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Sun Path runs to TDN Rising Star status

Two-year-old Sun Path, a full-sister to Gr.2 winner Bonny South, was highlighted as a TDN Rising Star following a 12-and-three-quarter-length win in an Allowance event at Fair Grounds on Friday (18th December).

Taken from the Thoroughbred Daily News, 19th December 2020:

Sun Path (Munnings) was heavily favored at 1-5 to improve off a good-looking maiden breaker last time and ran to the money with an ultra-impressive victory at Fair Grounds on Friday.

The Juddmonte homebred stalked from second, keeping a close eye as Rock Star Parking (Upstart) clicked off opening splits of :24.05 and :47.72. Taking control at the three-eighths pole, the chestnut ran with her head cocked to the right as she ran on the wrong lead in early stretch.

Once she swapped leads midway down the lane, Sun Path took off, charging clear of her three foes to win as she pleased by 12 3/4 lengths. Runner-up in her six-panel unveiling at Keeneland 2nd October, the Brad Cox trainee overcame a slow start to graduate by three lengths next out in a seven-panel event at Churchill Downs on 8th November.

Sun Path is a full-sister to this year’s Gr.2 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks victress and Gr.1 Alabama Stakes runner-up Bonny South, who also carries the Juddmonte colors and resides in the Cox shedrow. Their dam Touch the Star is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Etoile Montante (Miswaki), who is the dam of MGSW Starformer (Dynaformer). This is also the family of MGISWs Tates Creek (Rahy) and Sightseek (Distant View); European champion Special Duty (Hennessy); Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Mile hero Expert Eye (Acclamation); and Gr.3 Peter Pan Stakes victor Country Grammar (Tonalist).

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