TDN RISING STARS

January 19, 2013 - Santa Anita, Race 2, Msw, USD $56,000, 6f

Let Em Shine, c, 3, 2010 by Songandaprayer

1st Dam: Justaspell, by Johannesburg
2nd Dam: Lovethespell, by Capote
3rd Dam: Goldspell, by Caro (Ire)

Owner: William R Peeples
Breeder: Mr & Mrs Stephen McDonald (KY)
Trainer: Adam Kitchingman

Let Em Shine set hot splits before fading to third over the Betfair Hollywood Park Cushion Track Dec. 15, but he certainly wasn’t stopping this time. Backed down to 9-5 favoritism with a Jan. 11 five-furlong bullet over the strip in :58 4/5 on display, the bay zipped to the lead and quickly opened up, posting supersonic splits of :21 flat and :43.23. He took a five-length advantage into the lane, and literally ran off the screen at one point in the stretch, eventually being geared down late to score by 7 1/2 lengths. Well-regarded Baffert firster Govenor Charlie (Midnight Lute) made a nice late run for second. The winner was a $10,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $100,000 Barretts March buy after breezing a co-quickest furlong of :9 4/5.