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Ami’s Mesa was the talk of the town prior to her career unveiling and made her post-time odds of 3-5 look like the value of the day with an effortless victory, becoming a ‘TDN Rising Star.’ The dark bay was away from the gate a bit slowly after bumping with fellow firster Cleopatra’s Gold (Mineshaft) and settled...

5th-KEE, $56,000, Msw, 10-10, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.56, ft. UNION JACKSON, c, 3, by <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a> 1st Dam: Hot Dixie Chick (GISW, $343,252), by Dixie Union 2nd Dam: Above Perfection, by In Excess (Ire) 3rd Dam: Something Perfect, by Somethingfabulous Stonestreet Stables’ Union Jackson, the first foal out of Barbara Banke’s 2009 GI Spinaway S. winner Hot...

Inheritance set an all-time OBS Sales record when purchased for $1.9 million at the April sale earlier this term and looked to be worth every bit of the investment with an astonishingly dominant graduation Oct. 4 at Belmont, becoming the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’. The gray, who campaigns for the same owner and trainer who...

An A$165,000 yearling purchase by agent James Harron and Snowden Racing at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in January, Capitalist made that sum look like a bargain Saturday when cruising to a first-out score in Royal Randwick’s Listed Breeders’ Plate, earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. Favored at 4-6, the chestnut raced freely early...

1st-SCD, €25,000, Mdn, 10-2, unraced 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:42.07, gd. +MAQUETTE, f, 2, by <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a> 1st Dam: Announce (GB) (G1SW-Fr, $547,607), by Selkirk 2nd Dam: Hachita, by Gone West 3rd Dam: Choice Spirit, by Danzig Maquette, a hitherto untested daughter of the 2011 G1 Prix Jean Romanet victress Announce (GB) (Selkirk), traded as the 21-10...

Pacific Heat, who topped last year’s Barretts October sale on a bid of $175,000 from Joe Ciaglia, brought the heat and turned in one of the most impressive performances of the meeting on the final day of the stand Friday. Bet into 9-2 from a somwhat curious morning line of 8-1, the bay filly jumped alertly...

Tabbed the 4-5 chalk in this delayed unveiling after scratching at the gate at Saratoga Aug. 21, Marking rolled home an impressive winner at Belmont Park Wednesday and gained ‘TDN Rising Star’ status in the process. The bay was one of the slowest away from the stalls, but was already tugging his way past horses...

Queen's Trust was sent off the 9-2 second favorite and, denied a clear break, was able to recover and tuck in against the rail towards the rear of mid-division early. Making smooth progress on the home turn, the homebred was pushed up to take command approaching the furlong pole and only needed hand riding to...

Southern Girl, a half to 2013 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno), MGISW, $5,625,410, rallied to annex her career debut Monday at Delaware Park, earning ‘TDN Rising Star’ status on the one-year anniversary of her sale for $775,000 at the Keeneland September sale [Click here]. She completed her preparations with a...

Justin Squared earned ‘TDN Rising Star’ status with an impressive front-running victory on debut at Del Mar Saturday. Possessed of a very speedy worktab that included a best-of-20 five panels breeze here in :59 2/5 Sept. 1 and a best-of-95 five-furlong move in :58 4/5 Aug. 22, the gray, who RNA’d for $130,000 at the...

Tale of S’Avall tipped his hand a bit with a best-of-30 half-mile in :47 2/5 here Aug. 19 and was bet down to 7-2 from his 10-1 morning-line quote. Away well from the outside post in this 10-horse affair, the dark bay kept close tabs on the leaders from a wide fifth through quick early...

Jess’s Dream, the first foal produced by 2009 Horse of the Year and $3.5-million earner Rachel Alexandra by Stonestreet’s Hall of Famer and two-time Horse of the Year <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a>, ran to his monumental pedigree with a dramatic last-to-first ‘TDN Rising Star’ performance Monday afternoon. Carrying the same silks as his sire and dam once did at odds...