My World (Essential Quality), winner of the Nashua S. at Aqueduct Nov. 1, made it three straight wins in Saturday's $150,000 Jerome S. at the Big A, good for 10 points on the road to the Kentucky Derby.The gray, off at odds of 5-2 in this scratched-down field of four going a one-turn mile, trailed the quartet through an opening quarter in :23.58. He began to make his move on the far turn, set his sights on favored Balboa (Not This Time) at the quarter pole and kept on coming in the stretch to win by 1 1/2 lengths.My World becomes the fourth black-type winner from the first crop of Essential Quality. The winner's dam MSW & GSP Quebec (Into Mischief), a $105,000 purchase by breeder Cove Springs at the 2019 Keeneland November Sale, had a colt by Uncle Mo in 2024 and a filly by Constitution in 2025. She was bred back to Independence Hall.Sales history: $350,000 yrl '24 KEESEP.Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0.O-LaPenta, Robert V. & Madaket Stables LLC.B-Cove Springs, LLC.T-Brad H. Cox. MY WORLD ($7.24) earns 10 points toward the @KentuckyDerby as he takes the $150,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. The son of @DarleyAmerica's Essential Quality was ridden by Jaime Rodriguez, trained by @bradcoxracing and owned by @RVLaPentaStable and @MadaketStables. pic.twitter.com/pCb9l5VOcV— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 3, 2026The post My World Outboxes Balboa in Jerome appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.