‘Moon’ Shines Over Rivals in American Oaks

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RHEA MOON (IRE) (f, 3, Starspangledbanner {Aus}–Callisto Star {Ire}, by Fastnet Rock {Aus}) was produced wide into the Santa Anita stretch by the hot-riding Juan Hernandez and fought her way past pace-pressing stablemate School Dance (Animal Kingdom) in the final couple of jumps to win Monday's GI American Oaks at the Great RIP. A 6-1 gamble exiting a 1 1/4-length success in the GIII Autumn Miss S. going a mile over this course Oct. 29, Rhea Moon was one of the last away, but improved along the inside while tugging a bit for her head and raced fourth-last with a circuit to travel. Hard held as she continued to scrape paint into the backstretch, she racedd with just two behind into the final half-mile and was rull of run, but a bit short of room at the quarter pole. Following the move of GIII Sands Point S. heroine Skims (GB) (Frankel {GB}) into the final furlong and a half, Rhea Moon found the daylight she needed and motored down the center of the track to just reel in School Dance. Favored 'TDN Rising Star' Salimah (Ire) (El Kabeir) set what appeared to be a comfortable pace beneath Flavien Prat, but raced hard against the steel and was empty by the time the real running began a furlong from home. Sales history: £24,000 Ylg '20 TATSEP. O-Rockingham Ranch & Talla Racing; B-Kevin J Molloy; T-Phil d'Amato.

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