He was green, and a bit lost in the lane, but Fancy Fairlane (McKinzie) showed more than enough talent to put his rivals away and sail home to 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' honors at Oaklawn Park.Unveiled Dec. 20 at Fair Grounds in a six-furlong maiden special weight, he was run down late thanks in part to a sensational effort by fellow 'Rising Star' Golden Tempo (Curlin) when that one closed from a different zip code to win going away. Clocked producing a final quarter-mile in :23.57 in that unveiling by the DRF Formulator, Golden Tempo went on from that debut to win the GIII Lecomte Stakes and run third in the GII Risen Star Stakes on Louisiana's Road to the Kentucky Derby. He currently sits in fifth on the Derby leaderboard with 35 points.Fancy Fairlane made his seasonal bow here as the 7-2 third choice, and contentedly watched the race unfold from third as Munnings Challenge (Munnings) stepped out to lead the tempo through an opening quarter in :21.40. Still tracking the leaders after a half-mile in :44.99, the son of McKinzie loomed the danger from the four path as they entered the upper stretch. Lugging in greenly past the three-sixteenths, but quickly corrected by John Velazquez, he powered home to win by 4 3/4 lengths over the longtime leader.Fancy Fairlane is out of an unplaced half-sister to MSW & GSP Sweet Cassiopeia (Five Star Day) and her full-brother MGSP All Star Red. The 'Rising Star' is the first to the races for Count On Caroline (Sky Mesa), who has since produced a juvenile colt named Olympic Champ (Olympiad) as well as a yearling colt by Maclean's Music. The dam, due to Cogburn in 2026, is a young broodmare hailing from the extended female family of Horse of the Year MGISW Knicks Go (Paynter), who was recently repatriated to stand in South Korea. This is also the family of Grade I winner Countus In. The McKinzie (@Gainesway) gelding #3 FANCY FAIRLANE ($9.00) broke his maiden in R8 at @OaklawnRacing. @ljlmvel was in the irons for @Foley_Racing. pic.twitter.com/LphSvVKcTh— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 1, 20268th-Oaklawn, $110,000, Msw, 3-1, 3yo, 6f, 1:09.62, ft, 4 3/4 lengths.FANCY FAIRLANE, g, 3, by McKinzie1st Dam: Count On Caroline, by Sky Mesa2nd Dam: My Sweet Carline, by Salt Lake3rd Dam: Aube d'Or, by Medaille d'OrSales history: $80,000 RNA Wlg '23 FTKNOV; $120,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $77,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.O-Terry L. Stephens; B-Drumkenny Farm & American Equistock Inc. (KY); T-Gregory D. Foley.The post McKinzie’s Fancy Fairlane Green, but Talented, En Route to ‘Rising Star’ Honors appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.