‘TDN Rising Star’ Asbury Park Sails Home To Take Jockey Club Derby At BAQ

[Wandering Eyes]

With a big kick down the lane, Asbury Park (GB) (Frankel (GB)–Limonar (Ire), by Street Cry {Ire}) rolled home to take the GII Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes at the Big A on Saturday.

Named a 'TDN Rising Star', presented by Hagyard, after the colt won at the Spa in early June, the 3-year-old went off as the second choice on the tote behind fellow 'Rising Star' and stablemate Hill Road (Quality Road).

Asbury Park settled towards the rear of the field into the first turn, as Crudo (Justify) attempted to run them off their feet. By the top of the lane though, the dark bay was ready to gun his engine and that is exactly what put him in the thick of the action past the eighth pole. His nice turn of foot won the day over Noble Confessor (Quality Road).

The final running time was 2:14.45.

A Tattersalls October Yearling sale grad who went in Book 1, Asbury Park has a half-brother by Cracksman (GB) who sells in Book 2 this year.

 

ASBURY PARK gets his first stakes win in the Grade 2 Jockey Club Derby Invitational with @jockeyfranco up for trainer Chad Brown. Another stakes win today for Manny! pic.twitter.com/OjDyFzbn74

— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) October 4, 2025

Saturday, Belmont Big A

JOCKEY CLUB DERBY INVITATIONAL S.-GII, $500,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-4, 3yo, 1 3/8mT, 2:14.45, fm.
1–ASBURY PARK (GB), 122, c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
      1st Dam: Limonar (Ire) (SW-Fr, $124,447), by Street Cry (Ire)
      2nd Dam: Trylko, by Diesis (GB)
      3rd Dam: Gossamer, by Seattle Slew
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. (250,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Peter M. Brant and St. Elias Stable; B-St. Elias Stables, LLC (GB); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Manuel Franco. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $350,860. *1/2 to Dude N Colorado (GB) (Uncle Mo), SW & GSP, $273,376; 1/2 to Mokarris (More Than Ready), SW & GSP-Eng; 1/2 to Spanish Mission (Noble Mission {GB}), MGSW & G1SP-Eng, SW-USA, MG1SP-Aus, $2,139,535. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Noble Confessor, 122, c, 3, Quality Road–Sweeter Than Wine, by Noble Mission (GB). O/B-St. Elias Stables, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $100,000.
3–Hill Road, 122, c, 3, Quality Road–Exotic Notion, by Lemon Drop Kid. 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. ($350,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Amo Racing USA LLC; B-Lynch Bages LTD & Camas Park Stud (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $60,000.
Margins: 2, HF, NK. Odds: 2.48, 9.08, 1.29.
Also Ran: Crudo, Hammerhead, Game Warrior, A Bourbon for Toby.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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