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‘TDN Rising Star’ Maymun Wins Pitched Optional Claimer Battle Over Stablemate At Santa Anita

6th-Santa Anita, $68,206, Alw (NW1$X), Opt. Clm ($100,000), 2-11, 3yo, 1m, 1:36.65, ft, neck.
MAYMUN (c, 3, Frosted–Handwoven, by Indian Charlie) was a no-brainer 'TDN Rising Star' when streaking home to a 7 1/2-length graduation as a 1-2 mortal going 6 1/2 furlongs Jan. 20 and was trying two turns for the first time on Super Bowl Sunday. The 93 Beyer he received for that effort towered over his four rivals, and at 3-10, the Zedan runner won the break, but bore out badly into the first turn, bothering stablemate Imagination (Into Mischief). The pace was moderate at best–the opening quarter was up in :23.91 and the half in :48.07–and Flavien Prat launched something of a sneak attack aboard Imagination, drawing even with a flat-footed Maymun at the three-eighths pole. The duo quickened away from their three rivals nearing the stretch, but the favorite appeared to be in deep water down at the inside, as Imagination stuck his head in front nearing the eighth pole going the better of the two. The margin was as much as a half-length with time ticking away, but Juan Hernandez extracted that little bit extra and Maymun was up in the final few strides. A $50,000 Keeneland September yearling, Maymun turned heads at last year's OBS April Sale, ultimately hammering to Zedan for $900,000. Bred on a variant of the cross responsible for Horse of the Year Flightline (Tapit), Maymun has a 2-year-old half-brother by Kantharos and his dam was most recently covered by Violence. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $79,200. Sales history: $50,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $900,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Zedan Racing Stables Inc; B-Vision Racing & Sales LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

What a battle between the Baffert trainees! #2 MAYMUN ($2.60) found more late to best stablemate Imagination in the 6th at Santa Anita, keeping his record a perfect two-for-two.

Maymun, a son of @DarleyAmerica's Frosted, was ridden by @JJHernandezS19 for @ZedanRacing. pic.twitter.com/IBSsqxfXYk

— TVG (@TVG) February 11, 2024

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Muth Speeds To ‘TDN Rising Star’ Status After Flashy Debut

Muth (c, 2, Good Magic–Hoppa, Uncle Mo), a $2 million purchase back in March at OBS, certainly lived up to expectations Sunday afternoon at The Great Race Place as he won convincingly in his debut at odds of 1-5 and stamped himself as a newly-minted 'TDN Rising Star' for his efforts.

After settling down in the gate, the bay colt briefly broke outward, but flashed some strong early foot to seize the lead up the backstretch. Immediately distancing himself from the rest of the field, the Bob Baffert trainee poured on the power around the far turn. Into the stretch, despite the efforts of El Magnifico (Street Sense) and Harry Houdini, Juan Hernandez geared his mount down en route to break his maiden by 8 3/4 lengths.

The winner, who tied and OBS sale record when he was purchased by Amr Zedan, breezed during the under tack show in March going a furlong in :9 3/5.

The first of Hoppa's offspring to make the races, she also has a yearling filly by Violence and foaled a filly by Tacitus May 10. Second dam Handoverthecat (Tale of the Cat) passed away in 2017. Third dam Frayne (Red Ransom), who was sent to Saudi Arabia in 2011, is a full-sister to GSW Wandering Star.

Muth is the second 'Rising Star' for sire Good Magic, with other being Blazing Sevens, who was second in this year's GI Preakness S.

2nd-Santa Anita, $61,500, Msw, 6-18, 2yo, 5f, :57.29, ft, 8 3/4 lengths.
MUTH, c, 2, by Good Magic
                1st Dam: Hoppa by Uncle Mo
                2nd Dam: Handoverthecat by Tale of the Cat
                3rd Dam: Frayne, by Red Ransom
Sales History: $190,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $2,000,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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$2M Good Magic Colt Ready To Take The Stage

2nd-SA, $61K, Msw, 2yo, 5f, 3:30 p.m.
When the hammer fell at OBS back in March, MUTH (Good Magic) was not only the session topper, but the 2-year-old tied the sale record with a final price of $2 million. Purchased by Amr Zedan and trained by Bob Baffert, the bay colt breezed during the under tack show by going 1/8 in :9 3/5. Muth debuts for these connections from the outside post with Juan Hernandez aboard. TJCIS PPS

1st-BEL, $90K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 1:05 p.m.
On Belmont's Sunday card, a juvenile named Wine On Tap (Tapit) makes her debut for Todd Pletcher. The gray filly, who cost $600,000 at the Keeneland September sale last fall, is the first offspring to make the races for GSW Princess La Quinta. Out of a female family which includes multi-million dollar Japanese earner Washington Color (Black Tie Affair), Wine On Tap gets the services of Irad Ortiz Jr. from post four. TJCIS PPS

8th-SA, $61K, Msw, 3yo-5yo, 6f, 6:30 p.m.
Another Bob Baffert trainee, this one a 3-year-old, makes his first start Sunday at Santa Anita. Fifth Street (Quality Road) fetched $950,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling sale. The bay colt's dam is a half-sister to Champion turf female and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Rushing Fall (More Than Ready). Also drawn in is stablemate Extortion (Into Mischief), who was purchased for $1 million at the '22 Keeneland November sale by Gandharvi LLC. He will be making his second start after a fourth-place debut May 29 at Santa Anita. TJCIS PPS

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Arrogate Colt Brings $1.45M at OBS Spring Opener

A colt by champion Arrogate lit up the board with a $1.45 million final bid late in the opening session of the OBS Spring Sale in Ocala.

Signing the ticket on Hip 253 was agent Donato Lanni, accompanied by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, also the trainer of the deceased champion. Purchased on behalf of Amr Zedan, the colt breezed an eighth in :10 flat last Monday.

Consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC, the juvenile is out of unraced Destine (War Front), the dam of SP Sunset Promise (Broken Vow). This represents the family of champion sprinter Smoke Glacken.

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