Awesome Again

Trainer:David Hofmans (1997), Patrick B. Byrne (1998)
Owner: Stronach Stables
Foaling Date: -
Pedigree: Deputy Minister and Primal Force of Blushing Groom
Dosage: 12-0-8-0-2 (22)
Dosage Index / CD: 2.67 / 0.91

Notes: Awesome Again was a Canadian Hall of Fame that was owned and bred by Frank Stronach of Newmarket, Ontario. When he was only three years old, Awesome Again participat ed in the United States and Canada and made a mark by posting wins in many of them. It wan in 1998, when he won all six races and in the process defeated both Champions Silver Charm and Skip Away. So far as his parenthood is concerned, he has sired many Grade I racing winners including Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Ghostzappe r. Awesome Again is also the sire of Round Pond, the winner of the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Distaff. In 2007, Awesome Again posted a record of becoming the first Breeders’ Cup winner to sire four Breeders’ Cup winners.

Facts

• Major Racing 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: — · Queen's Plate (1997)

• Breeders' Cup wins: — · Breeders' Cup Classic (1998) · Honours Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2001)