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Speightstown’s Prince of Monaco Drives Home As Latest ‘TDN Rising Star’

Living up to both his price tag and his recent workouts, Prince of Monaco (Speightstown–Rainier by Medaglia d'Oro) earned 'TDN Rising Star' billing as the 2-year-old poured on the speed at Los Alamitos on Sunday afternoon en route to a maiden-breaking victory for trainer Bob Baffert.

Off at 1-20 for this debut, the $950,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select graduate broke a touch awkwardly from his wide draw in this compact field, but soon seized the lead heading into the far turn. Opening up at the top of the lane, the dark bay colt cruised along and extended his margin to eight lengths under a hand ride by jockey Juan Hernandez. Lord Bullingdon (Lord Nelson) at 18-1 odds was second.

The winner is out of a female family which includes GISW Adieu (El Corredor) and MSW Necker Island (Hard Spun). MSW Laurie's Rocket (Bluegrass Cat) is a half-brother to Prince of Monaco's dam, who is responsible for a yearling filly by Munnings and she foaled a filly by Constitution Apr. 22. This is sire Speightstown's eighth 'Rising Star'.

2nd-Los Alamitos, $44,100, Msw, 7-9, 2yo, 5f, :57.21, ft, 8 lengths.
PRINCE OF MONACO, c, 2, Speightstown
                1st Dam: Rainier by Medaglia d'Oro
                2nd Dam: Clay's Rocket by American Chance
                3rd Dam: Irene's Talkin by At the Threshold
Sales History: $950,000 Ylg '22 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000.

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O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan and Tom Ryan; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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City of Light Filly Delivers a ‘TDN Rising Star’ Debut Win at Los Al

Benedetta (f, 2, City of Light–Tessie Flip, by Grand Slam), a $750,000 OBS March purchase by Kaleem Shah, kicked off her career in style with a 'TDN Rising Star' performance at Los Alamitos Saturday afternoon.

The 3-5 favorite bumped with a rival at the start and recovered nicely to flash good speed through an opening quarter in :21.94. Traveling powerfully while about four wide on the turn for home, she switched over to her right lead in the stretch and was under cruise control down the lane to win by a geared-down three lengths over Tambo (Enticed).

Benedetta RNA'd for $290,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, then fired a :9 4/5 bullet from the Top Line Sales LLC, Agent X consignment at OBS March this year.

Tessie Flip, a two-time winning half-sister to MGISW Switch (Quiet American), is also responsible for Jo Jo Air (Scat Daddy), MSW & GSP, $221,474; the 3-year-old stakes-placed colt in Ireland and $400,000 KEESEP yearling Congo River (Mendelssohn); and a 2023 filly by Maxfield. Tessie Flip, a $200,000 KEEJAN purchase by Springhouse Farm in 2014, RNA'd for $370,000 at the 2014 KEENOV sale.

Benedetta is the second 'TDN Rising Star' for City of Light.

3rd-Los Alamitos, $45,500, Msw, 7-8, 2yo, f, 5f, :57.92, ft, 3 lengths.
BENEDETTA, f, 2, by City of Light
                1st Dam: Tessie Flip, by Grand Slam
                2nd Dam: Antoniette, by Nicholas
                3rd Dam: Queen of Women, by Sharpen Up (GB)
Sales history: $290,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $750,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the free
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O-Kaleem Shah, Inc.; B-Springhouse Farm & Dromoland Farm (KY); T-Simon Callaghan. *1/2 to Jo Jo Air (Scat Daddy), MSW & GSP, $221,474.

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Sunday Insights: Big Prices And Big Pedigrees On Display

2nd-LRC, $45K, Msw, 2yo, 5f, 4:33 p.m.

Facing a field of entirely first-time starters, PRINCE OF MONACO (Speightstown) drew the enviable outside gate for his afternoon debut for trainer Bob Baffert and the prolific ownership group known as the 'Avengers'. Purchased for a coll $950,000 as a yearling out of last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale, the dark bay colt is out of Medaglia d'Oro mare Rainier, herself a half to MSW/MGSP Laurie's Rocket (Bluegrass Cat) and to the dam of MSW/GSP Necker Island (Hard Spun). This is also the family of GI Frizette S. winner Adieu (El Corredor). Prince of Monaco enters off a best-of-61 work two back June 23 and Juan Hernandez gets aboard for his unveiling. TJCIS PPS

3rd-ELP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:43 p.m.

In Kentucky, Isle of Hope (Quality Road) debuts on the turf as a homebred for Clearsky Farms and trainer Brad Cox. Out of MGSW/GISP Justwhistledixie (Dixie Union), she is a half-sister to a quartet of successful runners including GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile hero New Year's Day (Street Cry {Ire}), MGSW Mohaymen (Tapit), GSW/GISP Enforceable (Tapit), and GSW Kingly (Tapit). TJCIS PPS

 

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Saturday Insights: Daughter Of MGISW Elate Kicks Off Action At Belmont

1st-BEL, $90K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05 p.m.

The first foal out of MGISW Elate (Medaglia d'Oro), EXHILARATE (War Front) debuts for her dam's connections of Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider and trainer Bill Mott. Elate, who took both the GI Alabama S. and the GI Beldame S., is out of a daughter of MGSW/MGISP Yell (A.P. Indy), also the producer of GISP Chide (Blame) and the dam of MGSW Tax (Arch). Exhilarate enters off a best-of-44 bullet drill two works back, going four furlongs in :48 2/5 at Saratoga. Jockey Junior Alvarado gets the mount for her unveiling. TJCIS PPS

2nd-ELP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, 5f, 1:14 p.m.

A Godolphin homebred, Collins (Into Mischief) is a half-brother to SW/GSP Meru (Sky Mesa) and out of a half-sister to MGSW Skylighter (Sky Mesa) and to the dam of MGSW Pixelate (City Zip). Under his third dam, MGISW Nastique (Naskra), is G1 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup third Cat O'Mountain (Street Cry {Ire}) and Singapore's Horse of the Year War Affair (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}).

Opposing him from the inside is $325,000 FTSAUG purchase Nullify (American Pharoah) who is out of a half to SW/MGISP Twentytwentyvision (Pollard's Vision), MSW Unusual Heatwave (Unusual Heat), and GSW Alphie's Bet (Tribal Rule). TJCIS PPS

3rd-LRC, $45K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 5:05 p.m.

After breezing in a sharp :9.4 at OBS March, Benedetta (City of Light) brought a final bid of $750,000 from Kaleem Shah Inc. and debuts Saturday for trainer Simon Callaghan. The filly is a half to MSW/GSP Jo Jo Air (Scat Daddy) while her dam is a half to MGISW and $4.3m Fasig-Tipton November purchase Switch (Quiet American). TJCIS PPS

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