Uncle Mo’s Domus Strolls Home to ‘Rising Star’ Honors at Del Mar

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Baoma Corp's Domus (Uncle Mo) went right to the front and dominated a field of Del Mar maidens to become the newest 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' for his late sire.Breaking well to lead stablemate Nayar (Tiz the Law) right from the jump, Domus had the field's number by the time he posted an opening quarter in :22.16. Slowly extending the margin after four panels in :45.74, he rolled into the lane on a widening advantage as Nayar tried in vain to cut into the margin. Hardly asked in the late stages by Juan Hernandez, the Bob Baffert-trainee coasted in with air to spare as the 3-2 favorite.Nayar was 5 1/2 lengths behind him as a well-beaten second and once again finished behind a 'Rising Star' after being defeated on debut by Kennyten (Drain the Clock).The final time was 1:04.23.This victor is Uncle Mo's second 'Rising Star' of 2026 behind Code Review in January at Gulfstream Park and 24th overall. The late great stallion was himself named a 'Rising Star' in 2010.Domus hails from a family of sires and 'Rising Star' talent as his dam Der Lu (Orb) is a half-sister to Baffert-trained GISP Buetane (Tiz the Law)–another to earn the stamp of approval from the TDN. The mare also claims SW Let My People Go (Pioneerof the Nile) as a half-sibling as well as SP Smartly Agree (Smart Strike), the mother of MSP Towhead (Malibu Moon).This victor is the broodmare's second runner to the races behind a placed older sister, and he has a yearling half-sister by Nyquist in the wings. Der Lu did not catch on her 2026 breeding to Taiba.Third dam GISW Dream of Summer was an elite racehorse in her own right, but found equal acclaim in her second career in the breeding shed as the mother to two sires and a Grade I winning daughter–namely GISW Creative Cause (Giant's Causeway), his full-brother MGSW Destin, and full-sister GISW Vexatious. She also produced GSP Summer Promise (Uncle Mo) and is the granddam of MGSP Ten for Ten (Frosted) through another unraced daughter. 4th-Del Mar, $101,500, Msw, 7-25, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.23, ft, 5 1/2 lengths.DOMUS, c, 2, by Uncle Mo                1st Dam: Der Lu (GSP, $165,800), by Orb                2nd Dam: Taboo, by Forestry                3rd Dam: Dream of Summer, by Siberian SummerLifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $60,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.O/B-Baoma Corp (KY); T-Bob Baffert.The post Uncle Mo’s Domus Strolls Home to ‘Rising Star’ Honors at Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.