Not seen since a fifth in Renegade (Into Mischief)'s GI Arkansas Derby in late March, 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Blackout Time (c, 3, Not This Time–Beauty Parlor, by Elusive Quality) left little doubt he's ready to return to the stakes ranks after a romping, six-length score in a Churchill allowance Saturday on the Stephen Foster undercard.Smooth out of the stalls, Blackout Time settled about three paths off the rail in fifth as 10-1 Non Conforming (Unified) showed the way up front while pressed by the 8-5 choice Final Story (Candy Ride {Arg}) through :23.98 and :47.35 first fractions. As the field spread out on the backstretch, Blackout Time got a solitary trip with no horses near him until Jose Ortiz stepped on the gas on the turn. Blackout Time, who was sent at 2-1, responded instantly, steadily advancing and picking off horses before entering the top of the stretch ready to reel in the top two. He tipped out to the middle of the track and pulled clear with ease to win by six lengths. Non Conforming was nipped late for second by Steel (Tapit).Second last June on debut in Dazzle d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro)'s 'Rising Star' victory in his only other appearance at Churchill Downs, Blackout Time got his own 'Rising Star' nod in a 9 3/4-length blowout win at Ellis Park in August, then finished seond to 'Rising Star' and eventual undefeated champion Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland in October. Reportedly rested due to mild bone remodeling over the winter, the BR Thoroughbreds, Inc., Lance Gasaway, and Magdalena Racing colorbearer kicked off his sophomore campaign with fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively, in the GII Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby in March.Bred by Newstead Corp. in Kentucky and three times sent through public sales until trainer Kenny McPeek signed his ticket for $210,000 at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton October yearling sale, Blackout Time is out of 2015 GIII Orchid Stakes winner Beauty Parlor. The mare has an unraced 2-year-old filly named Epicara (Epicenter), who brought $90,000 from Nathan Squires at Fasig-Tipton October, a yearling filly by Practical Joke, and a Feb. 11-foaled colt by Corniche.4th-Churchill Downs, $124,183, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($125,000), 6-27, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44.13, sy, 6 lengths.BLACKOUT TIME (c, 3, Not This Time–Beauty Parlor {GSW-USA, SW-Fr, $208,570}, by Elusive Quality) Sales History: $230,000 Ylg '24 KEEJAN; $235,000 RNA Ylg '24 KEESEP; $210,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: GISP, 6-2-2-0, $392,635. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-BR Thoroughbreds, Inc., Lance Gasaway, and Magdalena Racing; B-Newstead Corp (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek. #8 BLACKOUT TIME ($6.72) rallied on the outside going right past the leaders in the stretch to win race 4 at @ChurchillDowns. The @morninglineio son of Not This Time (@TMStallions) was ridden by @jose93_ortiz and is trained by @KennyMcPeek. pic.twitter.com/vwGGs1eZNd— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) June 27, 2026The post ‘Rising Star’ Blackout Time Romps in Return at Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.