Having shaped with real promise at The Curragh last month, Al Shira'aa Racing's Folsom Blues (Blue Point) showed more of his raw material to become a TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard at Gowran on Friday.Sent off the heavily-supported 4-9 favourite for the seven-furlong maiden won by the fellow Joseph O'Brien-trained subsequent Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Intricately in 2016, Al Shira'aa Racing's homebred made all for a power-packed 7 1/2-length success.“He's a lovely horse who shows plenty at home and the key was to get him to relax the first day,” jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle said. “He was very straightforward there, he relaxed good and is learning on the job. I think he can only get better and he'll go further as well so he's definitely one to look forward to.”Followed home by the Jessica Harrington-trained debutante Lunar Empress (Zoustar), with his own stablemate Wo Wo Never (Wootton Bassett) beaten over 11 lengths in third, Folsom Blues becomes Blue Point's fifth TDN Rising Star with the Group 1 winner Kind Of Blue among them. This maiden was also won nine years ago by Ballydoyle's Irish Derby runner-up Rostropovich and this son of the Italian Group 3-placed Liwa Palace (Oasis Dream) is held in high regard at Owning Hill.“He was an eyecatcher the first day and we were happy that he was ready to go to seven,” Joseph O'Brien said of the winner, who had been third over six furlongs on debut behind Ballydoyle's Windsor Castle-bound Sergei Diaghilev and the evening's Fairyhouse winner Switching Sides last month. “I thought he was very impressive really and I think he's a smart colt. I suppose the Tyros would be an obvious stepping stone for him from here. Lots to look forward to, hopefully.”Impressive from Folsom Blues pic.twitter.com/y6Olcqxyxm— Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 12, 2026The post Al Shira’aa Homebred Folsom Blues A New TDN Rising Star appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.