Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 7, 2019 Journalists Share Posted September 7, 2019 SPANISH MISSION (c, 3, Noble Mission {GB}–Limonar {Ire}, by Street Cry {Ire}) got up in the shadow of the wire, winning a very tight photo over fellow European invader Pedro Cara (Fr) (Pedro the Great) to capture the inaugural running of the $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational S., the final leg of NYRA’s new turf trinity series. Favored at x-x while running on Lasix for this first time in this American debut, the bay caboosed the field as Saratoga Derby victor A Thread of Blue (Hard Spun) loped along through opening splits of :25.23, :50.77 and 1:16.17. Still last on the backstretch run, the dark bay launched a four wide bid at the top of the lane, kicking it into high gear in the final sixteenth under a vigorous ride form Jamie Spencer to deny Pedro Cara in a very tight photo. The final time for the 1 1/2-mile event was 2:27.58. Capturing the G3 Bahrain Trophy S. July 11 at Newmarket, Spanish Mission was third in the G3 Gordon S. at Goodwood last time Aug. 1. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-2. O-Team Valor & Earle Mack; B-St Elias Stables (KY); T-David Simcock. The post Noble Mission’s Spanish Mission Gets Up Just in Time in Jockey Club Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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