Malathaat Li’l Sis Also Named a ‘Rising Star’

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The immaculately bred JULIA SHINING (f, 2, Curlin–Dreaming of Julia, by A. P. Indy) looked the unlikeliest of winners as the field for Sunday's sixth race at Keeneland raced down the backstretch, but she found her best stride on the turn, inhaled her rivals with a wide sweep and fought on the to the wire to join her MGISW full-sister Malathaat as a 'TDN Rising Star.' Bet down to 2-1, the Stonestreet homebred broke well enough, but then traveled extremely awkwardly and climbing badly for the opening quarter mile and looking like her mind was somewhere other than the task at hand. Vigorously ridden by Luis Saez, she finally picked up the bit around the three-eighths pole and began to make eyecatching progress, but was forced to take the overland route and traveled some six or seven wide into the stretch. In front soon after, Julia Shining carried the lead into the final eighth of a mile and drifted down towards the fence, but Saez managed to keep her alive and found the wire about two lengths to the good of Positano Sunset (Goldencents). Julia Shining is the 21st 'Rising Star' for her Hill 'n' Dale-based superstar stallion. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O/B-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Todd Pletcher.

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