'TDN Rising Star' With The Angels Returns A Winner In 2025

4th-Belmont The Big A, $85,360, Alw, 10-16, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.46, ft, 2 1/2 lengths.
WITH THE ANGELS (f, 3, Omaha Beach–Sister Margaret, by Pulpit), unraced since November 2024, returned a winner in her 3-year-old debut Thursday at Aqueduct. A perfect four-for-four as a juvenile, she was named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' off an 11 1/2-length debut win before racking up three straight stakes wins all against fellow New York-breds. Facing open company for the first time Thursday and racing with the addition of Lasix, the heavily-bet 1-5 favorite was caught in traffic on the run down the backstretch and sat fourth while boxed in along the rail into the turn through fractions of :22.65 and :46.31. Still need room as the top flight turned for home, With the Angels finally tipped out inside the final furlong and once clear, burst away decisively to win this come-back effort by 2 1/2 lengths over fellow Rice-trained stablemate Sarir (American Pharoah). One of 24 stakes winners for Omaha Beach, With the Angels is a half-sister to Maggy's Palace (Palace Malice), SP, $269,646.  Sister Margaret has a yearling Twirling Candy colt who RNA'd for $120,000 at SARAUG this year and foaled a Street Sense colt before returning to Omaha Beach for 2026. Sales History: $65,000 Ylg '23 SARAUG; $350,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: MSW, 5-5-0-0, $331,650. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Winning Move Stable, John C. Oxley, Lady Sheila Stable, Rideau Racers LLC and Sanford H. Robbins LLC; B-Joseph DeRico (NY); T-Linda Rice.

Welcome back, champ! With the Angels, bred by Joseph DeRico and foaled at River Valley, coasts out of traffic to take her sophomore debut. Prat aboard the unbeaten #NYbred for @LindaRiceRacing, Winning Move, John Oxley, @Lady__Sheila, Rideau Racers, and Sanford Robbins. pic.twitter.com/WCC4eOiAil

— NYTB (@nytbreeders) October 16, 2025