Rising Star Cannoneer Powers Home At Gulfstream

Cannoneer fires in Gulfstream return, eyes Woody Stephens

Triple Crown-nominated Cannoneer, unraced since running fourth as the favorite in the Jan. 31 Holy Bull (G3), returned with a popular and powerful performance to win Friday's feature at Gulfstream Park. Ridden by Edgard Zayas for trainer Brad Cox, Cannoneer ($3.20) registered a front-running 9 1/4-length score in the entry-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds, covering the one-turn mile in 1:36.23 over a fast main track. It was the …

Rising Star Cannoneer Powers Home At Gulfstream

Cannoneer (Into Mischief) was third in his unveiling at Churchill Downs last June. The colt took a six-month break then returned to earn a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', when he won by 7 1/4 lengths in Louisville Nov. 29. In his lone start this year, the bay finished a well-beaten fourth in the GIII Holy Bull Stakes. The Triple Crown nominee at 60 cents on the dollar here fired out of the blocks to lead up the backstretch. Though track…