The half-blood of Mary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust Mission Mira launch his shares, keep his perfect record on Gulfstream Park Grass is still the reason why it is superior to French imports Mouillage crossed lanes for a three-quarter length win on March 5 in the $150,000 Canada Turf Stakes (G3T).
Mira Mission ($18.80) won twice last winter’s championship meeting for previous coach Tom Bush and entered the 1/16-kilometer Canadian Turf in the half-length claim. granted the winning option on January 15 to coach Ian Wilkes, who picked a 4-year-old gelding up three starting first.
“I am very lucky,” said Wilkes. “I got it from Tommy Bush. He developed the horse, and the horse came to me in great order, and I can reap the rewards. Because of what Tommy did to him when he was a kid. being a pony, the horse gets better and better.”
The son of Sublime Mission sixth in the seven-man field under jockey Julien Leparoux with a score of 10-1 Clear vision winner of the one-mile Tropical Turf Stajes (G3) on January 8, favorite ratings over 1-5 Never surprised for an early lead. Clear Vision went a quarter of a mile in: 23.76 and a half in: 47.54 was trailed off his side by Never Surprise, who broke out of runner-up on January 29 to Colonel Liam in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes presented by Baccarat (G1T). Noble Indy and Mouillage engaged in a mid-turn chase as Mira Mission began moving from afar outside, engaging Mouillage in the middle of the lane before pushing ahead to finish 1:41.43 on rated pitch. sure.
“It’s well established,” Leparoux said. “Before the race, looking at the paper, I didn’t know what would happen really. I’m glad the favorite had some pressure early on. He didn’t lead easily, so we had can sit in the back, relax and do a run. He ran a great race. I think he has a good chance, but the favorite player looks hard to beat on paper. I’m very proud. about him. He’s getting better and better.”
Mouillage, the first to race in the United States, came in a clear runner-up, while the winner came in 3 English Bee Noble Indy finished in third place.
Never been surprised testing on a lackluster fifth, failed to show his usual speed and tenacity.
Wilkes said future plans will be determined for the Mira Mission.
“First bets race today, and I want to see how he’s formed, how he’s going to do,” the coach said. “He’s handled everything. He’s getting better. He’s improving. So I like that.”
Mira Mission bred in Kentucky with a graded deposit Dynaformer mare Kazamira and was her first ranked winner. She has a 3-year-old child English Channel name is stupid Kazachan made a start last September for Bush and an untrained 2-year-old Storm colt name Go ahead now. She was bred with Factor for 2022 after becoming barren last year.
Videotapes: Canada Turf S. (G3T)
In Italian to create class
Peter Brant of the Half-British In Italy also jump into bets after consecutive wins, get ahead and never lose, keep angry late bid from Wakanaka to capture $150,000 of Honey Fox Stakes (G3T) on Saturday.
Backed with 5-2 odds in field 11 for a mile-long Honey Fox for fillets and mares 4 and older, In Italian ($7.40) raced about a mile in 1: 35.16 on a solid pitch. It was the second win of the day for Brant, Brown and Ortiz Jr., who teamed up with Virginia Joy for $150,000 The Very One Stakes (G3T).
In Italian (green hat) heading home to Honey Fox Stakes
Breakthrough from lesson 9, In Italian intended to stay ahead and get the jump on her opponents, followed by Quinoa Tifah on the railway, long shot buddy Navratilova obviously in third place and the usual 2nd place winner Jouster resolved on Wednesday.
In Italian, head home at the front as Navratilova comes in from outside and Jouster comes through an opening along the track. Ortiz kept In Italy busy and led Navratilova, who was trailed to second by an impressive late dash from Wakanaka. The split was unavailable due to timing issues at the South Florida track.
“It went perfectly well,” Ortiz said. “We didn’t want to go head to head, but I didn’t like all of them so I said, ‘I’ll go.’ From there, she just kept leading me all the way, unexpectedly taking the lead. It looked like there were some horses sprinting, but when the gate opened, everything changed. She went above and beyond. so I just said, “Go ahead.”
A 4-year-old daughter of Dubai , in Italian improved her earnings to $157,220. She entered Honey Fox after winning two in a row. She broke her girlhood last May at Belmont Park and do not race again until the allowance is obtained on January 12th at Tampa Bay Downs.
“We really liked this horse last year,” says Brown. “She was very impressed at Belmont and then she got a severe case of pneumonia. She had to stop and rehab. I want to credit Bruce Jackson at Fair Hill. He recovered. get her back to her health and get her back to normal at the end of her five years at Payson Park. She’s back and up to where she left off and should have had a really good career.”
Fairway Thoroughbreds bred In Italy in addition to group 3 winning, group 2 ranked Redoute’s Choice mare Florence . She sold to Brant’s Birch Farm for the equivalent of $609,434 from Hazelwood Bloodstock’s shipment for the 2019 Tattersalls October Sale. Four Florentina starters were all winners, including the team. No. 3 Villa Carlotta and the deposit amount listed Fasano. Her Southern Hemisphere King 2 years old spanish empire brought in $1,399,304 from Tom Magnier when she was deposited by Segenhoe Stud for the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 2021 and she dropped a Kingman (GB) in 2020. She is reported is infertile by 2021.
Videotapes: Honey Fox S. (G3T)
