9th-WO, C$69,778, Alw, 8-1, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 7fT, 1:22.35, fm.
SMART MISSION (f, 3, Smart Strike–Misty Mission {Outstanding broodmare-Can & SW, $194,320}, by Miswaki) backed up her 'TDN Rising Star' status off more than a five-month hiatus with an allowance victory on the Woodbine turf to start her career two-for-two. Off poorly in her Feb. 21 debut on the Gulfstream grass, the chestnut ran impressively while wide around the far turn to get up for the first-out graduation. Unseen since then, Smart Mission returned in this first-level allowance as the 2-1 favorite and kicked out of the gate much more smoothly. Briefly taking the lead before allowing two longshots to duel through a :46.87 half-mile, she sat in the perfect spot third going into the far bend and came to challenge the leaders at the top of the straightaway. Drifting in briefly, she easily went by the pace players once correcting course and held off the inside bid of Mozambique Gold (Northern Afleet) for a one-length success. The winner is a half to Irish Mission (Giant's Causeway), Ch. 3yo filly & Ch. Grass mare-Can & MGSW, $1,357,073, and these owners' French Beret (Broad Brush), MGSW, $659,434. Her dam, Misty Mission, captured the Wonder Where S. for this ownership. She is responsible for a 2-year-old Giant's Causeway filly named Mythical Mission and a yearling filly by Medaglia d'Oro. Smart Mission was profiled in the TDN the day after her maiden win. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $56,356. \fs21fs21 Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); T-Malcolm Pierce.[bullet ad=”ontario-bred”]
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