Mission accomplished – it’s the perfect adjective to describe her. Making her 5-year-old debut today, MISSION OF JOY (ON) added to her already impressive accomplishments with an allowance win at Churchill Downs. It was opening night at the famed Louisville oval to kick off Kentucky Derby Week. Graham and Anita were on hand as well […]
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Honest Al Gets First Win at Saratoga
Photo by Sarah Andrew/TDN For an owner, winning at Saratoga is a celebratory occasion. For a horse, breaking its maiden there adds just a little more gloss to a resume. RyZan Sun Racing LLC had exactly that reason to celebrate on Friday when 2-year-old HONEST AL bested foes to score his first win in his […]
Another Graded Stake for Mission of Joy (ON)
She earned her first graded stakes win in the Florida Oaks-G3 at Tampa Bay Downs on March 11. Today, MISSION OF JOY (ON) added a bit more shine to her already-impressive resume with a decisive score in the Regret Stakes-G3 at Churchill Downs. Her last start was there in Louisville on Kentucky Oaks Day in […]
Joy In The Afternoon
MISSION OF JOY (ON) is proving to be a tremendous purchase – and a great bargain – for owners RyZan Sun Racing, LLC and Madaket Stables LLC. The partners purchased the now 3-year-old daughter of Kitten’s Joy at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky’s Fall Yearling Sale in 2021 for $32,000. Today she became a graded stakes winner in […]
Mission Accomplished
She broke her maiden at the same track last month, and today MISSION OF JOY (ON) made it back-to-back scores with an allowance win at Tampa Bay Downs. She was sent off as the 4/5 favorite, and the 3-year-old daughter of Kitten’s Joy and the Smart Strike mare Smart Mission ran like one. With Antonio […]
Mission of Joy (ON) Gets First Win for Tampa String
Two-year-old MISSION OF JOY (ON) scored the first win of the 2022-2023 season for our Tampa Bay Downs barn today, breaking her maiden in her second start. Ten fillies ran a mile on the turf in the maiden special weight event. Ridden by Antonio Gallardo, Mission of Joy (ON) stalked the pace in third throughout, […]