Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's WEEKEND PRINCESS (f, 3, Vekoma–Alemia, by Congrats), a $625,000 Keeneland September acquisition in the fall of 2024, argued a good pace inside of firming favorite Confidentiality (Complexity) and found more in the final furlong and a half to graduate by a space en route to being named a 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard.The even-money choice, drawn widest of a field reduced to six by a couple of scratches, pinged the stalls and led them through the opening exchanges, but Florent Geroux was urging Weekend Princess along, and the two eventually paired off through a quarter-mile in a sharp :22.06.By virtue of being stuck down to the inside of Confidentiality for the run around the turn, Weekend Princess was arguably doing it much the tougher of the two, but she nevertheless struck to the front with three-eighths of a mile to run. Confidentiality had no real response and when Weekend Princess was popped the question in earnest in upper stretch, she strode confidently clear to score impressively. The final time for the 5 1/2 furlongs was 1:04.22. It was the second maiden winner on the program for Vekoma.Sales history: $235,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $625,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Watson, Weitman & Pegram; B-John McCormack (KY); T-Bob Baffert #5 WEEKEND PRINCESS ($4.80) absolutely soared home with @flothejock aboard. The daughter of Vekoma (@spendthriftfarm) is trained by Bob Baffert. pic.twitter.com/PKwMUFWr70— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 20, 2026The post Vekoma’s Weekend Princess Bounds Clear To Become A ‘TDN Rising Star’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.