Mizdirection
| Mizdirection | |
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| Sire | Mizzen Mast |
| Grandsire | Cozzene |
| Dam | Deceptive |
| Damsire | Clever Trick |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 19 April 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Gray |
| Breeder | Joseph J. Perrotta |
| Owner | The Jungle Partnership |
| Trainer | Mike Puype |
| Jockey | Mike Smith |
| Record | 17:11-4-1 |
| Earnings | $1,719,621 |
| Major wins | |
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Monrovia Stakes (2012, 2013) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2012, 2013) Buena Vista Stakes (2013) Las Cienagas Stakes (2012, 2013) |
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Mizdirection (foaled 19 April 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist sprinter, she is best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in 2012 and 2013.
Mizdirection is a dark-coated gray mare with a white star bred in Kentucky by Joseph J. Perrotta. Her sire Mizzen Mast, from whom she inherited her gray coat, won the Prix de Guiche onturf in France but improved when he was exported to the United States to race on dirt, winning the Malibu Stakes and the Strub Stakes. At stud he has sired many other good winners including Ultimate Eagle (Hollywood Derby), Mast Track (Hollywood Gold Cup), Midships (Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap) and Flotilla (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Poule d'Essai des Pouliches).
The filly was consigned by Perrotta to the Keenland sales as a yearling in 2009 and was bought for $85,000 by Litt Bloodstock. In May 2010, as an unraced two-year-old she was again offered for sale and bought for $50,000 by Solis Bloodstock. She entered into the ownership of Jungle Racing LLC (headed by Jim Rome), Strauss, Nish (KMN Racing, LLC), Grohs, MSK Racing Ventures, LLC and Beljak and has been trained throughout her racing career by Mike Puype.
Unraced as a two-year-old, Midirection raced seven times as a three-year-old in 2011, winning three times and never finishing worse than third. Her wins came in a maiden race over six furlongs at Hollywood Park in May, the Sandy Blue Handicap over one mile at Del Mar Racetrack in August and an allowance race oer six furlongs at Hollywood Park in December. When tried in Graded class she finished second in the Grade II San Clemente Handicap at Del Mar in July and third behind Great Hot and Groupie Doll in the Grade II Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland in October.
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