Important Mission is SW206 for More Than Ready winning Thursday’s Garhoud Sprint (1200m) on dirt at Meydan.
Last with 300m to go, Important Mission finished fast to overwhelm Behavioral Bias (Shackleford) and Bochart (Dubawi) to win going away.
It is the fifth win from 17 starts for Important Mission, a $175,000 Keeneland yearling purchase by Blandford Bloodstock which began his career in England.
He is a half-brother to three winners in the USA, their dam Laura’s Pleasure (Cactus Ridge) a winning half-sister to Gr2 Ruffian Handicap at Aqueduct winner Withgreatpleasure (Hold That Tiger) and to US Listed winner Sea Of Pleasure (Sea Of Secrets).
The granddam Doubleyourpleasure (Double Negative) won four races and Listed placed in the New York Stallion Park Avenue Stakes at Aqueduct and a half-sister to Christmas Friend.
More Than Ready is advertised at $65,000 at WinStar Farm in Kentucky in 2021.