Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 8, 2024 Journalists Posted August 8, 2024 Last year's renewal of Leopardstown's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden was garnered by subsequent G3 Gallinule Stakes victor Chief Little Rock (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Thursday's latest edition witnessed the 'TDN Rising Star' performance of Adrian Murray trainee and G1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes entry Hill Road (Quality Road–Exotic Notion, by Lemon Drop Kid). Hill Road, a $350,000 Keeneland September yearling who registered a May 27 Naas barrier-trial 'win' between missed engagements at the Curragh in May and June, broke well and raced in a handy third after the initial exchanges of this debut proper. Nudged along rounding the home turn, the 11-2 chance was ridden to the front passing the quarter-mile marker and lengthened clear in style inside the final furlong to easily defeat Shackleton (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) by an impressive five lengths. “We've always held this lad in good regard,” revealed Murray. “We had him ready early in the year and he won a barrier trial in Naas. We backed off him as we wanted to give him time to strengthen up and mature. He's all there now and we'll probably come back here for the Group 2 [Golden Fleece Stakes] over a mile on Champions Weekend. He's a very laid-back horse and takes a bit of revving up. It's a good sign in a horse.” Hill Road is the third of five foals and first scorer produced by the stakes-placed Exotic Notion (Lemon Drop Kid), herself a half-sister to G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational hero and multiple Grade I-winning sire City Of Light (Quality Road) and the stakes-placed Pointsman (Mt. Livermore). The April-foaled bay, whose dam was bred to Practical Joke this year, is kin to a yearling colt and a weanling colt by Uncle Mo. $350,000 buy Hill Road (Quality Road) is related to @BreedersCup Turf Mile winner City Of Light and makes a fine start on debut for Adrian Murray at @LeopardstownRC @amoracingltd pic.twitter.com/NWrULTPtat — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 8, 2024 The post Quality Road’s Hill Road Wins At Leopardstown For Amo Racing, Snags TDN Rising Star appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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