Zedan Racing’s TAIBA – a $1.7 million juvenile at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale – made his long-awaited debut March 5th, and showed he’s all talent to earn “TDN Rising Star” honors.
The overwhelming 1-2 favorite broke well, but had to settle for a pressing spot in between rivals early. Jockey John Velazquez tapped on the gas entering the bend and TAIBA took a narrow lead at that point. After a :45.69 half, it quickly became a one-horse affair as TAIBA leveled off and exploded with efficient strides to run up the score to 7 1/2 lengths. He stopped the clock in 1:09.97.
The son of Gun Runner earned an impressive 103 Beyer speed figure for his breakout performance.
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HORSE | RACE | PLACE | DATE |
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Riley G | ALW | 1st | 04/20/24 |
Muth | Arkansas Derby [G1] | 1st | 03/30/24 |
Riley G | MSW | 1st | 03/15/24 |
Dua | AOC | 5th | 02/23/24 |
Maymun | AOC | 1st | 02/11/24 |