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Quality Road’s Impel The First ‘Rising Star’ Of 2024

Racing fans didn't have to wait long for the New Year's first 'TDN Rising Star' as Juddmonte homebred Impel (Quality Road) sat off hot early fractions and pounced into the lane to graduate at first asking Monday.

Facing a field of mostly first-time starters, all making their 3-year-old debuts, Impel took money into the teeth of race favorite Tipsy Tammy (Arrogate), breaking at 7-2 and going right out to be three wide with that rival along with Golden Degree (Goldencents) on the rail. That trio sped through an opening quarter in :21.89 and Impel had work to do to keep up around the far turn. Patiently handled under Florent Geroux, the homebred got back onto even terms passing the quarter pole and, as the rest of the field faded behind him, took Tipsy Tammy into the final sixteenth before clearing away to hit the wire alone. The first two fillies were nearly 11 lengths clear of the rest of the group which included fellow first-timer Who's Ticket (Quality Road).

Impel is the first foal out of SW/GSP Your Love, who was purchased by Juddmonte for $480,000 out of the 2019 Keeneland November Sale in foal to More Than Ready. Your Love is a full-sister to GSW/GISP Economic Model and a half to MSW/GSP Jimmy Simms (Lost Soldier), GSW/GISP Happy American (Runhappy) and GSW/GISP Well Monied (Maria's Mon), who herself produced the dam of GSW/MGISP Will's Secret (Will Take Charge) and GSP Ben Diesel (Will Take Charge). After losing her 2022 War Front foal, Your Love produced a Curlin filly last year and was bred to Not This Time for 2024.

6th-Fair Grounds, $52,000, Msw, 1-1, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.15, ft, 3 1/4 lengths.
IMPEL, f, 3, Quality Road
                1st Dam: Your Love {SW & GSP, $335,000}, by Flatter
                2nd Dam: Queen of America, by Quiet American
                3rd Dam: Our Dear Ruth, by Bladski
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,200. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.

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Mitole ‘Rising Star’ Makes it Two in a Row at Oaklawn

8th-Oaklawn, $140,000, Alw (NW2L)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 12-31, 2yo, 1m, 1:38.63, ft, 4 lengths.
CARBONE (c, 2, Mitole–Treasure in Heaven, by Street Sense) was tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' following a front-running eight-length debut romp going six furlongs at Churchill Downs Nov. 19. Stretching out to a mile for this second start, the 3-5 favorite sprinted right out to the early lead and was unchallenged while loping along through fractions of :23.40 and :47.76. He was let loose approaching the stretch and bound clear to score by four lengths. Lightline (City of Light) was second. Treasure in Heaven produced a colt by Instagrand in 2022, who sold to Larry Best for $250,000 as a weanling at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, and a filly by Yaupon in 2023. She was bred back to Yaupon. The mare is a daughter of Heiligbrodt homebred Richwoman (Successsful Appeal), who won the 2006 GIII Debutante S. The winner's third dam, another Heiligbrodt homebred, is two-time stakes winner Richbabe (Richman). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $153,000.
O/B-William & Corinne Heiligbrodt (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.

 

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Son Of Omaha Beach Gives His First-Crop Sire Another Winner At Oaklawn

6th-Oaklawn, $115,000, Msw, 12-31, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.52, ft, 1 3/4 lengths.
TIME FOR TRUTH (c, 2, Omaha Beach–Shape Shifter, by Lookin At Lucky) debuted as a 4-1 shot here and got down to business from the bell as he fanned three-wide up the backstretch. The bay colt briefly took over the lead around the far turn until he was joined at the quarter pole by Mr Fillip (Mitole). As the pair entered the lane, they separated themselves from the rest of the field, but it was the Ron Moquett trainee who won by 1 3/4 lengths. A half-sister to GSP Strongconstitution (Constitution), the winner's dam visited Independence Hall for 2024. Time for Truth is the 24th winner for his first-crop sire (War Front). Sales History: $47,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Harry T. Rosenblum; B-Dominique Damico (KY); T-Ron Moquett.

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Imperial Gun Hits The Mark In Second Start At Oaklawn

5th-Oaklawn, $115,000, Msw, 12-31, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:45.96, ft, 5 3/4 lengths.

IMPERIAL GUN (c, 2, Gun Runner–Take a Memo, by Empire Maker) made an emboldened move through traffic from the back of the pack to wind up fourth when debuted over course at a mile Dec. 9. Away cleaner for his second start, the 4-1 shot sat off the pace only briefly around the first turn before cruising up under his own power to hit the front as the half went in :47.83. Easily the best into the lane, Imperial Gun increased his advantage when driven out to a 5 3/4-length victory over Linebacker (Bolt d'Oro). Out of a daughter of GSW/MGISP Memorette, Imperial Gun has a yearling half-sister by Bolt d'Oro and a weanling half-brother by Justify. His dam is pregnant to Nashville for 2024. Sales History: $375,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $74,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

O-HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud; B-Adrian Regan & Fergus Galvin (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.

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