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By Frances J. Karon Back in October of 2018, Knicks Go lit up the board when he won the G1 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity by 5 1/2 lengths, paying $142. He followed that up with a runner-up finish to subsequent 2yo champion Game Winner in the Gl Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. But over the course of the … Continue reading What’s in a Knick?
By Elaine Belval. Awesome Again’s son Game on Dude won three G1 races and over $2 million in earnings in 2013 alone, but the Adena Springs sire is definitely about more than just Game on Dude. His son Oxbow became his first Classic winner when he won this year’s Preakness S., and that colt is … Continue reading Awesome Again…and again…and again
By Elaine Belval. Few stallions have had such redemption as Ghostzapper: Retired to stud with a $200,000 fee and a huge reputation, it was only a few years ago that his fee had tumbled to $20,000. But good things often come to those who wait, and breeders should never count out the uncanny ability of … Continue reading Awesome Ghostzapper
By Elaine Belval Game on Dude won a controversial running of the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) this past weekend, agreed. Now, you can say what you want about the race itself (and Ray Paulick has an excellent editorial on the subject on his blog, the Paulick Report), but it would be tough to argue … Continue reading Awesome Dude!
By Sid Fernando The Adena Springs stallion Awesome Again stood for $125,000 in 2009, but he stands for $50,000 in 2010, a 60 percent decrease in fee from a year ago. On Saturday, March 6, at Aqueduct his 3yo son Awesome Act won the G3, $250,000 Gotham Stakes with an impressive move to become — … Continue reading Awesome Act spotlights Awesome sire and dam