Awesome Again
Awesome Again (March 29, 1994 – December 15, 2020) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. As a three-year-old, he won the Queen's Plate in Canada and the Jim Dandy Stakes in the United States. He was undefeated at age four, scoring his biggest win in the Breeders' Cup Classic after winning the Stephen Foster Handicap, Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap and Whitney Handicap. He was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2001.
| Awesome Again | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Deputy Minister |
| Grandsire | Vice Regent |
| Dam | Primal Force |
| Damsire | Blushing Groom |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 29, 1994 Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 15, 2020 (aged 26) Georgetown, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Frank Stronach |
| Owner | Stronach Stables |
| Trainer | David Hofmans (1997) Patrick B. Byrne (1998) |
| Record | 12: 9–0–2 |
| Earnings | US$4,374,590 |
| Major wins | |
| Jim Dandy Stakes (1997) Stephen Foster Handicap (1998) Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap (1998) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1998) Whitney Handicap (1998) Canadian Classic Race wins: Breeders' Cup Classic (1998) | |
| Honours | |
| Special Sovereign Award (1998) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2001) Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita Awesome Again Lane Aurora ON | |
At stud, he was an important sire whose offspring include Ghostzapper, an American Horse of the Year.
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