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 […]
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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 […]
Ancient Peace Ends 2022 on a High Note
She made her debut just four weeks ago at Del Mar, and today ANCIENT PEACE (ON) ended her freshman campaign with a win in a maiden special weight at Santa Anita. She “took control early while keen” under Juan Hernandez, and the pair led at every pole. She extended her lead in deep stretch, pulling […]
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, […]