Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 11 Journalists Share Posted January 11 Vanderbilt (Into Mischief) took the lion's share of the pari-mutuel action in Saturday's fourth race from Gulfstream Park and jumped as the 4-5 chalk, but New York-bred RIVER THAMES (c, 3, Maclean's Music–Proportionality, by Discreet Cat) proved the fly in the ointment, turning in a flawless debut performance to be named the newest 'TDN Rising Star'. The clearest betting alternative to Vanderbilt at odds of 29-10, the $200,000 Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Sale graduate was under a busy ride early from John Velazquez, but had gained a forward position three-wide from third passing the half-mile marker. Pouring in the pressure to the favorite, who cut out fractions of :22.49 and :45.47 while mostly hugging the inside running rail, River Thames–carrying the WinStar colors for the debut–went on the attack four deep at the five-sixteenths, claimed Vanderbilt with relative easy in upper stretch and was ridden out to score by a good four lengths. River Thames continues a nice stretch for his sire, whose son Music Critic, a $650,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile, aired at first asking for Jimmy Jerkens in Saudi Arabia this past Thursday. The winner hails from the female family of MGISW Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper), dam of SW and recent UAE GSP 'TDN Rising Star' Artorius (Arrogate). River Thames is a fourth 'Rising Star' for his Hill 'n' Dale-based stallion. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '23 FTNAUG. O-WinStar Farm LLC, Siena Farm LLC & CHC Inc; B-CTR Stables LLC (NY); T-Todd Pletcher. It was an impressive debut by #8 RIVER THAMES ($7.80) in race 4 at @GulfstreamPark. The 2yo son of Maclean's Music was ridden by @ljlmvel and is trained by Todd Pletcher. Watch more on @FanDuelTV. pic.twitter.com/nNvMRywY1N — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 11, 2025 The post Maclean’s Music Colt River Thames Rolls To ‘Rising Star’ Hono(u)rs at Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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