Journalism Named 4-5 Morning-Line Favorite, Draws Post 2 for $1M Haskell

She was the seventh highest-priced Gun Runner at Keeneland September last year, and Glory Me more than justified that price tag here as she effortlessly cruised home to 'TDN Rising Star' honors on unveiling at Ellis Park. Giving the crew trouble before the race but eventually convinced to load, she hit the gate coming out and was content to watch the pace unfold from the back of a tightly bunched group as they went up the backstretch behind an opening quarter in :22...

She was the seventh highest-priced Gun Runner at Keeneland September last year, and Glory Me more than justified that price tag here as she effortlessly cruised home to 'TDN Rising Star' honors on unveiling at Ellis Park. Giving the crew trouble before the race but eventually convinced to load, she hit the gate coming out and was content to watch the pace unfold from the back of a tightly bunched group as they went up the backstretch behind an opening quarter in :22.08. Pinched back as quarters got tight entering the bend, she was last midway on the turn after four furlongs in :45.50 but was rolling with an eye-catching rally five-wide via the overland route as they arrived at the head of affairs. Swamping 5-2 favorite Hot and Dangerous (Blame) and 9-1 shot Kenz (McKinzie) as that pair tried to mount a response, the race was over in a matter of strides. Striking the front with little urging from Brian Hernandez Jr., she left them all in her wake to win with authority by four lengths. Kenz was a clear second best. The final time was 1:16.99 for the 6 1/2-furlong trip. Glory Me is a half-sister to Pyrenees (Into Mischief), GSW & MGISP, $786,316 and Grace Adler (Curlin), GISW, $258,800. The former, also trained by Cherie DeVaux, was recently retired with stud plans still pending. The latter was a $2-million Fasig-Tipton November purchase by Japanese interests in 2022. Grace Adler's first foal, a colt by Horse of the Year Flightline, brought $1.3-million at the JRHA Select Sale in 2024 and she delivered a colt by the sensational Equinox (Jpn) this year. That colt will sell Tuesday as HIP 418 during the foal session of the JRHA Select Sale. In addition to those two Grade I runners, another of her half-sisters is GSP Virginia Key (Distorted Humor), whose son is GI Florida Derby hero Tappan Street (Into Mischief). That mare has also produced SP Distorted d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro). A third half-sister is the dam of GSP Miuccia (Mitole). Their dam, Our Khrysty (Newfoundland), was herself a graded winner and earned north of $330,000 during her time on the track. As a daughter of MSP The Hess Express (Lord Carson), she is a half-sister to GISW Bullsbay (Tiznow), MSW & GSP Vegas No Show (Hard Spun), and SW Hidden Expression (Yonaguska)–herself dam of SW Mask (Tapit). Our Khrysty did not produce any offspring after Glory Me despite visiting Life Is Good for 2024 and Elite Power for 2025.