‘Rising Star’ Cornucopian Crushes Allowance Rivals On Seasonal Return

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'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard CORNUCOPIAN (c, 4, Into Mischief–Magical World, by Distorted Humor) hit a traffic jam nearing the quarter pole of a 6 1/2-furlong Santa Anita allowance on Saturday, but it proved but a minor inconvenience, as he got his feet back under him, quickly took a gap at the rail inside of a rival and was off and gone in his first start in nearly 10 months.

The 1-2 chalk returning off an allowance defeat going a mile at Aqueduct last spring, the $1.1 million Keeneland September purchase hit the ground running, but so did several of his rivals and he was outfooted through an opening quarter mile in :21.65. Advancing inside on the turn with a wall of horses in front of him, the bay colt was stymied and was taken hold of by Juan Hernandez, losing significant momentum for a stride or two. But he was just as quickly back on the attack, as he hit the gap like a blitzing cornerback confronts an opposing quarterback and was in hand in the final 50 yards. The final time was a very slick 1:15.68.

Sales history: $1,100,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine; B-Whisper Hill Farm & Three Chimneys Farm (KY); T-Bob Baffert

 

#5 CORNUCOPIAN ($3.00) gets through on the rail and wins his return in the 8th race at @SantaAnitaPark. @JJHernandezS19 rode the four-year-old Into Mischief (@SpendthriftFarm) colt for trainer Bob Baffert. @StarlightRacing @MadaketStables @StonestreetFarm @TomRyanKY pic.twitter.com/Gjkf0GL0C4

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