Uncle Mo Filly Has Her ‘Rising Star’ Moment

[Wandering Eyes]

Cocktail Moments (f, 2, Uncle Mo–River Maid, by Where's the Ring) turned in a powerful, come-from-behind victory for 'TDN Rising Star' honors on debut at Churchill Downs Saturday. Overlooked at odds of 26-1, she raced in 10th through an opening quarter in :22.37. She began to roll as they rounded the far turn, swung out widest of all about five wide leaving the quarter pole and rocketed home down the center to graduate by eight lengths. Delightof the Nile (Pioneerof the Nile) was second. The final time for seven furlongs was 1:23.28. She is the ninth 'TDN Rising Star' for leading sire Uncle Mo. Sales history: $135,000 wnlg '19 KEENOV; $190,000 yrl '20 KEESEP; $245,000 RNA 2yo '21 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.
O-Dixiana Farms LLC; B-Mark Stansell (Ky); T-Ken McPeek.

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