A pair of OBS March graduates lined up side by side in the gate at Santa Anita Friday but it was the longer shot of the two, 8-1 KENNYTEN (c, 2, Drain the Clock–Fairywren, by Goldencents), who earned his diploma en route to becoming his freshman sire's (by Maclean's Music) second winner and first 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'.Just a $20,000 Keeneland September yearling, Kennyten impressed in Florida, selling to Holly & David Wilson for $140,000 after breezing a furlong in :10.Hard ridden out of the gate to out-sprint the 1-5 favorite and $850,000 OBS March purchase for Zedan Racing Stables Nayar (Tiz the Law), Kennyten hit the front and just kept going, running this field of debuting colts off their feet. Nayar, who sat third on the rail for much of the running, swung out off the turn to make a run but never threatened as the son of Gainesway stallion Drain the Clock exploded through the final sixteenth to win going away. The final time for five furlongs was :56.99. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.O-Holly & David Wilson; B-Nicholas M. Lotz; T-Vladimir Cerin. Sales History: $20,000 ylg '25 KEESEP, $140,000 2yo '26 OBSMAR. KENNYTEN ($18.80) looked like an absolute monster in the 4th at @SantaAnitaPark! What a debut for the son of @Gainesway's freshman stallion Drain The Clock. Vladimir Cerin conditions the 2YO and @RickyGonzalez10 was up! pic.twitter.com/8jBdOyYRJ4— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) June 12, 2026 The post Kennyten Upsets 1-5 Favorite Nayar En Route To ‘Rising Star’ Nod appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.