Pharoah’s Sister Chasing Yesterday Proves She’s a Star

[Wandering Eyes]

‘TDN Rising Star’ CHASING YESTERDAY (f, 2, Tapit-Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman), a half-sister to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) had to work for it, but her determination paid off with a gutsy score in the GI Starlet S. at Los Alamitos Saturday. Away well from the outside post in this six-horse affair, the favorite was three-wide rounding the first turn as stablemate and fellow ‘Rising Star’ Mother Mother (Pioneerof the Nile) strode up to dictate terms with Sold It (The Factor) and Enaya Alrabb (Uncle Mo) stacked up beside her. Chasing Yesterday settled in a joint fourth, tracking the top three through opening splits of :23.25 and :47.07. Backing off a bit to caboose the sextet, the chestnut re-asserted herself on the backstretch run and ranged up alongside the top three to make it four across the track exiting the bend. Sold It threw in the towel and Mother Mother desperately fought to stay with Chasing Yesterday and Enaya Alrabb, but did not have enough left in the tank, leaving those rivals to battle it out. It was a nail-biting duel to the wire with Enaya Alrabb hanging tough with her more seasoned rival, but in the end Chasing Yesterday proved far too classy for the recent maiden winner, forging clear in the final strides for a narrow victory. It was the first Grade I success for both the filly and her owner Jane Lyon of Summer Wind Farm, who is the breeder of four top-level scorers in Moonshine Memories (Malibu Moon), McKinzie (Street Sense), undefeated Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}). An ultra-impressive debut winner at Del Mar July 28, Chasing Yesterday was a disappointing seventh after encountering some trouble in Saratoga’s GI Spinaway S. Sept. 1. She returned to California in good form, rattling off wins in the Anoakia S. at Santa Anita Oct. 14 and the Desi Arnaz S. back at Del Mar last time Nov. 12. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0.

O/B-Summer Wind Equine (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

 

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