Anakarina A ‘TDN Rising Star’ For the White-Hot Vekoma

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Dream Team One Racing Stable's well-related ANAKARINA (f, 2, Vekoma–Tacit Approval, by Tapit) catapulted her boom freshman sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}) back into the lead for first-crop winners (with nine) after blitzing her rivals from front Wednesday at Churchill Downs to become a 'TDN Rising Star'. A homebred half-sister to the globetrotting Grade II Cigar Mile Handicap hero Hoist the Gold (Mineshaft), Anakarina was off at odds of 3.89-1 and hit the ground running from the three hole, leading a good-looking and well-pedigreed bunch on paper through an opening quarter-mile in :22.05. Showing no signs of stopping around the turn and into the stretch, Anakarina remained under light hand urging from Tyler Gaffalione past a half in :44.99 and kept on nicely to graduate by three lengths. Reliable Source ( Volatile), off at an overlaid 8-1 from a 3-1 morning line, was shuffled back to about third last with two furlongs to race, but made stealthy inside progress in the stretch and split rivals with good energy to complete the exacta. Empress Julia (Uncle Mo) drew in from the also-eligibles and ran well from her widest draw to be third. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0. O/B-Dream Team One Racing Stable (KY); T-Dallas Stewart.

 

#3 ANAKARINA ($9.78) breaks fast under @Tyler_Gaff who sits chilly for the Race 4 victory at Churchill Downs. The 2YO filly by @SpendthriftFarm's Vekoma is trained by @DallasStewart3 and owned by Dream Team One Racing Stable. pic.twitter.com/ho0FbdOskJ

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) June 26, 2024

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