Awesome Again Gelding Lands Jimmy Winkfield S.

JIMMY WINKFIELD S., $125,000, AQU, 3-6, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.60, ft.
1–#AWESOME GENT, 118, g, 3, by Awesome Again

1st Dam: Pawnee Patti (SP, $107,901), by Sir Richard Lewis2nd Dam: Our Felicity, by Iron Warrior
3rd Dam: Molly Bellah, by Roman Line
O/B-Burning Sands Stable, LLC (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher;
J-Manuel Franco. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $142,492.
*1/2 to Comedero (Posse), GSW, $675,814.

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2–Quijote, 118, g, 3, Pomeroy–Soi Disant, by Holy Bull. ($25,000
Ylg '14 OBSAUG). O-Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.; B-Ramiro
Rosas Medina (FL); T-Thomas M. Amoss. $25,000.
3–King Kranz, 122, c, 3, Munnings">Munnings–Queen Congie, by Henny
Hughes. ($25,000 Wlg '13 KEENOV; $37,000 RNA Ylg '14
FTKJUL; $95,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR). O-Zayat Stables, LLC; B-Bob
& Alice Austin (KY); T-John P. Terranova, II. $12,500.

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Margins: 4, 1, 2HF. Odds: 3.70, 3.10, 5.60.
Also Ran: Condo King, Moon Over a Beauty, Sudden Surprise. Scratched: Zen Papa.
Awesome Gent finished eighth in his career debut at Saratoga last September, but it has been smooth sailing since, culminating in his third consecutive victory in the Sunday feature. A wire-to-wire winner at second asking going 5 1/2 furlongs here Dec. 19, the New York-bred returned to notch a second consecutive win in a Jan. 15 optional claimer. Sent postward as the fourth choice in this six-horse affair, the bay settled in a tracking third three deep for the backstretch run. He made his bid for the lead turning for home, drew even through a half in :45.64 and scampered clear to win by four lengths over Quijote. “I thought Manny did a great job, broke sharp and sat outside the pace and took over the top of the stretch,” said Byron Hughes, assistant to winning trainer Todd Pletcher. “[He] drew off [and] it was very impressive. He's been here all winter long and it's been great to have him in the barn. Hopefully his success over the inner continues to the outer track.” Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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