Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 16, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hard Not to Love (f, 3, Hard Spun–Loving Vindication, by Vindication), a half-sister to Queen’s Plate winner Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d’Oro) debuted with a front-running three-length victory Saturday at Santa Anita and became the second ‘TDN Rising Star’ of the afternoon. The 3-1 shot stepped right out to the early lead, zipped through fractions of :21.96, :44.77 and :56.85. She shrugged off the upper-stretch challenge of Flat Out Joy (Flat Out) and was easily the best to the wire, completing the six furlongs in 1:09.58. Over Emphasize (Overanalyze) was third. Hard Not to Love was a $400,000 KEESEP yearling. In addition to Canadian champion Wonder Gadot, she is also a half to stakes winner and graded stakes placed Solemn Tribute (Medaglia d’Oro). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Mercedes Stables, Scott Dilworth, David & Dorothy Ingordo & Steve Mooney. B-Anderson Farms Ont. Inc (On). T-John Shirreffs. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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