Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman's Miss Monica (Early Voting) cruised to an effortless 5 3/4-length debut victory Sunday at Del Mar, giving her GI Preakness Stakes-winning freshman sire (by Gun Runner) his seventh winner and fourth 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard.' Her dam, graded stakes winner Cherokee Queen, was purchased by the Branhams for $365,000 at the 2012 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Miss Monica worked a quarter-mile in a co-fastest :20 2/5 ahead of the April sale. MISS MONICA, f, 2, by Early Voting1st Dam: Lipstikliesnlovers, by American Pharoah2nd Dam: Cherokee Queen, by Cherokee Run3rd Dam: Virginia Bee, by Virginia RapidsSales history: $32,000 RNA Wlg '24 KEENOV; $45,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP; $850,000 2yo '26 OBSAPR. O-Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, & Paul Weitman; B-Doug & Felicia Branham & Pippa's Hurricane LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.