"ESPRESSO SHOT"
CLASSY NY BRED FILLY BY HOT YOUNG SIRE MISSION IMPAZIBLE
OUT OF A WINNING MEDAGLIA D’ORO MARE
Espresso Shot, filly by Mission Impazible out of Glory Gold by Medaglia d’Oro
We purchased Espresso Shot at the Fasig Tipton NY Bred Yearling Sale at Saratoga. The last few years it has been very hard for the Final Furlong team to purchase its top five favorite horses at the Saratoga Sale. This year we were lucky enough to be able to get a filly on our “A List”. Espresso Shot scored very high on all of our conformation and physical assessments. Espresso Shot has a good sized head with a wide jaw bone and a nice long neck. We loved her shoulder and girth and the strength of her top-line. This filly is already very tall for an April 28th foal. She is long legged and stretchy through the back. Espresso Shot has the frame of a distance dirt horse and the pedigree to back it up. The filly has good bone and perfect pastern angles. Everyone on the team who inspected this filly loved her walk and length of stride. She stands over a lot of ground and has fluent reach.
As a racehorse, Mission Impazible was precocious enough to win as a 2YO going 4.5 furlongs in April but effectively stretched out to classic distances to win the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby and New Orleans Handicap winning $1.3 million over a 21 race career. Mission Impazible had a wonderful second crop New York in 2017 and was the leading first crop sire in 2016. Mission Impazible’s leading runner is Pure Silver, who was a perfect three for three in her first 3 starts as a 2YO in 2017, winning the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga.
Espresso Shot’s dam, Glory Gold, was a $190k weanling and MSW winner at Laurel Park as a 2YO. Glory Gold was a $125k broodmare purchase by Twin Creeks at a time when they were building a broodmare band to support their stallion Mission Impazible. Glory Gold is a half sister to Mocha Express and Raving Rocket. Mocha Express is a 16 time winner of $960k with a Grade 3 and track record to his name. Raving Rocket was a stakes winner of $240k.
Glory Gold has produced two foals to race. She produced a Speightstown filly named Goldtown who was a $300k yearling at the 2015 NY Bred Yearling sales making her the second highest priced horse to go through the ring at the sale. I remember looking at her two summers ago and she was my favorite horse in the sale. Glory Gold also produced a Mission Impazible colt who sold for $100k at the Fasig Tipton Gulfstream Sale in 2017.
Espresso Shot is currently on turnout with Brandon and Ali Rice at the Ocala farm. We are currently finalizing plans on when she will ship to New York.
As a racehorse, Mission Impazible was precocious enough to win as a 2YO going 4.5 furlongs in April but effectively stretched out to classic distances to win the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby and New Orleans Handicap winning $1.3 million over a 21 race career. Mission Impazible had a wonderful second crop New York in 2017 and was the leading first crop sire in 2016. Mission Impazible’s leading runner is Pure Silver, who was a perfect three for three in her first 3 starts as a 2YO in 2017, winning the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga.
Espresso Shot’s dam, Glory Gold, was a $190k weanling and MSW winner at Laurel Park as a 2YO. Glory Gold was a $125k broodmare purchase by Twin Creeks at a time when they were building a broodmare band to support their stallion Mission Impazible. Glory Gold is a half sister to Mocha Express and Raving Rocket. Mocha Express is a 16 time winner of $960k with a Grade 3 and track record to his name. Raving Rocket was a stakes winner of $240k.
Glory Gold has produced two foals to race. She produced a Speightstown filly named Goldtown who was a $300k yearling at the 2015 NY Bred Yearling sales making her the second highest priced horse to go through the ring at the sale. I remember looking at her two summers ago and she was my favorite horse in the sale. Glory Gold also produced a Mission Impazible colt who sold for $100k at the Fasig Tipton Gulfstream Sale in 2017.
Espresso Shot is currently on turnout with Brandon and Ali Rice at the Ocala farm. We are currently finalizing plans on when she will ship to New York.
$1350 per % Ownership
(3% Min / 10% Max)
All Expenses Paid Through 6/30/18
