Into Mischief Firster Overcomes Trouble To Become a ‘Rising Star’

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Juddmonte Farms homebred MANDALOUN (c, 2, Into Mischief–Brooch, by Empire Maker) took the lion’s share of the pari-mutuel activity at even money and the bay managed to overcome an eventual trip to graduate at first asking in the Saturday finale from Keeneland, good for the ‘TDN Rising Star’ designation. Away fairly from the middle of the gate, Mandaloun raced in and among rivals down the backstretch, never looking entirely comfortable in transit. Under a ride fully 3 1/2 furlongs from home, the colt was taken hold of while short of room and with only two rivals beaten at the quarter pole. Hard-ridden into the final furlong and a half, Mandaloun was finally steered down to the inside with less than an eighth of a mile to race and fought his way past a game Bob’s Edge (Competitive Edge) to score by a half-length. Mandaloun is bred on the same cross as Juddmonte’s late ‘Rising Star’ Taraz and is bred similarly to fellow ‘Rising Star’ Honest Mischief, whose dam Honest Lady (Seattle Slew) is a half-sister to Empire Maker. Mandaloun’s female family includes G1 Matron S. winner Emulous (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and the globetrotting German Group 3 winner Alounak (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), runner-up in the GI Canadian International S. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O/B-Juddmonte Farms (KY); T-Brad Cox.

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