Mississippi River (2022) Horse

Foal Date

22-Mar-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Lope De Vega

Dam

Cursory Glance

Prize Money

148550

Trainer

A P O'brien

Owners

Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Peter M Brant

About

Mississippi River is a 3yo bay trained by A P O'brien in Tipperary. Sired by Lope De Vega out of the dam Cursory Glance, the horse has recorded three victories to date. On 20 June 2025 at Leopardstown, Mississippi River secured its most notable win, claiming the $25,000 Boylesports Smart Racecard Rated Race prize.

Raced At

Tipperary • Galway • Leopardstown • Curragh • Naas • Navan

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Tipperary 31-Aug-25 1510m GOOD R3 Glenvale Stud Race $10,200 (of $16,998) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.830, SP: 2.50 1st Mississippi River ( W M Lordan 137 ) 2nd Bravais ( C T Keane 140 ) 0.20L 3rd Midnight Strike ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 1.20L See full results	W M Lordan 62.1kg	1 (5)
Galway 30-Jul-25 1720m SOFT R4 Hcp $3,600 (of $119,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.130, SP: 5.00 1st Dunum ( J A Heffernan 129 ) 2nd Bear Profit ( N Burns 124 , Cd 117 ) 0.20L 3rd Orandi ( J S Dalton 133 , Cd 123 ) 2.20L 5th Mississippi River ( J Cleary 125 , Cd 130 ) 4.45L See full results	J Cleary 56.7kg, Cd 59kg 4.45L	5 (14)
Leopardstown 11-Jul-25 1810m GOOD R5 Hcp $5,000 (of $99,999) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:51.360, SP: 2.75 Disputed lead early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, headway to lead entering straight, ridden over 1f out and headed 150 yards out, no extra 1st Slieve Binnian ( L T Mcateer 130 ) 2nd Booyea ( G M Ryan 132 ) 1.75L 3rd Bear Profit ( D Mcmonagle 129 ) 1.85L 4th Mississippi River ( W Lordan 130 ) 2.60L See full results	W Lordan 59kg 2.60L	4 (12)
Curragh 29-Jun-25 1810m GOOD R1 Hcp $20,000 (of $99,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:52.360, SP: 2.50 Pushed along to lead narrowly, almost joined halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, kept on without matching winner 1st Sujet ( C D Hayes 119 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( R L Moore 136 ) 1.25L 3rd Lady In Paris ( S Foley 125 ) 3.50L See full results	R L Moore 61.7kg 1.25L	2 (13)
Leopardstown 20-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R4 BoyleSports Smart Racecard Rated Race $15,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 2.38 Broke well to lead, made all, increased advantage entering straight, clear 1f out, kept on well under hands and heels closing stages, easily 1st Mississippi River ( J Cleary 138 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Joyful Princess ( K G Kennedy 129 , Cd 124 ) 4.25L 3rd Ja'marr ( L T Mcateer 127 ) 6.75L See full results	J Cleary 62.6kg, Cd 60.3kg	1 (8)
Naas 18-May-25 1610m GOOD R4 Hcp $4,400 (of $21,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.830, SP: 1.30 Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd before halfway, good progress to lead on outer under 2f out and soon ridden, headed inside final 150 yards and no extra close home 1st Beckman ( C T Keane 140 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( R L Moore 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Nyman ( M W Hassett 122 , Cd 117 ) 3.00L See full results	R L Moore 60.8kg 2.50L	2 (6)
Naas 29-Apr-25 1610m SOFT R6 Hcp $9,000 (of $45,001) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:43.430, SP: 3.25 Mid-division, pushed along and headway into 5th 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, strongly pressed winner briefly inside final furlong, kept on close home 1st Shiota ( G F Carroll 127 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( R L Moore 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Tribal Nation ( D Mcmonagle 138 ) 2.75L See full results	R L Moore 59kg 0.75L	2 (15)
Navan 08-Apr-25 1620m GOOD R2 Md $7,200 (of $12,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:42.890, SP: 2.25 Led, ridden and joined 2f out, soon strongly pressed, regained lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out 1st Mississippi River ( J Cleary 132 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Zahrann ( B M Coen 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Omni Man ( D Mcmonagle 132 ) 0.70L See full results	J Cleary 59.9kg, Cd 57.6kg	1 (12)
Naas 24-Mar-25 1410m HEAVY R3 Md $1,200 (of $12,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.660, SP: 3.75 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace 1st Rowdy Yeats ( J A Powell 132 , Cd 129 ) 2nd Storm Piece ( C T Keane 132 ) 3.50L 3rd Mississippi River ( W M Lordan 132 ) 3.70L See full results	W M Lordan 59.9kg 3.70L	3 (16)
Galway 28-Oct-24 1410m HEAVY R3 Md $3,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.650, SP: 1.83 Led or disputed lead, pushed along and led approaching straight, ridden and headed early final furlong, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards, kept on one pace 1st Tribal Nation ( D Mcmonagle 133 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( M W Hassett 133 , Cd 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Omni Man ( D P Mcdonogh 133 ) 6.75L See full results	M W Hassett 60.3kg, Cd 58.1kg 1.25L	2 (7)
Leopardstown 20-Oct-24 1440m SOFT R6 Md $3,600 (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.750, SP: 5.50 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, disputed moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd close home, no chance with winner 1st Twain ( M Crehan 131 , Cd 128 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( J Cleary 131 , Cd 124 ) 6.00L 3rd Serengeti ( W M Lordan 131 ) 6.20L See full results	J Cleary 59.4kg, Cd 56.2kg 6.00L	2 (13)
Naas 19-Sep-24 1190m GOOD R2 Md $1,800 (of $11,363), Winning Time: 01:10.450, SP: 5/2 Awkward away from stalls and soon raced in mid-division, pushed along from 2f out and soon went 4th, ridden over 1f out and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on principals 1st Antelope Canyon ( W M Lordan 131 ) 2nd Currawood ( W J Lee 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Mississippi River ( R L Moore 131 ) 6.00L See full results	R L Moore 59.4kg 6.00L	3 (11)