bradley Thoroughbreds with a strong breeze in :10 1/5 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds In...

1st-WO, C$65,260, Msw, 10-18, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:10.63, ft.+JENNIFER LYNNETTE, f, 2, by Elusive Quality1st Dam: Lynnette, by Johannesburg2nd Dam: Strategic Maneuver, by Cryptoclearance3rd Dam: Prayer Wheel, by Conquistador CieloJennifer Lynnette was hammered down to 3-5 favoritism despite posting just two published workouts and ran to her odds with a dominant victory on debut at...

5th-CUR, €16,500, Mdn, 10-13, 2yo, 8fT, 1:42.40, gd. +IDAHO (IRE), c, 2, Galileo (Ire) 1st Dam: Hveger (Aus) (G1SP-Aus), by Danehill 2nd Dam: Circles of Gold (Aus), by Marscay (Aus) 3rd Dam: Olympic Aim (NZ), by Zamazaan (Fr) Aidan O’Brien sent out subsequent 2013 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and GI Breeders’ Cup Turf hero Magician...