Racecourse in April he was stepped up in class to contest the Henry S. Clark Stakes over one mile at Pimlico Race Course on 4 May. Starting favourite against ten opponents he took the lead in the stretch and won by five lengths under a "hand ride" from his trainer's brother Mario Pino. Three weeks later at the same track, Mus-If extended his winning sequence to four in the C. Edmund O'Brien Stakes. With Mario Pino again in the saddle he started at long odds-on and came home two lengths clear of Cynics Beware after taking the lead on the home turn. His victory was only confirmed after a lengthy inquiry by the racecourse stewards into possible interference caused by Mus-If to one of his rivals on the far turn. The gelding's winning streak came to an end in June when he was beaten into second place by Del Mar Show in the Grade III New Hampshire Sweepstakes Handicap at Rockingham Park. In the late summer and autumn of 2002 Mus-If was campaigned at Delaware Park Racetrack where he finished sixth in the Sussex Handicap and third in the Leader of the Band Stakes before winning a claiming race on 6 October. On his last two starts he finished second in a claiming race at Churchill Downs in November and seventh in a similar event at Fair Grounds on 8 December. Pedigree References 1996 racehorse births Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in Ireland Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 14-b