In the case of filly Tennessee Moon, “home” is where her story really begins.

Bred by Bluegrass royalty, Lexington’s Calumet Farm, Tennessee Moon began her career in California, first with trainer Leandro Mora, then with Doug O’Neill. The daughter of Calumet’s multiple Grade 1-winning sprinter Ransom the Moon failed to earn a victory in five starts on the West Coast before being sold privately to Emerald Downs-based trainer Justin Evans. The change would help.