Fanshell Beach became the first stakes winner for Corniche (by Quality Road) with a gutsy frontrunning performance in the Riverside Rush Stakes at Ellis.The chestnut was made a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Apr. 28 after a 5 1/4-length romp over the Churchill main track, and was swapped to the grass for a tilt at the G2 Norfolk Stakes June 20 during the Royal Ascot meeting. She did not disgrace herself against that field–one larger than what the GI Kentucky Derby claims at 21 runners–and finished fifth after dueling and fading late inside the final furlong. Made the 9-5 favorite for her return to the States and her first try against domestic stakes company, Fanshell Beach did not disappoint.Overcoming early contact after the jump, the Wesley Ward charge went right to the front to post a contested opening quarter of :21.73 going into the turn. Turning that rival away, she had built up a clear advantage turning for home but was beginning to become leg weary in the final stages, drifting out multiple paths late in the running. Crack On (Maximus Mischief) produced a furious rally, but ultimately came a half-length short of running Fanshell Beach down. Good to Be King (War Front) followed them in for third while SP Super Saiyajin (Modernist), the early pressure, faded to last.“She's a classy filly,” said jockey Yedsit Hazlewood. “She broke well, and I'm happy to get the job done.”The victress is the most recent to the races for Pacific Heat and is the second of her dam's offspring to get a picture taken in recent weeks. Her older 3-year-old half-sister Mauna Loa (Nyquist) dominated a Woodbine maiden contest July 18 by nine lengths for DJ Stable and trainer Mark Casse to graduate from the condition.Pacific Heat, herself a half to MSW & GSP Long Hot Summer (Street Boss), has a yearling Oscar Performance filly in the wings and was bred back to Twirling Candy for 2027. Click for the Equibase.com chart. The $200,000 Riverside Rush Stakes went to #12 FANSHELL BEACH, a daughter of @coolmoreamerica Corniche and the multiple stakes winning @CTBACalbred Pacific Heat. @hazlewood1912 up for trainer Wesley Ward.Fillies ran 1-2 in the race at @EllisParkRacing! pic.twitter.com/StTjXeUgHV— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 1, 2026RIVERSIDE RUSH S. PRESENTED BY STERLING INDUSTRIAL, $200,000, Ellis, 8-1, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.79, yl.1–FANSHELL BEACH, 117, f, 2, by Corniche 1st Dam: Pacific Heat (MSW, $381,185), by Unusual Heat 2nd Dam: Hotlantic, by Stormy Atlantic 3rd Dam: Chinook Gale, by Crafty Prospector($80,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Hat Creek Racing; B-Betz Thoroughbreds, Inc./D.J. Stables/Brian Graves/Gainesway (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Yedsit Hazlewood. $118,280. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $193,007.2–Crack On, 117, f, 2, Maximus Mischief–Resettling, by Violence. ($10,000 Ylg '25 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Corrigan Racing Stable, Inc.; B-Kathie Maybee (KY); T-Jimmy Corrigan. $38,800.3–Good to Be King, 120, c, 2, War Front–Gypsy Touch, by Runhappy. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Cherry Valley Farm, LLC (KY); T-George R. Arnold II. $19,400.Margins: HF, HF, 1HF. Odds: 1.86, 24.49, 12.77.Also Ran: Tolstoy, American Pope, Arctic Wolf, Hey Tuff Guy, Red Sun, Fortune King, Issachar, Super Saiyajin. Scratched: Admiral's Order, Colucci, Mr Gerson, Sargent Bilko.The post Corniche’s Fanshell Beach Claims First Stakes Win in Riverside Rush, First Black Type Earner for Sire appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.