SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 >MISSION= ACCOMPLISHED TAKE CHARGE INDY TO RETURN TO WINSTAR IN 2020 WinStar Farm has initiated the process to return Take Charge Indy to the United States for the 2020 breeding season, the farm announced Saturday. The 10-year-old son of A.P. Indy out of MGISW, graded stakes producer and Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady (Dehere) stood in Korea this year, but would rank as the number one third-crop sire in the U.S. with more than $4.4 million in progeny earnings, and second on the cumulative third-crop sire list with $10.2 million in earnings. Currently, Take Charge Indy would be No. 31 on the North American General Sire List, behind only Malibu Moon as a leading son of influential sire of sires A.P. Indy. AEverywhere I go, breeders ask me about Take Charge Indy, especially since he=s the leading third-crop sire and No. 31 on the General Sire list,@ said Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and Spanish Mission (left) gets the bob in the Jockey Club Derby racing manager of WinStar. AWith a strong demand for proven Sarah K Andrew sires, we are excited to announce that Take Charge Indy will be returning to Kentucky for the 2020 breeding season.@ Cont. p17 by Alan Carasso Two weeks on from Code of Honor=s stirring victory in the IN TDN EUROPE TODAY GI Runhappy Travers S., Team Valor and Earle Mack=s Spanish HELLO YOUMAZAIN RISES IN BETFAIR SPRINT CUP Mission (Noble Mission {GB}) gave his sire another marquee Hello Youmzain (GB) collects his first Group 1 victory in success, dropping his head down on the wire when it mattered Saturday’s G1 Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock. Click or tap here to most to just get the better of Pedro Cara (Fr) (Pedro the Great) go straight to TDN Europe. in Saturday=s $1-million Jockey Club Derby Invitational S. at Belmont Park, despite jockey Jamie Spencer losing his right rein in the final furlong. OTI Racing=s San Huberto (Ire) (Speightstown) was along late to round out a European trifecta that returned a very generous $108.25 for a dollar. The victory earns Spanish Mission a spot in the gate for the GI Breeders= Cup Turf at Santa Anita Nov. 2. "Going into the final turn he was giving me all he had. I dropped my right rein and even though I was using the crop, when you drop your reins in a race, it typically signals to the horse that the race is over,@ said Spencer. AI would've been mad with myself had we lost, but he got back on his game and finished strong. He was a very game horse today.@ Added Team Valor=s Barry Irwin: AWhen I bought him, the plan was to leave him in Europe this year and then bring him to America next year. Halfway through the season, I realized this is strictly a European horse and I told my guys, 'He's never coming home, but I'll bring him for this race.'@ The decision reaped rewards Saturday on Long Island. Cont. p3 KINGS of the DIRT. Leading Sires of Dirt G1 Winners The Last 3 Years Combined Quality Road 11 MALIBU MOON 8 Candy Ride (Arg) 7 Tapit 5 Medaglia d'Oro 5 INTO MISCHIEF 4 Ghostzapper 4 Curlin 4 Find Yours At Keeneland September. 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Pedro Cara got first run and charged past A Thread of Blue with A market firmer from 9-5 into 8-5, Spanish Mission eased to be inside the eighth and Spencer lost the right rein when switching off as the 21-10 chalk and was away a bit awkwardly from the to a right-handed stick about 100 yards from home, but Spanish outside stall in the field of nine. Saratoga Derby hero A Thread Mission stayed to his task and got the bob in. of Blue (Hard Spun) took them AAs the race developed, it was along, as expected, in advance of just beautiful to watch,@ said Ian GI Belmont Derby victor Henley=s Russell, assistant to trainer Joy (Kitten=s Joy), and the pace David Simcock. AThe further he was moderate at best for the went, the better he got into it distance, with the opening and he just gets his head down. quarter timed in :25.23 and the Jamie dropped his rein, but the half a methodical :50.77. Second horse stayed on and kept to his favorite Digital Age (Ire) job. He knows his job and the (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and further he goes, the better he's Breeders= S. conqueror Tone going to be. He's a lovely horse Broke (Broken Vow) loomed up for the future.@ three and four wide, A maiden winner at second respectively, to inject some pace asking over the Chelmsford all- into the race at midway, but A weather last November, Thread of Blue remained the Barry Irwin (left) and Earle Mack lead in Spanish Mission Spanish Mission was acquired boss and well within himself as Sarah K Andrew by this partnership and was fifth they neared the second turn. The in the Road to the Kentucky latter was given every chance from the front by Luis Saez and Derby conditions stakes at Kempton Mar. 6. carried a daylight advantage into the final furlong and a half. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 19 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 Jockey Club Derby cont. 2--Pedro Cara (Fr), 122, g, 3, Pedro the Great--Magic Cara, by Switched to the turf thereafter, the $125,000 Keeneland Akarad (Fr). (i23,000 Ylg '17 DEANOV). O-Cuadra Miranda September buy was a neck second in the Listed Cocked Hat S. at SLU; B-Sas Regnier & Olivier Lesage (FR); T-Mauricio Delcher. Goodwood May 24 ahead of a four-length success in the $185,000. 13-furlong G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket July 11. He was Purchased by MAB Agency (M-A Berghgracht) most recently beaten a neck into third when last seen in the G3 Gordon S. back at Goodwood Aug. 1 when he was short of 3--San Huberto (Ire), 122, c, 3, Speightstown--Sediciosa (Ire), by room a furlong down and kicked hard once clear. Rail Link (GB). (i70,000 Ylg '17 ARAUG; i75,000 RNA 2yo '18 ARQMAY). O-OTI Racing; B-Gestut Zur Kuste AG (IRE); Pedigree Notes: T-Fabrice Chappet. $100,000. A half-brother to SW & GSP Mokarris, Spanish Mission is out of A Hubert Guy Yearling Purchase • www.hubertguybloodstock.com a stakes-winning half-sister to Talco (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}), stakes- placed in France and winner in this country of the GI Shoemaker Margins: NO, 3HF, 3/4. Odds: 2.10, 38.25, 19.10. Mile S. Third dam Gossamer was responsible for Irish highweight Also Ran: A Thread of Blue, Henley's Joy, Current, Kadar, Digital and 2004 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas hero Bachelor Duke (Miswaki), Age (Ire), Tone Broke. Click for the Equibase.com chart or SW Translucid (Woodman) and GSP Smartcity (Smarty Jones). VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Limonar is the dam of a 2-year-old colt by Medaglia d=Oro, but was barren to Honor Code for 2018 before producing a Mastery colt this season. She was most recently bred to Uncle Mo. 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