Zedan Racing Stable’s Faran (Not This Time) made for a triumphant return to the saddle for Umberto Rispoli, coming away in the final half-furlong to take his career debut Saturday afternoon at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Off as the 3-5 jolly, the $3.4-million sales-topper from the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale was off a touch awkwardly, but showed speed enough to track the pace from deepest in a line of four entering the turn.
Ridden along to match strides with the once-raced Noble Testament (Constitution) rounding into the long straight at Los Alamitos, Faran raced head apart into the final furlong and finally asserted while racing on his incorrect lead to take it by 1 3/4 lengths.