TDN Rising Stars

A signature TDN product, TDN Rising Stars allow readers to identify a race winner in the first few starts of his or her career who will, in our estimation, go on to be a Graded Stakes winner. Designated as Rising Stars by the worldwide TDN staff after a careful and comprehensive review of many factors--including the quality of the field, margin and time of victory, pedigree, sales price and more--Rising Stars are tabbed as such in a maiden, allowance or Listed Stakes race. Mouse over the name of the horse for race details, or mouse over the 1st Dam for available information on her. Click the Writeup link to view the entire TDN Rising Star story.

Featured Rising Star

July 4, 2020 - Woodbine, Race 10, Msw, CAD $90,925, 7F

Shirl's Speight, C, 3, 2017 by Speightstown

1st Dam: Perfect Shirl (GISW-USA, GSP-Can, $1,390,729), by Perfect Soul (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lady Shirl, by That's a Nice
3rd Dam: Canonization, by Native Heritage

Owner: Charles Fipke
Breeder: Charles Fipke (KY)
Trainer: Roger L. Attfield

Shirl’s Speight

Speightstown, the sire of Shirl's Speight | Louise Reinagel

Shirl’s Speight

Shirl’s Speight (Speightstown)’s dam Perfect Shirl (Perfect Soul {Ire}) may have rallied from far back when she upended the 2011 GI Breeders’ Cup F/M Turf at 27-1, but Shirl’s Speight showed off impressive speed from the first jump Saturday at Woodbine to garner the ‘TDN Rising Star’ distinction...