The Awesome Again Stakes is a

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for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt scheduled annually in September at

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. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 9 October 1982 as the Goodwood Handicap at the

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meeting at Santa Anita Park as the eighth race on the racecard over a distance of miles and was won by the and US Hall of Fame, Lázaro "Laz" Barrera trained Cajun Prince who tied the track record for the distance that was set by

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in 1978. The race was named for Oak Tree Racing Association's sister operation at

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near

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. The event was run at the miles distance in 1983, 1984 and again in 1986. In 1985 the event was classified by the American Graded Stakes Committee as Grade III and was upgraded to Grade II status in 1990. Between 1996 and 2006, the

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sponsored the event which reflected in the name of the event. In 2012 the event was upgraded to Grade I and was renamed in honor of the

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winner

Awesome Again Awesome Again (March 29, 1994December 15, 2020) was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing, 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 ...

. Also Awesome Again is the sire of the dual winner of this event,

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Records

Time record: * miles: 1:46.72 - Bertrando (1994) * miles: 1:40.20 - Cajun Prince (1982) Margins: * lengths - Smooth Roller (2015) Most wins: * 2 - Lord At War (ARG) (1984, 1985) * 2 -

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(2002, 2003) * 2 -

(2011, 2012) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - Peter Perkins (1984, 1985) * 2 - Diamond A Racing (2002, 2003) * 2 - Family Trust Diamond Pride, Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Bernie Schiappa (2011, 2012) Most wins by a

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: * 5 - Gary Stevens (1988, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2013) Most wins by a trainer: * 8 -

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(1998, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Winners

''Legend:''

''Notes:'' § Ran as an entry
† In the 1996 running

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won the race but was disqualified and placed third. Savinio was declared the winner.

External site

2015 Santa Anita Park Media Guide

Find out more about the Awesome Again Stakes (formerly known as Goodwood) at Hello Race Fans!

References

{{reflist, 2 Open mile category horse races Grade 1 stakes races in the United States 1982 establishments in California Horse races in California Recurring sporting events established in 1982 Santa Anita Park Breeders' Cup Challenge series

History

Records

Winners

See also

External site

References