‘Rising Star’ First Mission Splashes Home First in Alysheba

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'TDN Rising Star' First Mission (c, 4, Street Sense–Elude, by Medaglia d'Oro), an impressive winner of Oaklawn's GIII Essex H. at Oaklawn last out Mar. 23, took over from the Japanese invader T O Saint Denis (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in deep stretch and drew off to win by an expanding three lengths over that rival in the slop in Friday's GII Alysheba S. at Churchill Downs. Il Miracolo (Gun Runner) was third.

The even-money favorite stopped the timer for 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.03.

#3 First Mission rockets home to take the Alysheba Stakes presented by TwinSpires @ChurchillDowns as the even money favorite!

Jockey: @flothejock
Trainer: @bradcoxracing
Owner: @godolphin

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Friday, Churchill Downs
ALYSHEBA S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $730,000, Churchill Downs, 5-3, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.03, sy.
1–FIRST MISSION, 118, c, 4, by Street Sense
                1st Dam: Elude, by Medaglia d'Oro
                2nd Dam: Forty Marchanta (Arg), by Roar
                3rd Dam: Marcha Toss (Arg), by Egg Toss
'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Florent
Geroux. $450,910. Lifetime Record: 8-5-2-0, $1,273,020.
Werk Nick Rating: A+.
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2–T O Saint Denis (Jpn), 118, h, 5, Kitasan Black (Jpn)–Pole
Position (GB), by Pivotal (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED
BLACK TYPE. O-Tomoya Ozasa; B-Mishima Bokujo (JPN);
T-Daisuke Takayanagi. $126,100.
3–Il Miracolo, 118, c, 4, Gun Runner–Tapit's World, by Tapit.
($75,000 Ylg '21 KEEJAN; $190,000 RNA Ylg '21 FTKOCT;
$70,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). O-Alexandres, LLC; B-Willow Oaks
Stable LLC (KY); T-Antonio Sano. $73,050.
Margins: 4, NO, 3. Odds: 1.07, 27.89, 13.41.
Also Ran: Steal Sunshine, Call Me Fast, Money Supply, Trademark, Pipeline. Scratched: Tapit Trice, Tumbarumba.
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