ROSE OF RIYADH (f, 2, Yaupon–I Love Shopping, by Violence) was a valiant winner of her unveiling here, and despite the deceptively small margin, showed the heart of a seasoned professional to defeat the boys.Sent off as the 7-2 third choice with Tommy's Miracle (Uncle Chuck) taking the lion's share of the betting action as the 6-5 favorite, Rose of Riyadh broke well but was immediate slammed on both sides by rivals and had to recover from the rear of the field as they went down the backstretch.Heading into the turn with a wall of runners in front of her, and more traffic trouble causing her to tap on the breaks passing the quarter pole, Rose of Riyadh snuck through a hole to take command at the top of the stretch. Battling back gamely as Tommy's Miracle tried to re-rally, she refused to let the boys go by and graduated from the condition by a half-length.Conditioner Tareq Moubarak has sent out four winners from his last five starters at Gulfstream Park. He was represented by another stylish maiden winner Sept. 19 when the juvenile Reza (Tale of Silence) rolled away from his competition to win by eight lengths. His other maiden winner came Sept. 12 when the 2-year-old Arabian Crown (Good Magic) graduated by a neck.Rose of Riyadh was a $225,000 Keeneland September purchase last year and is a half-sister to SP Zuby (Vekoma). Their dam, I Love Shopping (Violence), enjoys a perfect strike rate from her three offspring to the races and has a yearling colt by Complexity in the wings who is set to sell at the ongoing 2026 September sale as HIP 3111. The dam, a half to MGSW Imprimis (Broken Vow), was bred to Tiz the Law for 2027.The second dam is a half-sister to the mother of SW & MGISP Shoplifted (Into Mischief) and to SW & GSP Fifth Avenue (Monarchos). This is the female family of GISW Miss Shop (Deputy Minister) and her daughter, MGSW Tin Type Gal (Tapit) as well as GISW Power Broker (Pulpit) and GSW & MGISP Trappe Shot (Tapit).6th-Gulfstream, $48,610, Msw, 9-20, 2yo, 6f, 1:12.08, ft, 1/2 length.ROSE OF RIYADH (f, 2, Yaupon–I Love Shopping, by Violence) Sales history: $60,000 Wlg '24 KEENOV; $225,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.O-Alwaleed Thamer Alosaimi International Stables; B-Ballyfair Farm (KY); T-Tareq Moubarak.The post Yaupon’s Rose of Riyadh All Heart to Beat the Boys at Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.