Awesome Again 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. At stud, he was an important sire whose offspring include Ghostzapper, an American Horse of the Year.
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Awesome Again 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. At age four, he scored his biggest win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. He was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2001. At stud, he was an important sire whose offspring include Ghostzapper, an American Horse of the Year. Awesome Again raced for Stronach Stable as a homebred and was originally trained by David Hofmans, then was switched to Patrick B. Byrne’s stable in 1998. He did not race at age two, but at age three in 1997, Awesome Again won Canada’s most prestigious race, the Queen’s Plate. His 1997 racing season ended after he suffered a back injury while finishing fifth in the Super Derby. In 1998, he went undefeated in six starts, in the process defeating Champions Silver Charm and Skip Away. He also won the Stephen Foster Handicap, Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Handicaps, Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicsap and Whitney Handicapes. He died in 2011 at the age of 46. He is buried in Newmarket, Ontario. He had a son, Awesome Second, and a daughter, Awesome Third, who were both winners of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Prix du Jockey Club respectively.
The horse was also a half-brother to 2000 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt Macho Uno. His dam, Primal Force, was later named the 2000 Kentucky Broodmare of the year. She was purchased for USD 95,000 at the Keeneland January Sale based on her excellent pedigree and impressive speed on the track. She later became the leading sire in North America of 1997 and 1998. His son Andy purchased the mare in 1992 for $95,000. He won his first start on May 25, 1997 in a maiden special weight at Hollywood Park over seven furlongs. He again duelled for the early lead, then started to draw away in the stretch to win by six lengths. He went off as the second choice to Deputy Commander, who was undefeated in three starts. The favorite was Cryptocloser, who had won the Plate Trial. He took the lead entering the stretch but ducked inside, apparently distracted by the crowd noise. He regained his stride and held off a late drive by cryptocloser to win by 3 1⁄2 lengths. The colt won easily despite racing greenly. His trainer, Mike Smith, said he was “all tuckered out. But he wasn’t”
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