Knicks Go Colt Ewing A ‘Slam Dunk’ TDN Rising Star at Saratoga

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Taking the vast majority of the pari-mutuel activity with the scratching of his would-be chief market rival Bento Express (Jpn) (Drefong), D J Stable and West Point Thorougbreds' EWING (c, 2, Knicks Go–Sassy Ali Joy, by Indian Charlie) made light work of his four remaining rivals, streaking through the final furlong under mild urging to score by a dozen lengths en route to 'TDN Rising Star' honors in the Saturday opener from Saratoga.

Favored at 35-100 and carrying the D J colors for the debut, the $585,000 OBS April graduate was hounded along by the once-raced Wesley Ward-trained filly She's On a Roll (Charlatan), who did her level best to stick with the heavy favorite through an opening quarter in :22.42. The two put the better part of eight lengths on the others approaching the entrance to the stretch, and when She's On a Roll drifted out, Ewing quickly opened up, 'traveling' every bit like a winner and was more or less eased through the final 50 yards.

Including a winner in Russia, Taylor Made's Knicks Go (by Paynter) was being represented here by his third individual winner. Bought back on a bid of just $37,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale, Ewing breezed an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5 and was snapped up by these top connections.

Sales history: $37,000 RNA Ylg '24 KEESEP; $585,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-D J Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds & Kenneth Frierich; B-John Gardiner (KY); T-Mark Casse.

 

 

EWING lives up to the hype as @nyknicks fans can rejoice with a winner for @markecasse and @jose93_ortiz for @westpointtbred as the heavily favored debut runner is a slam dunk at #Saratoga. #HorseRacing pic.twitter.com/0L7pcgJogm

— Matthew DeSantis (@failedtomenace) July 5, 2025

 

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