MUNNINGS CHALLENGE (c, 3, Munnings–Amy's Challenge, by Artie Schiller) pulled away from his rivals in the final furlong of a six-furlong maiden Saturday at Oaklawn, improving on a debut second-place effort to become the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard.The 2-5 jolly nearly beat the bell from the outside stall, but switched off nicely enough in transit to rate in a three-wide third down the back. Re-engaging soon after making the turn, the Joe Novogratz homebred was ridden cold into the final quarter-mile and when asked to win his race from a furlong out, opened up at will to score by about five lengths in 1:09.48, only 0.55 slower than the older male sprinters clocked in the GIII Count Fleet Sprint Stakes about half an hour earlier.Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. O/B-Novogratz Racing Stable Inc (KY); T-Brad Cox #9 MUNNINGS CHALLENGE ($2.80) broke his maiden in R9 at @OaklawnRacing with @jose93_ortiz in the irons. The son of Munnings (@coolmoreamerica) is trained by @bradcoxracing. pic.twitter.com/IGE5HHWZ7j— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) April 11, 2026The post Munnings’s Fleet-Footed Munnings Challenge Earns ‘Rising Star’ Badge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.