Medaglia d’Oro FTKJUL Topper Named ‘Rising Star’ in Del Mar Unveiling

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BRILL (f, 2, Medaglia d’Oro–Hung the Moon, by Malibu Moon), who topped last year’s Fasig-Tipton July sale at a cool $1-million–$690,000 more than the next-priciest lot–entered this opening day baby race with significant steam and she ran to it despite a less-than-perfect journey. Showing an upbeat series of drills at Santa Anita, the bay opened at 3-5 and never drifted up. Awkwardly away, she settled into a mid-pack behind an opening quarter of :22.07. Getting going with a nice move as they spun for home, Brill continued on into the lane and out-kicked game longshot Del Mar May (Jimmy Creed) to score by a promising two-length margin, stopping the clock in :57.86. Brill is the first foal out of Hung the Moon (Malibu Moon), who just missed with a troubled trip on debut at Oaklawn in January of her sophomore season before reeling off two subsequent scores on the stretch-out. She’d add a two-turn stakes victory at Prairie Meadows the following season, and the Pin Oaks Stable homebred was eventually scooped up for $280,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November sale with Brill in utero. Hung the Moon’s Curlin filly of last season was a $420,000 Fasig-Tipton November weanling purchase by John Dowd, an advisor to Brill’s owner Larry Best. She produced a Laoban filly Mar. 8. Brill is bred on a version of the Medaglia d’Oro–A.P. Indy cross responsible for the likes of Grade I winners Plum Pretty, Bolt d’Oro and Dickinson. Best and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer also boast one ofthe most promising juvenile colts in the country in $1.2-million FTFMAR grad Instagrand (Into Mischief), named a ‘TDN Rising Star‘ himself for a 10-length drubbing at Los Alamitos June 29. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.
O-OXO Equine LLC. B-Southern Equine Stables (Ky). T-Jerry Hollendorfer.

 

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