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    • Owen Burrows trainee and G1 Fillies' Mile entry Touleen (Lope De Vega) caught the eye when making a winning debut tackling seven furlongs at Newbury last month and, racing under a seven-pound penalty, delivered a stunning performance to collect a TDN Rising Star rosette in Tuesday's Gascare Services EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes over the same trip at Leicester. “She's got a great mind on her, which is a big plus, she did everything right at Newbury and she's done everything right again today,” commented Burrows. “William [Buick] was very impressed and I think you could be nothing but impressed with her. The second filly [Zanthos] had a big reputation and she's a very exciting filly. She was great beforehand and easy to saddle. William said she got a little bit antsy in the stalls, but she'd been in there a while and that's something we can work on. If she comes out of this okay, we'll certainly look at the [G2] Rockel. We'll also think about the [G1] Fillies' Mile, but we'll see. She's by Lope De Vega, so she should be able to handle a little bit of cut.” Despite becoming agitated in the stalls, Touleen was well away to race in a handy third through the initial stages of this second start. Cruising forward from halfway, the 9-4 chance quickened stylishly to seize control approaching the quarter-mile marker and unleashed an array of gears under mild urging thereafter to power clear of TDN Rising Star Zanthos (Sioux Nation) before gearing down for an emphatic 3 1/4-length success.     Touleen is the third of five foals and one of two winners out of G3 City of York Stakes victrix Talaayeb (Dansili), herself a half-sister to the dual Group 3-winning Muntazah (Dubawi), Listed Fortune Stakes victrix Wadilsafa (Frankel), the stakes-placed Ojooba (Dubawi) and to the dam of the stakes-winning Maktoob (Awtaad). Her second dam, stakes-winning G1 Oaks placegetter Rumoush (Rahy), is a half-sister to G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Coronation Stakes heroine Ghanaati (Giant's Causeway) and G1 Champion Stakes runner-up and G3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes-winning sire Mawatheeq (Danzig). Rumoush is a daughter of dual stakes-winning matriarch Sarayir (Mr. Prospector). The February-foaled homebred bay is half to a yearling filly by Nathaniel and a weanling colt by St Mark's Basilica. 2nd-Leicester, £9,000, Nov, 9-9, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:22.84, gd. TOULEEN (GB), f, 2, by Lope De Vega (Ire) 1st Dam: Talaayeb (GB) (GSW-Eng, $172,849), by Dansili (GB) 2nd Dam: Rumoush, by Rahy 3rd Dam: Sarayir, by Mr. Prospector Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, £11,340. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd; T-Owen Burrows; J-William Buick. The post Shadwell Homebred Touleen Collects TDN Rising Star Rosette at Leicester appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • The leading 10 horses are unchanged in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll following a week of stakes action in which none of the top-ranked horses raced. View the full article
    • Sam Agars SOVEREIGN FUND - R8 (3) Impressive last-start winner can deliver again for in-form stable   Jay Rooney MIGHTY STEED - R4 (5) Went close last start and has trialled very sharply ahead of his return   Owen Goulding WAH MAY WAI WAI - R2 (1) Can take advantage of his good draw and downgrade with Purton in the saddle   Phillip Woo SOVEREIGN FUND - R8 (3) Was an eye-catching winner last start and can repeat from a good gate   Shannon (Vincent Wong) HIGHLAND RAHY - R5 (2) Consistent type who...View the full article
    • It's clear that Stuart Angus touched the lives of many. A one of a kind human being, I don't think he knew a stranger. I met Stu in November of 2016, probably by complete happenstance, but like many others we met because of horses. I had finished working that summer at Presque Isle Downs and had decided to go back into healthcare. In the grand scheme of things, I had minimal knowledge and no idea what I was getting myself into when I came to Kentucky to work a November Keeneland Sale for Taylor Made. While it was a great experience, what I'm most thankful for from that time is Stu. One of the other women working the sale introduced me to Stu. Actually she pointed him out and said something along the lines of “that's Stu, you should go to dinner with him. He's great and you'll have a good time.” I'll be honest, I was reluctant, but I'm so glad I went. (Of course we went to Giussepe's that night. Just the start to all the good food Stu would introduce me to over the years.) If you'd have told me that night that nine years later, Stuart Angus would be one of my dearest friends, I probably would have laughed. But nine years later, I can't even begin to describe how much Stu means to me and how thankful I am to have had him in my life. Others have said it, but Stu really had a way of taking you under his wing. I'm not in the thoroughbred industry, but I wouldn't have landed in Kentucky, or be where I am today if it weren't for Stu. What started as more or less a blind date turned into years of friendship and years of memories. I returned to PA after that November, but Stu and I never lost touch. I started nursing school and during that time, Stu was one of my biggest supporters and the person I could run to when life was too much. Time with Stu was good for the soul. He was always up for an adventure and a good time. I ultimately moved to Kentucky and have had amazing opportunities as I've built my career here. Life has been a whirlwind and ever changing since that November in 2016, but the one constant for me was always Stu. I wish I could pick just one memory, or one story to share that would encompass my time with Stu. It's impossible. I truly could go on and on, from the big adventures we had to the lazy days by the pool. Stu was more than just my friend, he was my person. Time could pass, but we could always pick right back up as if it hadn't. There was just something about Stu. He was one of a kind. He had a way of believing in others, even when they didn't believe in themselves. He was someone you wanted to know and someone you wanted in your corner. To know him was to love him. I will forever be thankful for my time with Stu. I only wish there was more. Editor's note: Stuart Angus, a Senior Thoroughbred Advisor for Taylor Made, passed away Aug. 28 at the age of 60. His friends are encouraging those he touched to submit `Stu stories' to the TDN. Please email suefinley@thetdn.com  if you have a story to share. The post Letter To The Editor: Stu Story #9 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Dexter Dunn signed set of racing silks up for auction for charity this was taken from Facebook 
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