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Mission Impazible: Next mission- The New Orleans Handicap!
It is no secret that Mission loves New Orleans and New Orleans loves him! He will try to defend his title as New Orleans Handicap Champion on April 1st. He just missed by an inch in the G1 Donn Handicap on February 11th at Gulfstream Park exchanging head bobs with eventual winner Hymn Book. His rider Javier Castellano said he felt stronger and more mature than ever after the race and thinks this will be his year.
Stable News
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“He ran great but it was a tough beat to run that well and just get nosed out like that,” said Pletcher. “He’s already finished second in a couple of other big races and I thought we might finally get lucky there and get his nose down on the wire first this time.
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Mission Impazible had the first call of the race as they broke away from the gates in the 2012 GI Donn Handicap.
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Mission Impazible tunes up for the Donn Handicap by working five furlongs in 1:02.38 Sunday at Palm Meadows.
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Racing's Newest Millionaires belong to Twin Creeks Racing and Twin Creeks Farm with MISSION IMPAZIBLE and TO HONOR AND SERVE.
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A three-time grade II winner, To Honor and Serve bagged his coveted grade I score while also defeating older horses and becoming a millionaire.
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Mission Impazible was a clear second by 2 3/4 lengths over 2-1 favorite Flat Out, attempting to bolster his credentials for Horse of the Year honors, with Mister Marti Gras fourth.
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This year’s Breeders’ Cup may be a memory, but no fewer than five horses that competed in the 2011 World Championships are back at Churchill Downs for the $500,000 Clark Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 25.
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Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ Mission Impazible, a narrowly-beaten runner-up earlier this year in the June 18 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) breezed five furlongs Nov. 12 at Churchill Downs in preparation for a run in the Clark Handicap (gr. I) to be run beneath the Twin Spires Nov. 25.
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Mission Impazible is among 25 nominees including Flat Out, Ruler On Ice and Defending Champ Giant Oak for the (G1) Clark H. on November 25th at Churchill Downs.
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Twin Creeks Racing is offering two horses in the Keeneland November Sale on November15th. Hip# 3203 and Hip# 3223
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Twin Creeks Farm has become a double threat. Its racing stable made it to last year’s Kentucky Derby with Louisiana Derby winner (gr. II) Mission Impazible
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Mission Impazible leads a very lengthy list of contenders in Saturday's GII Fayette Stakes at Keeneland.
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Jason, Tom and Steve handicapp the Fayette Stakes
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Mission Impazible and Wise Dan are the headliners for the GII Fayette S. on Saturday at Keeneland
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Irrefutable, who closed well at 6-1 to finish second behind victorious Amazombie in Santa Anita's Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8, might have earned himself a shot in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5, trainer Bob Baffert said.
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Mission Impazible is currently training at Churchill Downs where he is prepping for the GII Fayette S. at Keeneland on Saturday, October 29th.
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This year we built a new state of the art swimming pool unlike any pool in Kentucky! It is over 105 feet long and 11 feet deep.
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With the exception of last year, the Whitney has been a pretty special race for trainer Todd Pletcher.
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He’s won two graded stakes. He’s trained almost exclusively at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course since mid-May. And yet Mission Impazible has yet to race in New York...
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Nearly six months into the season, the handicap division is still looking for a clear-cut leader. With a breakout performance in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) June 18 at Churchill Downs, there is an opportunity for someone to assume that role...
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