They may've outrun her early, but she was moving best of all late in this baby dash at Ellis Park. Scarlett Begonia (Life Is Good) rolled home in the stretch to break her maiden at first asking and become her sire's second 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'.Well-supported at the windows to the tune of 3-5 favoritism, she raced along in midpack as eager early leaders posted an opening quarter in :22.35 after distancing themselves from the rest. Finding her stride through the bend, Scarlett Begonia kicked into gear from the five path swinging for home, and was bearing down on the tiring frontrunners with every stride. Rallying for control passing the sixteenth pole, she drew off from Miss Anna (Girvin) to win by a comfortable 3 3/4-length margin.Scarlett Begonia is Life Is Good's second 'Rising Star' behind Hey Tuff Guy at Churchill Downs.This victress is the latest to the races for Asiya, making her the half-sister to Zaajel (Street Sense), MGSW, $258,640 and Ajaaweed (Curlin), MGSP, $198,132. One of her sisters, Maqboola (Tamayuz {GB}) has produced two winners as a broodmare while Zaajel's first to the races will be a juvenile named Saytara (Constitution). Asiya has a yearling filly by Up to the Mark in the wings and had been bred to Flightline for 2026.Scarlett Begonia's dam is a half-sister to Indian Horse of the Year Miracle (Ind) (Multidimensional {Ire}) and to Majestic Opinion (Ind) (Dixie Union), mother of three stakes winners in her home country. This is the female family of GISW Liason; MGSW United; GSW Harlan Punch; and the extended one of MSW Ascendancy (Classic Empire).4th-Ellis, $99,830, Msw, 7-6, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.94, ft, 3 3/4 lengths.SCARLETT BEGONIA, f, 2, by Life Is Good 1st Dam: Asiya (MSP, $136,200), by Daaher 2nd Dam: Khalila, by Elusive Quality 3rd Dam: Indy Flash, by A.P. IndySales history: $285,000 RNA Ylg '25 KEESEP; $220,000 RNA 2yo '26 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $58,768. O-Hat Creek Racing, Ashview Farm and Upland Flats Racing; B-Gray Lyster & Gatewood Bell (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.Click for the Equibase.com chart. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.The post Life Is Good’s Scarlett Begonia the Newest ‘Rising Star’ Bloom at Ellis Park appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.