TDN RISING STARS

May 31, 2013 - Belmont Park, Race 2, Msw, USD $75,000, 1 1/16m

Carnival Court, f, 3, 2010 by Street Sense

1st Dam: Delta Princess (MGSW, $740,918), by A.P. Indy
2nd Dam: Lyphard's Delta, by Lyphard
3rd Dam: Proud Delta, by Delta Judge

Owner: Darley Stable
Breeder: Palides Investments NV Inc (KY)
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin

Carninval Court, a half-sister to fellow "TDN Rising Stars" Royal Delta (Empire Maker), Ch. 3yo Filly, Ch. Older Mare, MGISW, $3,763,851; and Empire Way (Empire Maker), GSP, $119,170, took apart this scratch-depleted field to stamp herself as one to watch over the summer months. The $650,000 KEESEP yearling acquisition took plenty of debut play at 4-1 at Gulfstream Apr. 5, but caught a sloppy and sealed main track and never did much running, finishing a distant sixth of nine. She was hammered into 4-5 favoritism with a dry strip and a stretch out in distance and made no mistakes. Racing without Lasix, Carnival Court bounced away from the stalls and led them along through lively fractions. Irad Ortiz Jr. was a mere passenger, and a look underneath his right armpit leaving the five-sixteenths pole left no doubt as to who would win. The only question was by how many, and, despite being totally shut down in the final half-furlong, the final margin was an imposing 12 3/4 lengths. Miss Emilia (War Front) was closest in her U.S. debut. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $45,462.