As a four-year-old, Golden Missile started his campaign at Hialeah in March 1999 and won the grade three Widener Handicap at nine furlongs over Early Warning, Sir Bear.
Then in September he had a good solid performance in the $500,000 grade three Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, being nipped at wire by British invader Supreme Sound by a nose.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux asked Golden Missile for a little run early and by the time they hit that famous clubhouse turn at Old Hilltop he was placed third on the outside.
Coming out of the far turn and into the stretch Golden Missile pulled ahead of Cat Thief as Lemon Drop Kid and Almutawakel charged around the outside.
As they neared the finish Golden Missile pulled ahead and won going away by three lengths in front of Lemon Drop Kid and Present Breeze.
[3] Then just five weeks later Golden Missile beat Ecton Park and Cat Thief again at Churchill Downs to win the grade two Stephen Foster Handicap by 2-2/4 lengths.