Top Executive continued his dominance at Emerald Downs with a determined head victory over Coastal Kid in the mile-and-one-sixteenth Muckleshoot Derby August 29.
It was the third straight Stakes win at Emerald Downs for the three-year-old Street Boss gelding, who captured both the Irish Day and Auburn Stakes earlier in the meet.
Top Executive broke sharply under regular partner Kevin Orozco and took up a stalking position in second, about a length behind pacesetter Coastal Kid. Top Executive began to mount his challenge nearing the three-sixteenth pole, quickly drawing alongside Coastal Kid to duel for the lead. The pair battled the entire length of the stretch, with Top Executive finally prevailing by a head at the wire.
Top Executive was bred in Kentucky by Frankfort Park Farm and Dr. R. Mason. He is out of Severn Shore, a Stakes-placed daughter of Pure Prize, and hails from the family of Stakes winners Sea Rescue, Waves and Tides, Dahlgren Hall and Navy Ribbon.
Top Executive is one of six North American Stakes winners in 2021 for his sire Street Boss. Other Stakes winners this year include Lady War Machine (Alywow Stakes); New Boss (Pea Patch Overnight Stakes, Allen ‘Black Cat’ Lecombe Memorial Stakes); Who Took the Money (Crescent City Derby), Lady Edith (Mamzelle Stakes) and Bienville Street (Sunshine Filly & Mare Turf Stakes). In Australia, Street Boss is represented by Stakes winners Anamoe (G1 Sires’ Produce Stakes); Arcaded (G2 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude, G3 Magic Night); Heresy (G3 David Coles); and Street Life (Railway Stakes).
