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Another Ascot Rising Star As Kingman’s Love Is You Excites

TDN Rising Stars kept coming at Ascot on Saturday, with Normandie Stud’s newcomer Love Is You (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) swooping to take the well-contested Moet & Chandon British EBF Fillies’ Novice S. over a mile at the Berkshire venue. A daughter of Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who had her finest hour over this course and distance when winning the 2012 G1 Coronation S., the homebred half-sister to last year’s G2 Hungerford S. winner Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was held up early at the back by Jason Watson. Looking set for minor honours only as the 6-5 market-leader Monsoon Moon (GB) (Kingman {GB}) loomed with menace on the home turn, the 3-1 second favourite instead delivered a flourish as that half-sister to last year’s G1 St Leger hero Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) began to fade in the closing stages. It was Godolphin’s prior winner Last Sunset (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) who looked to have edged it, but Love Is You was flying out wide and grabbed her in the final strides for a neck success, with Monsoon Moon eventually 1 1/4 lengths behind in third.

“She will have learnt plenty from that,” trainer Roger Charlton said of the G1 Fillies’ Mile entry. “She was very relaxed early on and I was concerned the game was up when the favourite cruised up, but she picked up well and her last furlong was her best. I think it was quite a decent field and the favourite will also improve a lot, as she looked to get tired. They are nice fillies and she won going away. I entered her in her group 1 three days ago, as she’s been pleasing us.”

Aside from winning the Coronation, Fallen For You was also second in the G2 May Hill S. as a juvenile and her second foal Glorious Journey was purchased for 2.6million gns at the 2016 Tattersalls October Sale Book 1. He went on to win the G2 Al Fahidi Fort, G3 Prix Daphnis and G3 Prix la Rochette as well as the aforementioned Hungerford, GSW-UAE, GSW-Eng, MGSW-Fr, $473,188. The second dam Fallen Star (GB) (Brief Truce) captured the Listed Silver Trophy and was runner-up in the G3 Premio Sergio Cumani before also producing the Listed Heron S. winner Fallen Idol (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). Also the ancestress of the G3 Prix de Flore winner Loving Things (GB) by Pivotal, she is kin to the G1 Lockinge S. hero Fly To the Stars (GB) (Bluebird) and National Day (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) who produced the G2 German 2000 Guineas scorer Peace At Last (Ire) (Oasis Dream {Ire}). Also connected to the G1 Levin Classic hero Age of Fire (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Fallen For You’s unraced 3-year-old colt Turquoise Kingdom (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was sold for 500,000gns at the Book 1 Sale, while she also has a foal full-sister to Love Is You to come.

2nd-Ascot, £10,000, Novice, 9-5, 2yo, f, 7f 213yT, 1:44.71, gd.
LOVE IS YOU (IRE), f, 2, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Fallen For You (GB) (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 7-9 1/2f, G1SW-Eng, $286,833), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Fallen Star (GB), by Brief Truce
3rd Dam: Rise and Fall (GB), by Mill Reef
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $8,592. O/B-Normandie Stud Ltd (IRE); T-Roger Charlton. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Kendra Scott Offers Horseshoe Charm To Benefit Thoroughbred Aftercare

Fashion and lifestyle brand Kendra Scott will offer 50 percent of proceeds from sales of its Horseshoe Charm to benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) through November 7, 2020.

The Horseshoe Charm, which retails for $35, is available in four colors: gold, rose gold, vintage silver, and vintage gold. A versatile piece, the charm has a custom removable bail with a steel spring to ensure durability, and it fits on necklaces, bracelets, and hoop earrings.

Customers can shop for the charm online at KendraScott.com, where 50 percent of the proceeds of each charm will be designated to the TAA automatically at checkout.

View or purchase the charm here.

Kendra Scott is offering a few purchasing options, which include online, buy online and pick up curbside, or in-store. On each product page, shoppers can select their local store to see if the local store has that style and item in stock. If the item is in stock, shoppers can add it to their shopping bag, select “Store Pickup” with the preferred pickup store in the shopping bag, and check out.

Kendra Scott recently partnered with the TAA for a successful two-day 20 percent giveback event Aug. 28-29 that took place online and at the Kendra Scott store located at The Summit at Fritz Farm near Lexington, KY.

Wootton Bassett’s Akmaam a New Rising Star On Debut

Ascot’s two-day meeting continued to supply 2-year-olds with abundant promise on Saturday, with the Stella Artois British EBF Novice S. playing host to a new TDN Rising Star as Shadwell’s Akmaam (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) stamped his class on the seven-furlong contest. Always travelling easily on the front end under Martin Dwyer, the 12-1 shot opened up passing two out and galloped out strongly to the line for a four-length success from Siam Fox (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}), with Arqoob (Ire) (Estidhkaar {Ire}) another half-length away in third. “He’s a lovely colt and has always shown us he is,” trainer Brian Meehan said. “He is very much a 3-year-old in the making and could have one more run this year, but I’ll speak to the owner and the racing team. He was in the stalls for four to six minutes after the scheduled time and that was unfortunate. He did a barrier trial at Lingfield and was really good today.” Martin Dwyer added, “He was impressive and is a lovely big, kind horse who six to eight weeks ago was working like a champion and then went through a weak spot, so Brian left him alone for a bit. He sent him for that barrier trial a week ago and he’s really come good. He showed there today what he had shown us at home.”

Akmaam is the last known foal and the third winner from three runners out of the unraced Misty Night (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whose dam Misty Heights (GB) (Fasliyev) captured the Listed Victor McCalmont S. and was runner-up in the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial and G3 C. L. Weld Park S. She also produced the G1 Paddock S. winner Inara (SAf) (Trippi) and the GIII Dance Smartly H. winner Madeira Mist (Ire) (Grand Lodge), with the latter in turn responsible for the triple GI Canadian International-winning sire Joshua Tree (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Ballydoyle’s smart 3-year-old colt Arthur’s Kingdom (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) who was second in the G1 Criterium de Saint Cloud and the G2 King Edward VII S. The fourth dam is Magic of Life (Seattle Slew), winner of the G1 Coronation S. and responsible for the G2 Lowther S. and G3 Princess Margaret S. winner and stakes producer Enthused (Seeking the Gold).

1st-Ascot, £10,000, Novice, 9-5, 2yo, 7fT, 1:31.21, gd.
AKMAAM (FR), c, 2, by Wootton Bassett (GB)
1st Dam: Misty Night (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Misty Heights (GB), by Fasliyev
3rd Dam: Mountains of Mist (Ire), by Shirley Heights (GB)
Sales history: €120,000 Wlg ’18 ARQDE; 150,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $8,592. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Skymarc Farm Inc (FR); T-Brian Meehan. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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The Saratoga Special for Sept. 5: Next Stop

Kentucky Derby Day is here and so is Issue #16 of The Saratoga Special sponsored by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners! Today’s digital edition is loaded with previews for the big racing weekend, a Fasig-Tipton stable table tour with Bill Mott, a special interview of The Tiz Team by Paul Halloran, all of the betting tips, tricks and picks by Saratoga’s top handicappers, a special Derby Day column by Sean Clancy, and SO much more!